That's The Way It's Gonna Be lyrics

Song information

Artist: Phil Ochs
Album: The Broadside Tapes 1

Lyrics

Em c9 b7 em
If you say all the good times are gone
Em c9 b7 em
If you say this rain will keep rainin' on--
Am d em
I'll walk along with my head held high;
Am d g em
I'll find a song and I'll sing it to the sky--
Am d g em
I may be wrong but I'll live 'til I die
C am
That's the way it's gonna be
B
Wait and see

Even though you say hard times knock at my door
Though you say I'll never smile any more--
I just imagine that I'm ten feet tall
Then if I try I can climb the highest wall
It doesn't matter if I slip down and fall:
That's the way it's gonna be
Wait and see
Just you wait and see

Even though you say I've reached the end of my row
Though you say my times are all running low--
It's been so long since I tried to frown
That old man trouble will never get me down
It's all that easy when you know where you're bound
That's the way it's gonna be
Wait and see

Even though you say all the good times are gone
Though you say this rain will keep rainin' on--
I'll walk along with my head held high;
I'll find a song and I'll sing it to the sky--
I may be wrong but I'll live 'til I die
That's the way it's gonna be
Wait and see
Just you wait and see

This song ends on an em chord