A Series Of Unfortunate Events - That's Not How The Story Goes chords by Television Music

• Capo on 3rd

That’s Not How the Story Goes
from "A Series of Unfortunate Events"

190-200bpm
Played in 3
Standard Tuning, No Capo


These chords are correct to the original recording of this song, which can be found in Episode 8
("The Miserable Mill, Part Two") of the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" series on Netflix.

Notes on playing: I have chosen to make the transition chord a B7 rather than a regular B to completely
eliminate the need for barre chords, although the song can be played with a B instead. The entire song can
be played with barre chords, however I have also listed the exact chords I play below.

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Chords Used:

G:  320003
Em: 022000
Cm: x31010
B7: x21202
D:  x00232
F#m: xx4222

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Intro:
G Em G Em


Verse 1:
    G              Em
You may think that the Baudelaire’s ought to prevail
    G               Em
And be tucked someplace all safe and sound
Cm           G
Count Olaf captured and rotting in jail
  B7
His Hench-people nowhere around


Chorus:
      C          D
But there’s no happy endings not here and not now
   G            Em
This tale is all sorrows and woes
  C           D
You dream that justice and peace win the day
      Em      D
But that’s not how the story goes


Verse 2:
     G              Em
You might think that two parents both brave and both true
   G             Em
Would live ‘til a nice ripe old age
  Cm          G
But I’m sad to say I have bad news for you
  B7
The curtain rains down on the stage


Chorus:
       C          D
Yes, there’s no happy endings not here and not now
   G            Em
This tale is all sorrows and woes
     C           D
You might dream that justice and peace win the day
      Em        D
But that’s not how the story goes


Bridge:
 D             F#m
I once loved a girl and she thought well of me
  D            F#m
We thought we’d be happy together
  C        G
But now I’m alone as you can well see
     B7
And she’s cold in her grave forever


Chorus:
    C          D
There’s no happy endings not here and not now
   G            Em
This tale is all sorrows and woes
     C           D
You might dream that justice and peace win the day
      Em         D
But that’s not how this story goes


Verse 3:
  G         Em
The world is a pair of ill-fitting pants
  G         Em
And other dire hideous clothes
    Cm               G
You may think that three children would lead pleasant lives
      B7
But that’s not how the story goes


Verse 4:
   C          D
Some people smile at the end of the day
   G         Em
Some people laugh I suppose
    C           D
But to me there’s nothing but gloom and despair
    Em         D
That’s just how the story goes

That’s just how the story goes


Outro:
G Em G Em
Cm G B7 B7