The Way It Is Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	G
Capo:	no capo

Author n-giro [a] 73.

4 contributors total, last edit on Sep 7, 2020

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[Intro]
Am G D C G D C
 
[Verse]
Am                G             D               C
Standing in line marking time, waiting for the welfare dime
 G     D          C
'Cause they can't find a job
    Am                   G
The man in the silk suit hurries by                             
      D                    C           G         D             C
As he catches the poor old ladies' eyes just for fun he says, "Get a job"
 
[Chorus]
G F C
       That's just the way it is
G F C
       Some things will never change
G F C
       That's just the way it is
G F C                    Am      G  D  C  G  D  C
       But don't you believe them
 
[Verse 2]
         Am              G                     D         C
They say hey little boy you can't go where the others go
G                   D           C
  'Cause you don't look like they do
      Am          G                    D              C
Said hey old man how can you stand to think that way
        G             D                  C
Did you really think about it before you made the rules, he said, 
 
[Chorus]
G F C
Son,   That's just the way it is
G F C
       Some things will never change
G F C
       That's just the way it is
G F C                  Am      G  D  C  G  D  C
       But don't you believe them
 
[Interlude]
Am  G  D  C  G  D  C
(repeat as desired)
 
[Verse 3]
          Am               G     D                          C
Well they passed a law in '64 To give those who ain't got a little more
G        D            C
  But it only goes so far 
            Am                G
because the law don't change another's mind
     D                  C          G       D           C
When all it sees at the hiring time is the line on the color bar
 
[Final chorus]
G F C
       That's just the way it is
G F C
       Some things will never change
G F C
       That's just the way it is
G F C                                               Am  G  D  C  G  D  C
       Thats just the way it is, it is, it is, it is
 
[Ending]
Am  G  D  C  G  D  C
(repeat as desired)
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The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby

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7 comments

Lack of accuracy. Its Am, Em, D, Cadd9, G, D, Cadd9 but good try and the word are spot on, I'm going to save it just for the words.

I have to try this. This is the version I see in acoustic covers. The original uses Am7 and Em7 instead of C and G. But for the haters Am7 is ACEG and C is CEG; Em7 is EGBD and G is GBD. It's only a difference of 1 note. Still in the original key of G.

Oh yeah and it uses a Csus2 instead of C, but that's no big deal either. Bottom line, good job.