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The Way You Want It

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The Way you want it (Keane)
Play the chords where they appear in the lyrics.. I inserted them as they are to
be played. Hopefully they should be the same as they were when I produced the tab…
Intro (don’t play High E string): Em/ C/ G/ / / x2
Verse 1
From the shelter of your hEmome, CAs you walk into the raGinG/F#  
Send a message that you knEmow she'll hear Though Cshe's far aGwayG/F#  
Even though you have been wrBmong beAmfore She'll Bmhear you EmnowEm7  
You knAmow she will Asus2   AmBut you dCon't know hoCmaj7w
Verse 2
From the shelter of the rEmain CAs you walk into the GTubeG/F#  
As you think of how you wonEmder if She thiCnks about you tGooG/F#  
Even though you've waited Bmso loAmng To sBmee the daEmyEm7  
When shAme will turn Asus2   AmTo Cyou Cmaj7againC  
'So lC7ong my friend' Is whaCt you'll sDay
Chorus
EmAnd I don't know Why Dyou feel so bad
AmWhere is the lifDe you once had?
EmAnd still this horrCid feeling grAmows and gDrows The way you want it to
Play intro
Even though you've waited Bmso lonAmg To sBmee the dEmayEm7  
When shAme will turn Asus2   AmTo yoCu agaiCmaj7nC  
'So lC7ong my friend' Is whCat you'll sDay
EmAnd I don't know DWhy you feel so bad
AmWhere is the liDfe you once had?
EmAnd still this hCorrid feeling groAmws and gDrows The way you want it to
EmYou're a fool though DWhy you feel so bad
AmWhere is the liDfe you once had?
EmAnd still this horCrid feeling groAmws and grDows The way you want it to
PLAY intro as the outro.
Enjoy. This is an early keane song released by Fierce panda before they became
what we know them as today.
All chords in this song (11)

The story behind the song

Keane is an English alternative rock band known for their piano-driven sound. This song comes from a band that achieved international success with their debut album, Hopes and Fears. It plays like a reflection on expectations and desires, perhaps a quiet musing on the push and pull of relationships.

AI-written from these sources:Keane (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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