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It Goes Like It Goes (Norma Rae) (v2) (C Major)
Artist: Jennifer Warnes    Genre: Indie Folk    Tempo: Slow Waltz    Strum Pattern: D–––d– or D-dudu    Roman Numerals: I, i, A2, II7, II7sus4, m3, iii, V, V7, Vsus4, VI7, vi7, VII, vii, VII7    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.

This is a simplified version (no two chords share a measure, as they do in Version 1).

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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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
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♯


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

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

Chorus 1
[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Second] ... So it		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] goes like it		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Seventh] goes, like the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] river ...		 [Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] flows
And [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] time, it		 [D♯°7Diminished 7th Chord (U,m3,d5,d7)
on the Augmented 2nd] rolls right		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] on		 [G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]
And [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] maybe what’s		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] good gets a		 [A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] little bit		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] better
And [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Third] maybe what’s		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] bad gets

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

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

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

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

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

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