Chords for Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is [Lyrics]
Tempo:
111.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [Em] [D]
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[D] [C] [G] [D]
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[C] [G]
[D] [Am] [G]
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[Am] [Em]
[D] [G]
[C] [Am] Standing in [Em] line marking [D] time waiting [C] for the welfare [G] dime
[D] Say can't [C] buy a job [Am] Man in a silk [Em] suit hurries by
[D] As he [C] catches the poor old lady's [G] eyes [D] Just for fun he [C] says, get a [G] job
[F] [C]
That's just the way it [G] is [F] [C]
Some things will never [G] change
[C]
That's [G] just the way it [C] is Ah, but don't you [Am] believe [Em] them
[Bm] [C] Said [G] [D]
[C] [Am] hey little [Em] boy you can't [D] go where the others [C] go
[G] [D] You don't look [Em] like they do
[C] [Am] Said hey old [Em] man how can you [D] stand to think [C] that way
[G] Did you really think [D] about it before [C] you made the rules
[G] Said son, [F] [C]
that's just the way it [G] is [F] [C]
Some things will never [G] change
[C]
That's just the [G] way it [C] is Ah, but don't you [Am] believe [Em] them
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[Am] Well they passed a [Em] law in 64 [D] To give those who [C] ain't got a little [G] more
[D] But it only [C] goes so far
[Am] There's a law don't [Em] change another's [D] mind When all it [G] seems is a hiring time
[D] There's a line [C] on the color [G] bar
[F] [C]
That's just the way it [G] is [F] [Em]
Some [C] things will never [G] change
[F] [C]
That's just the [G] way it is [C]
That's just the way it is
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[Am] [Em]
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[C] [Am] Standing in [Em] line marking [D] time waiting [C] for the welfare [G] dime
[D] Say can't [C] buy a job [Am] Man in a silk [Em] suit hurries by
[D] As he [C] catches the poor old lady's [G] eyes [D] Just for fun he [C] says, get a [G] job
[F] [C]
That's just the way it [G] is [F] [C]
Some things will never [G] change
[C]
That's [G] just the way it [C] is Ah, but don't you [Am] believe [Em] them
[Bm] [C] Said [G] [D]
[C] [Am] hey little [Em] boy you can't [D] go where the others [C] go
[G] [D] You don't look [Em] like they do
[C] [Am] Said hey old [Em] man how can you [D] stand to think [C] that way
[G] Did you really think [D] about it before [C] you made the rules
[G] Said son, [F] [C]
that's just the way it [G] is [F] [C]
Some things will never [G] change
[C]
That's just the [G] way it [C] is Ah, but don't you [Am] believe [Em] them
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[C] [Am] [Em]
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[D] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] [Em]
[D] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[Am] Well they passed a [Em] law in 64 [D] To give those who [C] ain't got a little [G] more
[D] But it only [C] goes so far
[Am] There's a law don't [Em] change another's [D] mind When all it [G] seems is a hiring time
[D] There's a line [C] on the color [G] bar
[F] [C]
That's just the way it [G] is [F] [Em]
Some [C] things will never [G] change
[F] [C]
That's just the [G] way it is [C]
That's just the way it is
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_ _ [C] _ _ [Am] Standing in [Em] line marking [D] time waiting [C] for the welfare [G] dime
[D] Say can't [C] buy a job _ [Am] Man in a silk [Em] suit hurries by
[D] As he [C] catches the poor old lady's [G] eyes [D] Just for fun he [C] says, get a [G] job
_ [F] _ [C] _
That's just the way it [G] is _ [F] _ [C] _
Some things will never [G] change
_ [C] _
That's [G] just the way it _ [C] is _ Ah, but don't you [Am] believe [Em] them _
[Bm] _ [C] Said _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Am] hey little [Em] boy you can't [D] go where the others [C] go
_ [G] _ [D] You don't look [Em] like they do
[C] _ [Am] Said hey old [Em] man how can you [D] stand to think [C] that way
[G] Did you really think [D] about it before [C] you made the rules
[G] Said son, [F] _ [C] _
that's just the way it [G] is _ [F] _ [C] _
Some things will never [G] change
[C] _
That's just the [G] way it _ [C] is _ _ Ah, but don't you [Am] believe [Em] them _
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_ _ _ [Am] Well they passed a [Em] law in 64 [D] To give those who [C] ain't got a little [G] more
[D] But it only [C] goes so far
[Am] There's a law don't [Em] change another's [D] mind When all it [G] seems is a hiring time
[D] There's a line [C] on the color _ [G] bar
_ [F] _ [C] _
That's just the way it [G] is _ [F] _ [Em]
Some [C] things will never [G] change
[F] _ [C]
That's just the [G] way it is [C] _
That's just the way it is
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_ _ [C] _ _ [Am] Standing in [Em] line marking [D] time waiting [C] for the welfare [G] dime
[D] Say can't [C] buy a job _ [Am] Man in a silk [Em] suit hurries by
[D] As he [C] catches the poor old lady's [G] eyes [D] Just for fun he [C] says, get a [G] job
_ [F] _ [C] _
That's just the way it [G] is _ [F] _ [C] _
Some things will never [G] change
_ [C] _
That's [G] just the way it _ [C] is _ Ah, but don't you [Am] believe [Em] them _
[Bm] _ [C] Said _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Am] hey little [Em] boy you can't [D] go where the others [C] go
_ [G] _ [D] You don't look [Em] like they do
[C] _ [Am] Said hey old [Em] man how can you [D] stand to think [C] that way
[G] Did you really think [D] about it before [C] you made the rules
[G] Said son, [F] _ [C] _
that's just the way it [G] is _ [F] _ [C] _
Some things will never [G] change
[C] _
That's just the [G] way it _ [C] is _ _ Ah, but don't you [Am] believe [Em] them _
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_ _ _ [Am] Well they passed a [Em] law in 64 [D] To give those who [C] ain't got a little [G] more
[D] But it only [C] goes so far
[Am] There's a law don't [Em] change another's [D] mind When all it [G] seems is a hiring time
[D] There's a line [C] on the color _ [G] bar
_ [F] _ [C] _
That's just the way it [G] is _ [F] _ [Em]
Some [C] things will never [G] change
[F] _ [C]
That's just the [G] way it is [C] _
That's just the way it is
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