Chords for Jim Croce - It Doesn't Have to Be That Way
Tempo:
124.85 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G] [Am] [G]
[C]
[Em] Snowy nights [Am] and Christmas [F] lights, [C] icy [Dm] window [G] panes
[C]
[G] Make me wish [Am] that we [C] could be [D]
together [G] again
And [C] the [Em] windy [Am] winter [C] avenues [F]
just [C] don't seem the [Dm] same
[G] And [C] the Christmas [Em] carols [Am] sound like blues, [F] but the choir [G] is not to [C] blame
[G] But [C] it [Em] [Am] doesn't have [F] to be that [Em] way
[F] What [Em] we had [F] should never [C] have ended
[Em] I'll [Am] be dropping [F] by [Em] today
[F] We [Em] could [F] easily get it [C] together [D] tonight
[G] It's [C] only right
[G]
[C] [G] Crowded [Am] stores, the corner Santa [F] Claus [C] Tinseled [Dm] afternoons
[G]
[C] And the sidewalk [G] [Am] bands play their songs [D] slightly out [G] of tune
[C] On the windy [G] winter [Am] avenues
[F] There [C] walks a lonely [Dm] [G] man
[C] And if [G] I told [Am] you who he is, [F] well I think [G] you'd [C] understand
[G] But [C] it [Em] [Am] doesn't have [F] to be [Em] that [F] way
What we [Em] had [F] should never [C] have ended
I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today
[F] We [C] could [F] easily get [C] it [Em] together [D] tonight
[G] It's [C] only right
[Dm]
[Em] [F] [G] No, [C] it [Em] [Am] doesn't have [F] to be [Em] that way
[F] What [C] we had should never have ended
I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today
[F] [Em] We could easily [F] [C] get it together [D] tonight
[G] It's only [C] right
[Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
[C]
[C]
[Em] Snowy nights [Am] and Christmas [F] lights, [C] icy [Dm] window [G] panes
[C]
[G] Make me wish [Am] that we [C] could be [D]
together [G] again
And [C] the [Em] windy [Am] winter [C] avenues [F]
just [C] don't seem the [Dm] same
[G] And [C] the Christmas [Em] carols [Am] sound like blues, [F] but the choir [G] is not to [C] blame
[G] But [C] it [Em] [Am] doesn't have [F] to be that [Em] way
[F] What [Em] we had [F] should never [C] have ended
[Em] I'll [Am] be dropping [F] by [Em] today
[F] We [Em] could [F] easily get it [C] together [D] tonight
[G] It's [C] only right
[G]
[C] [G] Crowded [Am] stores, the corner Santa [F] Claus [C] Tinseled [Dm] afternoons
[G]
[C] And the sidewalk [G] [Am] bands play their songs [D] slightly out [G] of tune
[C] On the windy [G] winter [Am] avenues
[F] There [C] walks a lonely [Dm] [G] man
[C] And if [G] I told [Am] you who he is, [F] well I think [G] you'd [C] understand
[G] But [C] it [Em] [Am] doesn't have [F] to be [Em] that [F] way
What we [Em] had [F] should never [C] have ended
I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today
[F] We [C] could [F] easily get [C] it [Em] together [D] tonight
[G] It's [C] only right
[Dm]
[Em] [F] [G] No, [C] it [Em] [Am] doesn't have [F] to be [Em] that way
[F] What [C] we had should never have ended
I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today
[F] [Em] We could easily [F] [C] get it together [D] tonight
[G] It's only [C] right
[Dm] [Em] [F] [G]
[C]
Key:
C
F
G
Em
Am
C
F
G
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Em] Snowy nights [Am] and Christmas _ [F] lights, [C] icy [Dm] window _ [G] panes
[C] _
[G] Make me wish [Am] that we [C] could be [D] _
_ together [G] again
_ And [C] the [Em] windy [Am] winter _ [C] avenues [F] _
just [C] don't seem the [Dm] same
_ [G] And [C] the Christmas [Em] carols [Am] sound like blues, [F] but the choir [G] is not to [C] blame
[G] But [C] it [Em] [Am] doesn't have [F] to be that [Em] way
[F] What [Em] we had [F] should never [C] have ended
[Em] I'll [Am] be dropping [F] by [Em] today
[F] We [Em] could [F] easily get it [C] together [D] _ tonight
_ [G] _ It's [C] only right
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] Crowded [Am] stores, the corner Santa [F] Claus _ [C] Tinseled [Dm] afternoons
[G]
[C] And the sidewalk [G] [Am] bands play their songs [D] _ slightly out [G] of tune _
[C] On the windy [G] winter [Am] _ avenues
_ [F] There [C] walks a lonely [Dm] [G] man _
[C] And if [G] I told [Am] you who he is, [F] well I think [G] you'd [C] understand
[G] But [C] it [Em] [Am] doesn't have [F] to be [Em] that [F] way
What we [Em] had [F] should never [C] have ended
I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today
[F] We [C] could [F] easily get [C] it [Em] together [D] tonight
_ _ [G] It's _ [C] only right
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] No, [C] it [Em] [Am] doesn't have [F] to be [Em] that way
[F] What [C] we had should never have ended
I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today _
[F] _ [Em] We could easily [F] [C] get it together [D] tonight
_ _ [G] _ It's only [C] right
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Em] Snowy nights [Am] and Christmas _ [F] lights, [C] icy [Dm] window _ [G] panes
[C] _
[G] Make me wish [Am] that we [C] could be [D] _
_ together [G] again
_ And [C] the [Em] windy [Am] winter _ [C] avenues [F] _
just [C] don't seem the [Dm] same
_ [G] And [C] the Christmas [Em] carols [Am] sound like blues, [F] but the choir [G] is not to [C] blame
[G] But [C] it [Em] [Am] doesn't have [F] to be that [Em] way
[F] What [Em] we had [F] should never [C] have ended
[Em] I'll [Am] be dropping [F] by [Em] today
[F] We [Em] could [F] easily get it [C] together [D] _ tonight
_ [G] _ It's [C] only right
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] Crowded [Am] stores, the corner Santa [F] Claus _ [C] Tinseled [Dm] afternoons
[G]
[C] And the sidewalk [G] [Am] bands play their songs [D] _ slightly out [G] of tune _
[C] On the windy [G] winter [Am] _ avenues
_ [F] There [C] walks a lonely [Dm] [G] man _
[C] And if [G] I told [Am] you who he is, [F] well I think [G] you'd [C] understand
[G] But [C] it [Em] [Am] doesn't have [F] to be [Em] that [F] way
What we [Em] had [F] should never [C] have ended
I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today
[F] We [C] could [F] easily get [C] it [Em] together [D] tonight
_ _ [G] It's _ [C] only right
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] No, [C] it [Em] [Am] doesn't have [F] to be [Em] that way
[F] What [C] we had should never have ended
I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today _
[F] _ [Em] We could easily [F] [C] get it together [D] tonight
_ _ [G] _ It's only [C] right
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _