And So It Goes

 And So It Goes  - Billy Joel 
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
 >From "Storm Front". 
  
 Transcribed and arranged for guitar by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz). 
  
 Capo 5th fret. 
  
 3/4 time. 
 Slowly, with rubato. 
  
  
 INTRO: 
        ,       ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     , 
 ||-----------|-0-----------0-----|-------------------|-------------------| 
 ||-----0--3--|-3--------3--3--3--|-0-----------------|-0-----0--3--3--0--| 
 ||--0-----0--|-0--------0--0--0--|-2-----0--------2--|-0--2--0--0--0--0--| 
 ||-----------|----------4-----4--|-2-----2--------0--|-0--5--0--0--2--2--| 
 ||--------2--|-3--------2--3--5--|-------------------|----------2--3-----| 
 ||-----3-----|-------------------|-0--------------2--|-3--2--3-----------| 
  
   ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     , 
 |-------------------|-0-----------0-----|-------------------| 
 |-------------0--3--|-3----p1--3--2--3--|-0-----------------| 
 |-2--------0-----0--|-0--------0--0--0--|-2----p0--------2--| 
 |-4-----------------|----------4-----4--|-2--------------0--| 
 |-5--------------2--|-3--------2--3--5--|-------------------| 
 |-------------3-----|-------------------|-0--------------2--| 
  
   ,     ,     ,       ,     , 
 |-------------------|----------|| 
 |-0--3--3--0--------|----------|| 
 |-0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--------|| 
 |-0--0--2--2--0-----|-0--------|| 
 |----2--3-----7-----|-2--------|| 
 |-3-----------------|-3--------|| 
  
  
 VERSES 1 & 2: 
       ,         ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     , 
 ||------------|-0-----------0-----|-------------------|-------------------| 
 ||------0--3--|-3--------3--3--3--|-0-----------------|-0-----0--3--3--0--| 
 ||*--0-----0--|-0--------0--0--0--|-2-----0--------2--|-0--2--0--0--0--0--| 
 ||*-----------|----------4-----4--|-2-----2--------0--|-0--5--0--0--2--2--| 
 ||---------2--|-3--------2--3--5--|-------------------|----------2--3-----| 
 ||------3-----|-------------------|-0--------------2--|-3--2--3-----------| 
 1. In every     heart    there is a room           A    sanctuary safe and 
 2.   I spoke to you     in cautious tones         You answered me with no pre- 
  
   ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     , 
 |-------------------|-0-----------0-----|-------------------| 
 |-------------0--3--|-3----p1--3--2--3--|-0-----------------| 
 |-2--------0-----0--|-0--------0--0--0--|-2----p0--------2--| 
 |-4-----------------|----------4-----4--|-2--------------0--| 
 |-5--------------2--|-3--------2--3--5--|-------------------| 
 |-------------3-----|-------------------|-0--------------2--| 
   strong  To heal the wounds  from lovers past           Un- 
  -tense   And still I feel     I said too much           My 
  
   ,     ,     ,       ,     , 
 |-------------------|------------|| 
 |-0--3--3--0--------|------------|| 
 |-0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0---------*|| 
 |-0--0--2--2--0-----|-0---------*|| 
 |----2--3-----7-----|-2----------|| 
 |-3-----------------|-3----------|| 
 -til a new one comes along 
  silence is my self defense 
  
  
 CHORUS 1: 
        ,       ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     , 
 ||-----------|-3-----------------|----------------0--|-0-----------------| 
 ||-----0--3--|-3--------5--3--1--|-3--------1--0-----|-0--0--------------| 
 ||--0--------|-4-----------0-----|-0-----------0-----|-0-----2-----2-----| 
 ||-----5-----|-3-----------2-----|-1-----------0-----|-2--------5--5-----| 
 ||-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------4-----5-----| 
 ||-----------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
     And every  time    I've held a rose    It seems I only felt the thorns 
  
    ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     , 
 |--------------------|-3-----------------|----------------0--| 
 |--------------0--3--|-3--------5--3--1--|-3--------1--0-----| 
 |-----------0--------|-4-----------0-----|-0-----------0-----| 
 |-p4-----------5-----|-3-----------2-----|-1-----------------| 
 |--------------------|-------------------|-------------2-----| 
 |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
            And so it   goes,    and so it  goes    And so will 
  
   ,     ,     ,        ,     , 
 |-2--3--2-----------|------------|| 
 |-0--------5--3-----|------------|| 
 |-0-----2-----------|------------|| 
 |-2-----------5-----|-p4---------|| 
 |-------4-----5-----|------------|| 
 |-------------------|------------|| 
  you soon I suppose 
  
  
 VERSE 3: [guitar as for verses 1 & 2] 
  
 But if my silence made you leave 
 Then that would be my worst mistake 
 So I will share this room with you 
 And you can have this heart to break 
  
