The Way Life Goes Chords by Tom Keifer
Tempo:
70.975 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
G
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[D] [E]
[Em] [E] [Em]
the wrong side of the tracks.
Cruel as he was, you know he just couldn't seem to relax.
[F] A couple of reds [G] and a bottle of wine, [A#] smoking a joint [B] now he's doing fine.
[E] The Bible comes from [Em] the wrong side of the tracks.
[E] Peggy's [Em] a fool, that's how the nigga girl can be.
[F#] [E] Bob [G] looked at her and [Em] said, God made you just for me.
[F] You need a soul, [G] she said, how does it breathe?
[A#] You and I don't [B] make a W-E.
[E] To everyone's surprise, it [B] was true love, I tell you [A] how I feel.
[F#] [E]
[G] That's the way that [D] [A] money, now nobody [E] knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [E] life goes?
[Em] Georgie Lali, and well the all-star American dreamer.
[E]
The queen of [Em] the prom, captain of the football team.
[F] You're ready for some, [G] when the bigs on scene.
We're [A#] ready for a shot, no [B] pistol pop to the scene.
[E] Georgie Lali, [B] and well the all [A]-star American queen.
[E]
Ain't [G] that the way [D] life [G] goes?
[A] Money, now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [E] life goes?
I'm a queen,
[F] [G] you're a queen.
[A#] And [C] the [F] writer's in me, I'm [G] a teller, you see.
The [A#] color never reveals, the [C] book entirely.
[F] And I'm off the scene, and [G] it's a perfect beat.
[A#] I'm a jeweler, you know, that [C] is normal me.
[D] Ain't that the way life [Bm] goes?
[A] Money, now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [D] life, ain't that the way life [Bm] goes?
[A] Money, [F#] now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [D] life, [G]
[D] [A] [E] [B]
[C#m] [A] that's the way [D] life.
Ain't [G] that the way [D] life.
[A] Money, [F#] now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] He's out of the way!
[D] [G] [D] [Am]
[D] [E]
[Em] [E] [Em]
the wrong side of the tracks.
Cruel as he was, you know he just couldn't seem to relax.
[F] A couple of reds [G] and a bottle of wine, [A#] smoking a joint [B] now he's doing fine.
[E] The Bible comes from [Em] the wrong side of the tracks.
[E] Peggy's [Em] a fool, that's how the nigga girl can be.
[F#] [E] Bob [G] looked at her and [Em] said, God made you just for me.
[F] You need a soul, [G] she said, how does it breathe?
[A#] You and I don't [B] make a W-E.
[E] To everyone's surprise, it [B] was true love, I tell you [A] how I feel.
[F#] [E]
[G] That's the way that [D] [A] money, now nobody [E] knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [E] life goes?
[Em] Georgie Lali, and well the all-star American dreamer.
[E]
The queen of [Em] the prom, captain of the football team.
[F] You're ready for some, [G] when the bigs on scene.
We're [A#] ready for a shot, no [B] pistol pop to the scene.
[E] Georgie Lali, [B] and well the all [A]-star American queen.
[E]
Ain't [G] that the way [D] life [G] goes?
[A] Money, now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [E] life goes?
I'm a queen,
[F] [G] you're a queen.
[A#] And [C] the [F] writer's in me, I'm [G] a teller, you see.
The [A#] color never reveals, the [C] book entirely.
[F] And I'm off the scene, and [G] it's a perfect beat.
[A#] I'm a jeweler, you know, that [C] is normal me.
[D] Ain't that the way life [Bm] goes?
[A] Money, now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [D] life, ain't that the way life [Bm] goes?
[A] Money, [F#] now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [D] life, [G]
[D] [A] [E] [B]
[C#m] [A] that's the way [D] life.
Ain't [G] that the way [D] life.
[A] Money, [F#] now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] He's out of the way!
[D] [G] [D] [Am]
Key:
E
A
G
D
B
E
A
G
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
the wrong side of the tracks.
_ Cruel as he was, you know he just couldn't seem to relax.
_ [F] A couple of reds [G] and a bottle of wine, [A#] smoking a joint [B] now he's doing fine.
[E] The Bible comes from [Em] the wrong side of the tracks.
_ [E] Peggy's [Em] a fool, that's how the nigga girl can be.
_ _ [F#] [E] Bob [G] looked at her and [Em] said, God made you just for me.
_ _ [F] You need a soul, [G] she said, how does it breathe?
[A#] You and I don't [B] make a W-E.
[E] To everyone's surprise, it [B] was true love, I tell you [A] how I feel.
[F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] That's the way that [D] _ [A] money, now nobody [E] knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [E] life goes?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Georgie Lali, and well the all-star American dreamer.
_ [E]
The queen of [Em] the prom, captain of the football team. _ _
[F] You're ready for some, [G] when the bigs on scene.
We're [A#] ready for a shot, no [B] pistol pop to the scene.
[E] Georgie Lali, [B] and well the all [A]-star American queen.
_ [E] _ _
Ain't [G] that the way [D] life [G] goes?
[A] Money, now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [E] life goes?
I'm a queen, _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [G] you're a queen.
[A#] And [C] the [F] writer's in me, I'm [G] a teller, you see.
The [A#] color never reveals, the [C] book entirely.
[F] And I'm off the scene, and [G] it's a perfect beat.
[A#] I'm a jeweler, you know, that [C] is normal me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Ain't that the way life [Bm] goes?
[A] Money, now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [D] life, ain't that the way life [Bm] goes?
[A] Money, [F#] now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [D] life, [G] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] that's the way [D] life.
Ain't [G] that the way [D] life.
[A] Money, [F#] now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] He's out of the way!
[D] _ [G] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
the wrong side of the tracks.
_ Cruel as he was, you know he just couldn't seem to relax.
_ [F] A couple of reds [G] and a bottle of wine, [A#] smoking a joint [B] now he's doing fine.
[E] The Bible comes from [Em] the wrong side of the tracks.
_ [E] Peggy's [Em] a fool, that's how the nigga girl can be.
_ _ [F#] [E] Bob [G] looked at her and [Em] said, God made you just for me.
_ _ [F] You need a soul, [G] she said, how does it breathe?
[A#] You and I don't [B] make a W-E.
[E] To everyone's surprise, it [B] was true love, I tell you [A] how I feel.
[F#] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] That's the way that [D] _ [A] money, now nobody [E] knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [E] life goes?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Georgie Lali, and well the all-star American dreamer.
_ [E]
The queen of [Em] the prom, captain of the football team. _ _
[F] You're ready for some, [G] when the bigs on scene.
We're [A#] ready for a shot, no [B] pistol pop to the scene.
[E] Georgie Lali, [B] and well the all [A]-star American queen.
_ [E] _ _
Ain't [G] that the way [D] life [G] goes?
[A] Money, now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [E] life goes?
I'm a queen, _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [G] you're a queen.
[A#] And [C] the [F] writer's in me, I'm [G] a teller, you see.
The [A#] color never reveals, the [C] book entirely.
[F] And I'm off the scene, and [G] it's a perfect beat.
[A#] I'm a jeweler, you know, that [C] is normal me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Ain't that the way life [Bm] goes?
[A] Money, now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [D] life, ain't that the way life [Bm] goes?
[A] Money, [F#] now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] Ain't that the way [D] life, [G] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] that's the way [D] life.
Ain't [G] that the way [D] life.
[A] Money, [F#] now [E] nobody knows.
[B] Hell, it's late [C#m] now, it shows.
[A] He's out of the way!
[D] _ [G] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _