Intro: 
F5 Bb5 F5 C5 

F5 Bb5 F5 C5 F5 

 F5
Well I know a guy that's got a lot to lose, 
        Bb5
He's a pretty nice fella, kinda confused. 
          F5
He's got muscles in his head ain't never been used, 
                                C5
He thinks he owns half of this town. 
  F5
Starts drinkin' heavy, gets a big red nose, 
Bb5
Beats his old lady with a rubber hose 
         F5
Then he takes her out to dinner, buys her new clothes, 
            C5                        F5
That's the way that the world goes 'round. 

Chorus: 
  F5
That's the way that the world goes 'round, 
       Bb5
You're up one day, the next you're down, 
      F5
It's half inch of water, but you think you're gonna drown, 
                         C5           F5
That's the way that the world goes 'round. 

Instrumental: 
F5 Bb5 F5 C5 

F5 Bb5 F5 C5 F5 

F5
I was sittin' in the bathtub, a-countin' my toes, 
         Bb5
When the radiator broke, the water all froze. 
      F5
I got stuck in the ice, without my clothes, 
                         C5
Naked as the eyes of a clown. 
      F5
I was crying those ice cubes, hoping I'd croak, 
         Bb5
When the sun came through the window, the ice all broke. 
  F5
I stood up and laughed; I thought it was a joke, 
           C5                          F5
That's the way that the world goes 'round. 

Repeat Chorus: 

Instrumental: 
F5 Bb5 F5 C5 

F5 Bb5 F5 C5 F5 
Repeat Chorus: 

Ending: 
                        C5             F5
That's the way that the world goes 'round, 
                        C5                  F5
That's the way that the world ......goes 'round. 
F5 Bb5 F5 C5 F5