Em
Becky
Johnson bought the farm
Em
Put
a needle in her arm
That's the
B7
way
that it goes
That's the
Em
way
Em
And
her brother laid her down
Em
In
the cold Kentucky ground
That's the
B7
way
that it goes
That's the
Em
way
That's the
G
way
that it
Em
goes
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C
body's
buying little baby
G
clothes
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That's the
G
way
that it
Em
ends
Though there
C
was
a time when
B7
she and I were f
Em
riends
Em
Well,
Miranda ran away
Em
Took
her cat and left LA
That's the
B7
way
that it goes
That's the
Em
way
Em
She
was busted, broke and flat
Em
Had
to sell that pussy cat
That's the
B7
way
that it goes
That's the
Em
way
That's the
G
way
that it
Em
goes
Every
C
body's
buying little baby
G
clothes
D
That's the
G
way
that it
Em
ends
Though there
C
was
a time when
B7
he and I were fr
Em
iends
Em
See
the brightest ones of all
Em
Early
in October fall
That's the
B7
way
that it goes
That's the
Em
way
Em
While
the dark ones go to bed
Em
With
good whiskey in their head
That's the
B7
way
that it goes
That's the
Em
way
Em
Now
Billy Joe's back in the tank
Em
You
tell Musso, I'll tell Frank
That's the
B7
way
that it goes
That's the
Em
way
Em
Did
he throw her down a well?
Em
Did
she leave him for that swell?
That's the
B7
way
that it goes
That's the
Em
way
That's the
G
way
that it
Em
goes
Every
C
body's
buying little baby
G
clothes
D
That's the
G
way
that it
Em
ends
Though there
C
was
a time when
B7
all of us were f
Em
riends
Em
When
you lay me down to rest
Em
Leave
a pistol in my vest
That's the
B7
way
that it goes
That's the
Em
way
Em
Do
you miss my gentle touch?
Em
Did
I hurt you very much?
That's the
B7
way
that it goes
That's the
Em
way
That's the
G
way
that it
Em
goes
Every
C
body's
buying little baby
G
clothes
D
That's the
G
way
that it
Em
ends
Though there
C
was
a time when
B7
you and I were f
Em
riends