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The Way We Live

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[Intro]
G  Am7 Bm  Am
C  G   Em  C G
[Verse 1]
GYou ask me why AmI don't smile
Is there Bmsomething troublin' Amme
Just Copen your eyes and lGook aEmround
And Ctell me what do you Gsee
[Verse 2]
GCan you understand the Amthings people do
And the wBmay they treat each oAmther
And tell me Chow far has mGan really Emcome
When toCday he's still killing his Gbrother
[Verse 3]
AmIt makes no difference wEmhere you do it
AmOr what name you uBmse
BbI know if things keep gFoing this Dmway
BbEveryone's gonna lFose
BbEverybody's gonna FloseD  
[Verse 4]
GWe're doing alright with mAmaterial things
You can tBmell by the way we liAmve
But with Call these things man has leGarned how to Emdo
CStill hasn't learned how to gGive
[Verse 5]
GIf you don't have the answAmers right now
I'll Bmsee you after a Amwhile
But Cif next time I sGtill look this Emway
You'll kCnow why I don't sGmile ...
[Instrumental]
 G   Am   Bm   C   G   Em   C   G   Am   Bm   Am   C...
(fade out)

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The Way We Live

by Johnny Rivers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

[Intro]

G Am7 Bm Am

C G Em C G

[Verse 1]

G Am

You ask me why I don't smile

Bm Am

Is there something troublin' me

C G Em

Just open your eyes and look around

C G

And tell me what do you see

[Verse 2]

G Am

Can you understand the things people do

Bm Am

And the way they treat each other

C G Em

And tell me how far has man really come

C G

When today he's still killing his brother

[Verse 3]

Am Em

It makes no difference where you do it

Am Bm

Or what name you use

Bb F Dm

I know if things keep going this way

Bb F

Everyone's gonna lose

Bb F D

Everybody's gonna lose

[Verse 4]

G Am

We're doing alright with material things

Bm Am

You can tell by the way we live

C G Em

But with all these things man has learned how to do

C G

Still hasn't learned how to give

[Verse 5]

G Am

If you don't have the answers right now

Bm Am

I'll see you after a while

C G Em

But if next time I still look this way

C G

You'll know why I don't smile ...

[Instrumental]

G Am Bm C G Em C G Am Bm Am C

...

(fade out)

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