Intro: 
F Bb F C 

F Bb F C F 

 F
Well I know a guy that's got a lot to lose, 
        Bb
He's a pretty nice fella, kinda confused. 
          F
He's got muscles in his head ain't never been used, 
                                C
He thinks he owns half of this town. 
  F
Starts drinkin' heavy, gets a big red nose, 
Bb
Beats his old lady with a rubber hose 
         F
Then he takes her out to dinner, buys her new clothes, 
            C                        F
That's the way that the world goes 'round. 

Chorus: 
  F
That's the way that the world goes 'round, 
       Bb
You're up one day, the next you're down, 
      F
It's half inch of water, but you think you're gonna drown, 
                         C           F
That's the way that the world goes 'round. 

Instrumental: 
F Bb F C 

F Bb F C F 

F
I was sittin' in the bathtub, a-countin' my toes, 
         Bb
When the radiator broke, the water all froze. 
      F
I got stuck in the ice, without my clothes, 
                         C
Naked as the eyes of a clown. 
      F
I was crying those ice cubes, hoping I'd croak, 
         Bb
When the sun came through the window, the ice all broke. 
  F
I stood up and laughed; I thought it was a joke, 
           C                          F
That's the way that the world goes 'round. 

Repeat Chorus: 

Instrumental: 
F Bb F C 

F Bb F C F 
Repeat Chorus: 

Ending: 
                        C             F
That's the way that the world goes 'round, 
                        C                  F
That's the way that the world ......goes 'round. 
F Bb F C F