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"What Goes Around"
by Jerry Garcia (Dr. John Cover)
[Intro]
Dm   A7
[Verse]
DmRemember way back when
A7You had a yen
FTo mess over your Gold friend
A7You know, you dragged me to your heart
BbWith your smilin’ grin
GYou’ll never get a chance like that
To Cpull that old stuff again
[Chorus]
    F(A)        Bb    F(A) Bb  
What goes around, comes around
    F(A)        Bb    F(A) Bb  
What goes around, comes around
And the A7way it goes up, that’s the way it goes DmdownA7  Dm  
Dm   A7  Dm
[Verse]
DmNow, I done got over
A7It won’t bother me no more
FAnd the way that I met you
GI’ll meet a million more
A7I’m so glad, the way BbI feel
GYou’ve come out on the short end
Of a Cdirty, dirty dealA7  
Dm
[Verse]
DmYou keepin’ an eye peeled
A7Over your shoulder
FLife’s not gettin’ any younger
GIt’s gettin’ older and older
A7You keep tryin’
BbTo be a little bolder
GYou know, life might sometimes treat
Just a little Ccolder and colder
[Chorus]
    F(A)        Bb    F(A) Bb  
What goes around, comes around
    F(A)        Bb    F(A) Bb  
What goes around, comes around

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What Goes Around Comes Around

by Dr. John

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"What Goes Around"

by Jerry Garcia (Dr. John Cover)

[Intro]

Dm A7

[Verse]

Remember way back when

You had a yen

F G

To mess over your old friend

You know, you dragged me to your heart

With your smilin’ grin

You’ll never get a chance like that

To pull that old stuff again

[Chorus]

F A Bb F A Bb

() ()

What goes around, comes around

F A Bb F A Bb

() ()

What goes around, comes around

A7 Dm A7 Dm

And the way it goes up, that’s the way it goes down

Dm A7 Dm

[Verse]

Now, I done got over

It won’t bother me no more

And the way that I met you

I’ll meet a million more

A7 Bb

I’m so glad, the way I feel

You’ve come out on the short end

C A7

Of a dirty, dirty deal

[Verse]

You keepin’ an eye peeled

Over your shoulder

Life’s not gettin’ any younger

It’s gettin’ older and older

You keep tryin’

To be a little bolder

You know, life might sometimes treat

Just a little colder and colder

[Chorus]

F A Bb F A Bb

() ()

What goes around, comes around

F A Bb F A Bb

() ()

What goes around, comes around

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