Nothing Ever Goes as Planned Lyrics

Performed by Styx
>From the album "Paradise Theatre"
Words and music by Dennis DeYoung
Bassist: Chuck Panozzo
This song follows a repetitive chord pattern.
The bass, however, has a couple of variations in the verses.
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
6_|_6 = tie through measure
Intro:
(4) |---------|-----------------|:-5---------|-5-8-------8-----|
(4) |-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|:---------8-|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(1st time) |(2nd time)
|-------------------|-----------------:|---------|-------------8---|
|-------------------|-----------------:|---------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse 1:
|---|-------6-5_|_5-|-------5-6_|_6-|-------6-5_|_5-|-5-3-----|
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4
1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4
Verse 2:
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4
Chorus:
|-----------------|-----------------|-6-------5_|_5-----3---------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-----------------|-------------5---|-3-------3_|_3-----5---------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Bridge (w/ horn riff):
|-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-3_|_3-| (hold)
Guitar solo:
|:---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|-----6h8-------6h8---|
|:-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|-6---------6---------|
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
|---------:|
|-3-3-5-5-:| (Play three times)
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4
Verse 3:
|---|-------6-5_|_5-|-------5-6_|_6-|-------6-5_|_5-|-5-3-----|
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4
Repeat Chorus and Bridge
And that's all she wrote. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.
Ciao!
Brian