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[C]/[G]/[C][D][G][C*][G]/[G][C*][G]/ (C* = Cadd9)

[G] I'm working my one way passage on the ship of [C] fools,
We've got a [G] destination not even the captain [D] knows;
[G] Up in the crow's nest I see no sign of [C] land
We're [D] drifting along any way the current [G] flows. [C*][G]
And so it [C] goes, and so it [G] goes;
The tom-tom [C] beats and the ram's horn [D] blows, and so it [G] goes. [C*][G]/[G][C*][G]/

[G] The world's never going to stop spinning to let me [C] off,
So I'll [G] stay on board and keep riding the highs and [D] lows;
[G] You're going to have to be prepared for stormy [C] weather
If you [D] ever want to see white doves and rain-[G]-bows. [C*][G]
And so it [C] goes, and so it [G] goes;
The tom-tom [C] beats and the ram's horn [D] blows, and so it [G] goes. [C*][G]/[G][C*][G]/

[G] All I ever wanted, the only thing I ever really [C] wanted was to be me,
With [G] all of the slings and arrows that may [D] pose;
[G] If I only had one single, solitary [C] clue what that might be,
I'd [D] see things in a different light, I sup-[G]-pose. [C*][G]
And so it [C] goes, and so it [G] goes;
The tom-tom [C] beats and the ram's horn [D] blows, and so it [G] goes. [C*][G]/[G][C*][G]/

When the [G] Oracle said to Socrates, you're the [C] wisest man around,
[G] He shook his head and said that can't be [D] so;
But the [G] Oracle knew the secret of true [C] wisdom
Is [D] understanding how much you don't [G] know. [C*][G]
And so it [C] goes, and so it [G] goes;
The tom-tom [C] beats and the ram's horn [D] blows, and so it [G] goes. [C*][G]/[G][C*][G]/

[G] The moving finger writes and then moves [C] on,
It's a [G] story told in universal [D] prose;
[G] Each generation gets a chance to strut the [C] stage,
[D] For all the Juliets and Rome-[G]-os. [C*][G]
And so it [C] goes, and so it [G] goes;
The tom-tom [C] beats and the ram's horn [D] blows, and so it [G] goes. [C*][G]/[G][C*][G]/

[G] Song lines make connections across the [C] land,
[G] Elders lead the chorus as the fire [D] glows;
Each [G] moment quickly turns into yester-[C]-day,
And to-[D]-morrow's a song that no-one can com-[G]-pose. [C*][G]
And so it [C] goes, and so it [G] goes;
The tom-tom [C] beats and the ram's horn [D] blows, and so it [G] goes. [C*][G]
And so it [C] goes, and so it [G] goes;
The tom-tom [C] beats and the ram's horn [D] blows, and so it [G] goes. [C*][G]/[G][C*][G]

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