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World Keeps Turning

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[Intro]
GDo, do do do, Emdo, do do
CDo, do do do, Ddo, do doG  
[Chorus]
This Gworld keeps turning, Emturning around
This worCld keeps turning me Dupside dowGn
I can't do nothing to sEmlow it down
This woCrld keeps turning, Dturning arounGd
[Verse 1]
   CEverything you Dhave today,
 GSoon,   D/F#can be Emgone away
   CYesterday I Dhad no sorrow but
 GHere toD/F#day, gEmone tomorrow
 CHere today and gone tomDorrow
[Chorus]
This Gworld keeps turning, Emturning around
This worCld keeps turning me Dupside dowGn
I can't do nothing to sEmlow it down
This woCrld keeps turning, Dturning arounGd
[Verse 2]
   CPeople can Dbe so cruel
 GThey'll cheat D/F#you and they'll Emtreat you like a fool
  CThey'll drag your dDreams through the dust
 G'Til you doD/F#n't know wEmho to trust
I dCon't know who to trDust
[Bridge]
  AmThe more I leB7arn, the less I kEmnow
I Dgot so far to Cgo
  CI got so far to Dgo
[Interlude]
GDo, do do do, Emdo, do do
CDo, do do do, Ddo, do doG  
GDo, do do do, Emdo, do do
CDo, do do do, Ddo, do doG  
[Chorus]
This Gworld keeps turning, Emturning around
This worCld keeps turning me Dupside dowGn
I can't do nothing to sEmlow it down
This woCrld keeps turning, Dturning arounGd
[Outro]
This woCrld keeps turning, Dturning arounGd
This woCrld keeps turning, Dturning arounGd

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World Keeps Turning

by Brett Dennen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

[Intro]

G Em

Do, do do do, do, do do

C D G

Do, do do do, do, do do

[Chorus]

G Em

This world keeps turning, turning around

C D G

This world keeps turning me upside down

I can't do nothing to slow it down

C D G

This world keeps turning, turning around

[Verse 1]

C D

Everything you have today,

G D/F# Em

Soon, can be gone away

C D

Yesterday I had no sorrow but

G D/F# Em

Here today, gone tomorrow

C D

Here today and gone tomorrow

[Chorus]

G Em

This world keeps turning, turning around

C D G

This world keeps turning me upside down

I can't do nothing to slow it down

C D G

This world keeps turning, turning around

[Verse 2]

C D

People can be so cruel

G D/F# Em

They'll cheat you and they'll treat you like a fool

C D

They'll drag your dreams through the dust

G D/F# Em

'Til you don't know who to trust

C D

I don't know who to trust

[Bridge]

Am B7 Em

The more I learn, the less I know

D C

I got so far to go

C D

I got so far to go

[Interlude]

G Em

Do, do do do, do, do do

C D G

Do, do do do, do, do do

G Em

Do, do do do, do, do do

C D G

Do, do do do, do, do do

[Chorus]

G Em

This world keeps turning, turning around

C D G

This world keeps turning me upside down

I can't do nothing to slow it down

C D G

This world keeps turning, turning around

[Outro]

C D G

This world keeps turning, turning around

C D G

This world keeps turning, turning around

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