This Is Only Going To Go One Way Chords by They Might Be Giants

This Is Only Going To Go One Way Chords

by They Might Be Giants

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: G G7 C Am D B Em G A C Am C D Verse 1: G G7 It's impossible to forget the C Am D G G7 Am D time when there were six ways to Sunday G G7 All the same forget it you must 'cause C Am D G Bm E this is only going to go one way Am Em A peg-leg captain's ghost C G once said these words to me Cdim G when forced to choose between the devil Cm6 D and the deep blue sea
Chorus: G G7 Flip a piece of eight in the air 'cause C Am D G Am D this is only going to go one way Verse 2: G G7 She's lost count of all the occasions C Am D G G7 Am D she's considered punching his face in G G7 Deep down they know, come judgment day, they'll C Am D G Bm E hang together side-by-side come what may Am Em He knows he's often dreamt C G of shortening her life Cdim G She's felt her hand discreetly moving Cm6 D for the kitchen knife Chorus: G G7 Get a room, you're meant for each other C Am D This is only going to go one way Instrumental: G G7 C Am D B Em G A C E E7 Verse 3: Am Em An old magician said C G While swallowing strychnine Cdim G Too bad my greatest trick can only Cm6 D be performed one time G G7 As we hurtle down the expressway C Am D Buckle up, prepare for the new day B Em G A7 Open up the doors to the bomb bay C Am C D Invoke Geronimo Chorus: G G7 Brace yourself, your destiny's written C Am D This is only going to go one way Outro: G G7 C Am D G

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025