The Way It Is (ver. 2)
Bruce Hornsby
RockMedium for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Am7
Em7
D
C
G
C9Diagram coming soon
Fmaj7Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Am7 ? Em7 | D ? C | G ? D ? C9 Am7 Em7 D C9 Standing in line marking time waiting for the welfare dime G D C9 ?cause they can?t find a job Am7 Em7 D C The man in the silk suit hurries by, as he catches the poor old lady?s eye G D C9 Just for fun he says: get a job ! G ? Fmaj7 ? C C9 That?s just the way it is G ? Fmaj7 ? C C9 Some things will never change G ? Fmaj7 ? C C9 That?s just the way it is G ? Fmaj7 ? C C9 Am7 Em7 D C G D C9 Ah, but don?t you believe them Am7 Em7 D C9 They say hey little boy you can?t go where the others go G D C9 ?cause you don?t look like they do Am7 Em7 D C Said hey old man how can you stand to think that way G D C9 Did you really think about it, before you made the rules G He said: son Refrão |Am7 ? Em7 | D ? C | G ? D ? C9 Am7 Em7 D C9 Well they passed a law in ?64, to give those who ain?t got a little more G D C9 But it only goes so far Am7 Em7 D C Because the law another?s mind, when all it sees at the hiring time G D C9 Is the line on the colour bar, oh no Refrão |Am7 ? Em7 | D ? C | G ? D ? C9 |
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Chord set
Am7 · Em7 · D · C · G · C9 · Fmaj7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.