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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 - d u d u |    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 after a chord indicate the number of beats it gets in a shared 3-beat measure. 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".

"(%)" means that a new measure is starting in that chord, which is a repeat of the previous chord.
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] (%)		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (%)
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] (%)		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (%)

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

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 (%)		 [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] (%)		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] (%)

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 (%)
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 here)
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 (%)		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Sixth] (%)
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] (%)		 [Gsus4Suspended 4th Chord (U,P4,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] /– – – (–one strum, let it ring)
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