Around And Around

Intro 
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Susie graduated, she and Jimmy dated, 
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Now she got a baby that cries, cries, cries. 
G             A 
Jimmy works a double shift 
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Then he gets home and gets drunk just a little bit and sighs, sighs, sighs. 
 

 
A                             D 
That's the way the wind keeps blowing, 
G                            A 
That's the way the deal goes down, 
                               D 
That's the way the river keeps flowing, 
G 
That's the way the ball 
G 
With us all hanging on, falling off 'til we're gone, 
                            A       G   A 
Goes around and around and around. 
 

 
G               A 
Momma's pushing Jesus, 
G                A 
Brother's eating Cheez-Its, 
G                 A 
Sister's got some green 
A 
Getting high, high, high. 
G            A 
Daddy wants another beer, 
G               A 
Me, I'm getting outta here. 
G                A 
Put the truck in high gear 
    G             A 
And drive, drive, drive. 
 

 
A                             D 
That's the way the wind keeps blowing, 
G                            A 
That's the way the deal goes down, 
                               D 
That's the way the river keeps flowing, 
G 
That's the way the ball 
G 
With us all hanging on, falling off 'til we're gone, 
                            A   D  G  A 
Goes around and around and around. 

Instrumental Break 
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G      A 
Over-medicated, 
G        A 
Under-compensated, 
G       A 
Highly educated, 
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And blind, blind, blind. 
G            A 
Try to think positive 
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Find a little love to give, 
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Only way we're gonna get 
A 
By, by, by. 
 

 
N.C.                          D 
That's the way the wind keeps blowing, 
G                            A 
That's the way the deal goes down, 
                               D 
That's the way the river keeps flowing, 
G 
That's the way the ball 
G 
With us all hanging on, falling off 'til we're gone, 
G 
Goes around and around 
    A                             D 
And that's the way the wind keeps blowing, 
G                            A 
That's the way the deal goes down, 
                               D 
That's the way the river keeps flowing, 
G 
That's the way the ball 
G 
With us all hanging on, falling off 'til we're gone, 
                                                  A 
Goes around and around and around and around and around. 
 

Outro 
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