That's The Way It Goes

Lyrics: James Casey and Chris Connor
Music: James Casey

There are times when life is tough; you might think you've had enough.
Things have gone from bad to worse, and you may not get through.
But you've got to learn to take it if you're ever going to make it
'Cos that is the sort of thing that life just loves to do ... for instance

	I'm in love with a girl called Iris
	She's got plenty of admirers
	But she's also got the Ebola virus
	Well, that's the way it goes.

	Poor old Iris, she's unlucky
	She coughs up blood, and it's rather yucky
	When we kiss it gets quite mucky
	But, that's the way it goes.

Some days you're gonna find life doesn't treat you kind
But don't you go give in, put on a grin, and you can win through.

	Doctors tried to interrogate her
	To find the host to try to save her
	I blame sex with an alligator
	Well, that's the way it goes.

	You could say our romance was torrid
	First of all her spleen turned solid
	Her bowel dissolved and that was horrid
	Well, that's the way it goes.

Well, I'd say that I'm an average man;
I'm not too hard to please.
And my darling is a lovely girl,
But even so, it's tough to know
I'm dating a disease.

	I once knew a girl called Mary
	She was quite extraordinary
	But her leprosy was rather scary
	Well, that's the way it goes.

	I left her in quite a hurry
	Over lunch I began to worry
	I found her eyeball in my curry
	Well, that's the way it goes.

Some days you're gonna find life doesn't treat you kind
But don't you go give in, put on a grin, and you can win through.

	My first girlfried was neurotic
	Number 2 was quite psychotic
	The third found guinea-pigs erotic

	(shudder)

	Well, that's the way it -
	Just got to say it -
	Yes, that's the way it goes.

--- Music structure ---

Lower case for notes, Upper case for chords

Verses:

RH: C   C   C   C   F   F   F   F   G   G   G   G   F   G   C
LH:   c   g   c   g   f   c   f   c   g   d   g   d f   g   c

Some days:

RH: many fast F, many fast Fm, half as many C, finish with a strong G

Well, I'd say that:

LH: 2 bars fast F, 2 bars fast C, bar of F, bar of G, 1/2 bar D, 1/2 bar G