[Verse 1]
Fm
Becky Johnson bought the farm
Fm
Put a needle in her arm
           C7
That's the way that it goes
           Fm
That's the way

Fm
And her brother laid her down
Fm
In the cold Kentucky ground
           C7
That's the way that it goes
           Fm
That's the way


[Chorus]
           G#          Fm
That's the way that it goes
     C#                        G#        D#
Everybody's buying little baby clothes
           G#          Fm
That's the way that it ends
             C#             C7               Fm
Though there was a time when she and I were friends


[Verse 2]
Fm
Well, Miranda ran away
Fm
Took her cat and left LA
           C7
That's the way that it goes
           Fm
That's the way

Fm
She was busted, broke and flat
Fm
Had to sell that pussy cat
           C7
That's the way that it goes
           Fm
That's the way


[Chorus]
           G#          Fm
That's the way that it goes
     C#                        G#        D#
Everybody's buying little baby clothes
           G#          Fm
That's the way that it ends
             C#             C7               Fm
Though there was a time when he and I were friends


[Verse 3]
Fm
See the brightest ones of all
Fm
Early in October fall
           C7
That's the way that it goes
           Fm
That's the way

Fm
While the dark ones go to bed
Fm
With good whiskey in their head
           C7
That's the way that it goes
           Fm
That's the way

Fm
Billy-Joe's back in the tank
Fm
You tell Musso, I'll tell Frank
           C7
That's the way that it goes
           Fm
That's the way

Fm
Did he throw her down a well?
Fm
Did she leave him for that swell?
           C7
That's the way that it goes
           Fm
That's the way


[Chorus]
           G#          Fm
That's the way that it goes
     C#                        G#        D#
Everybody's buying little baby clothes
           G#          Fm
That's the way that it ends
             C#             C7               Fm
Though there was a time when all of us were friends


[Verse]
Fm
When you lay me down to rest
Fm
Leave a pistol in my vest
           C7
That's the way that it goes
           Fm
That's the way

Fm
Do you miss my gentle touch?
Fm
Did I hurt you very much?
           C7
That's the way that it goes
           Fm
That's the way


[Chorus]
           G#          Fm
That's the way that it goes
     C#                        G#        D#
Everybody's buying little baby clothes
           G#          Fm
That's the way that it ends
             C#             C7               Fm
Though there was a time when you and I were friends