  
 INSTRUMENTAL: 
       ,       ,     ,     ,      ,    ,    ,     ,     ,     ,       ,   , 
 ||----7-10-|-12-------10-12-10-|-7-----------5-|-7-10-10-----3--3-|-3-------|| 
 ||-8-----0-|-------------------|-5-------------|----------8--5----|-0-------|| 
 ||----0----|-----------------7-|---------------|----------9-------|-0-------|| 
 ||---------|-10--------9-10----|-------------4-|-5--9-10-----0----|---------|| 
 ||---------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|---------|| 
 ||---------|-------------------|---------------|------------------|-3-------|| 
  
  
 CHORUS 2: 
        ,       ,    ,    ,       ,    ,    ,       ,       ,       , 
 ||-----------|-3---------------|--------------0--|-0----------------------| 
 ||-----0--3--|-0------5--3--1--|-3------1--0-----|-0---0------------------| 
 ||--0--------|-0---------0-----|-0---------0-----|-0-------2-------2------| 
 ||-----------|-----------2-----|-1---------0-----|-2-----------5---5------| 
 ||-----------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-------5------| 
 ||-----3-----|-1---------------|-----------------|------------------------| 
    And this is why   my eyes are closed Its just as well for all I've seen 
  
    ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     , 
 |--------------------|-3-----------------|----------------0--| 
 |--------------0--3--|-0--------5--3--1--|-3--------1--0-----| 
 |-----------0--------|-0-----------0-----|-0-----------0-----| 
 |-p4-----------------|-------------2-----|-1-----------------| 
 |--------------------|-------------------|-------------2-----| 
 |--------------3--2--|-1-----------------|-------------------| 
            And so it   goes,    and so it  goes   And you're the 
  
   ,     ,     ,        ,     , 
 |-2--3--2-----------|------------|| 
 |-0--------5--3-----|------------|| 
 |-0-----2-----------|------------|| 
 |-2-----------5-----|-p4---------|| 
 |-------4-----5-----|------------|| 
 |-------------------|------------|| 
   only one who knows 
  
  
 VERSE 4: 
      ,         ,     ,     ,       ,    ,    ,     ,       ,       , 
 ||-----------|-0-----------0-----|---------------|-------------------------| 
 ||-----0--3--|-3--------3--3--3--|-0-------------|-0-------0---3---3---0---| 
 ||--0-----0--|-0--------0--0--0--|-2----0------2-|-0---2---0---0---0---0---| 
 ||-----------|----------4-----4--|-2----2------0-|-0---5---0---0---2---2---| 
 ||--------2--|-3--------2--3--5--|---------------|-------------2---3-------| 
 ||-----3-----|-------------------|-0-----------2-|-3---2---3---------------| 
     So I would choose   to be with you      That's if the choice were mine to 
  
   ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     , 
 |-------------------|-0-----------0--2--|-3-----------------| 
 |-------------0--3--|-3----p1--3--2--3--|-0-----------------| 
 |-2--------0-----0--|-0--------0--0--0--|-2----p0--------2--| 
 |-4-----------------|----------4-----0--|----------------0--| 
 |-5--------------2--|-3--------2--3-----|-------------------| 
 |-------------3-----|-------------------|-0--------------2--| 
   make    But you can make     decisions too            And 
  
   ,       ,       ,         ,     , 
 |-------------------------|-----------|| 
 |-0---3---3---0-----------|-----------|| 
 |-0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---------|| 
 |-0---0---2---2---0-------|-0---------|| 
 |-----2---3-------7-------|-2---------|| 
 |-3-----------------------|-3---------|| 
  you can have this heart to break 
  
  
 CODA: 
        ,         ,     ,     ,      ,    ,    ,     ,     ,     , 
 ||-----7--10--|-12-------10-12-10-|-7-----------5-|-7--5--7-10-10--7--| 
 ||--8------0--|-------------------|-5-------------|-------------------| 
 ||-----0------|-----------------7-|---------------|-------------------| 
 ||------------|-10--------9-10----|-------------4-|-5--4--5--9-10-----| 
 ||------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------| 
 ||------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------| 
  
    ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     ,       ,     ,     , 
 |--5-----------------|-3-----------------|-------------------| 
 |--7-----------0--3--|-3--------5--3--1--|-3--------1--0--3--| 
 |-----------0--------|-4-----------0-----|-0-----------0-----| 
 |--0-----------5-----|-3-----------2-----|-1-----------0-----| 
 |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
 |--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
            And so it   goes,   and so it   goes   And you're the 
  
    ,       ,       ,         ,       , 
 |-------------------------|--------------|| 
 |--3---0------------------|--------------|| 
 |--0-------0---0---0------|--------------|| Fine. 
 |--2-------0-------0------|--------------|| 
 |--3-------7-------2------|--------------|| 
 |------------------3------|--------------|| 
    only    one who knows 
  
  
  
  
    \\\\   John Kean 
    OO |   ~~~~~~~~~ 
    <  )   (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz) 
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