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It Goes Like It Goes (Norma Rae) (v1) (G Major)
Artist: Jennifer Warnes    Genre: Indie Folk    Tempo: Slow Waltz    Strum Pattern: D–––d– or D-dudu    Roman Numerals: I, I7, Isus4, II7, ii7, III, iii, III7, IV, iv, A5, V7, V7sus4, m6, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
YouTube Video: Recording @ YouTube

Jennifer Warnes; Lyrics by Norman Gimbel, Music by David Shire for “Norma Rae,” 1979.

Slashes between chords indicate that they share one measure (play the second one on beat three). OR you can play JUST the first chord in each set, ignoring the second throughout, if it's easier. These are removed completely in "Version 2".

Where you see a chord in parentheses (G), it means that a new measure is starting in that chord, which is a repeat of the previous chord, but this is the only way to note it.
Entered by: Cheryl Leon Levy   
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G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G B D G B F
Gsus4
(G,C,D)
G - D G C G
A7
(A,C♯,E,G)
- A E G C♯ E
Am7
(A,C,E,G)
- A E G C E
B
(B,D♯,F♯)
- B F♯ B D♯ F♯
Bm
(B,D,F♯)
F♯ B F♯ B D F♯
B7
(B,D♯,F♯,A)
- B D♯ A B F♯
C
(C,E,G)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C E G C E
Cm
(C,E♭,G)
- C E♭ G C -
D♯°7
(D♯,F♯,A,C)
F♯ C D♯ A - -
D7
(D,F♯,A,C)
- - D A C F♯
D7sus4
(D,G,A,C)
- - D A C G
E♭
(E♭,G,B♭)
G B♭ E♭ B♭ - -
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E


Intro
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] (G)		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (Cm)
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] (G)		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (Cm)

Verse 1
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Ain’t no		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] miracle		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] being born
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ... People		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] / doing /		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] it		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ev’ry		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] day		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Ain’t no		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] miracle		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] growing		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] up ...
[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] / People /		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] just		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / grow /		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] that		 [D7sus47th, Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] way

Chorus 1
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ... So it		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] goes like it		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] / goes, /		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] like the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] river ...		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] flows
And [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] time, it		 [D♯°7Diminished 7th Chord (U,m3,d5,d7)
on the Augmented 5th] rolls right		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] on		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison]
And [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] maybe what’s		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] good gets a		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] / little /		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bit		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] better
And [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] maybe what’s		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / bad /		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] gets

Interlude 1
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Gone (G)		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (Cm)
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] (G)		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (Cm)

Verse 2
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Bless the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] child of a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] working man
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] ... She		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] / knows /		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] too		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] soon who she		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] is		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third]
And [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] bless the		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] hands of a		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] working man		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
He [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] / knows /		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] his		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / soul /		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] is		 [D7sus47th, Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] his ...

Chorus 2
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] ... So it		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] goes like it		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] / goes, /		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] like the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] river		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] flows
And [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] time, it		 [D♯°7Diminished 7th Chord (U,m3,d5,d7)
on the Augmented 5th] rolls right		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] on		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison]
And [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] maybe what’s		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] good gets a		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] / little /		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bit		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] better
And [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] maybe what’s		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] / bad /		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] gets

Interlude 2
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Gone (G)		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth]
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] (Em)		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (Cm)

Chorus 3 (slow down on second 2 lines)
... Yeah, it [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] goes like it (G) goes, like the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] river		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] flows
And [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] time keeps		 [BMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] rolling		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] on (Em)
And [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] maybe what’s		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] good gets a		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] / little /		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bit		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] better (rest 3 beats)
And [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] maybe what’s (Em) bad		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[D7sus47th, Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] / gets /		 [D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Outro (speed up again)
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Gone (G)		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth] (Eb)
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] (G)		 [Gsus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] (–one strum)
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