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The Way It Goes

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The Way It Goes   Passenger ft. Will and the People
Capo 2.
[Intro]
C   F   C   F   C   Am7   G   C   F   C   F   C   C
[Verse 1]
CWell one  man's home is Fanother  man'Cs journey,
FStars shine Clate and the Gsun shines early,
AmOne man Fstraight and Canother  man's curly,
It's just the way it goes,G  
COne  man's trash is Fanother  man'Cs treasure,
FRummaging Caround in the Grain and the weather,
AmOne  man's Fpain is Canother  man's pleasure,
That's just the Gway it goesC  
[Chorus]
And we Amnever know Gno matter Fhow we Ctry,
Why we're Amborn and we Ggrow and we Flive and we Cdie,
For Amone man's Gtruth is Fanother man'Cs lie,
It's just the Amway that it Ggoes and I Fcouldn't say Cwhy
[Instrumental]
C   F   C   F   C   Am7   G   C   F   C   F   C   C
[Verse 2]
COne  man's cure is aFnother  man's Cpoison,
FSnow falls Cwhite and the Gleaves fall golden,
AmOne man boFught em' aCnother man sold them,
That's just the Gway it goes,C  
CAnd one  man's few is Fanother  man'Cs plenty,
FOne comCplains and the Gother say's thanksy,
AmOne  man's Ffew is Canother  man's empty,
That's just the Gway it goesC  
[Chorus]
And we Amnever know Gno matter Fhow we Ctry,
Why we're Amborn and we Ggrow and we Flive and we Cdie,
For Amone man's Gtruth is Fanother man'Cs lie,
It's just the Amway that it Ggoes and I Fcouldn't say Cwhy
[Instrumental]
C   F   C   F   C   Am7   G   C   F   C   F   C   C
C   F   C   F   C   Am7   G   C   F   C   F   C   C
[Chorus]
And we Amnever know Gno matter Fhow we Ctry,
Why we're Amborn and we Ggrow and we Flive and we Cdie,
For Amone  man's Gtruth is Fanother  man'Cs lie,
It's just the Amway that it Ggoes and I Fcouldn't say Cwhy
AAmnd we never Gknow no mFatter hCow we try,
Why we're Amborn and we Ggrow and we Flive and we Cdie,
For Amone  man's Gstart is aFnother's goodCbye
It's just the Amway that it Ggoes and I Fcouldn't say Cwhy

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The Way It Goes

by Passenger

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

The Way It Goes Passenger ft. Will and the People

Capo 2.

[Intro]

C F C F C Am7 G C F C F C C

[Verse 1]

C F C

Well one man's home is another man's journey,

F C G

Stars shine late and the sun shines early,

Am F C

One man straight and another man's curly,

It's just the way it goes,

C F C

One man's trash is another man's treasure,

F C G

Rummaging around in the rain and the weather,

Am F C

One man's pain is another man's pleasure,

G C

That's just the way it goes

[Chorus]

Am G F C

And we never know no matter how we try,

Am G F C

Why we're born and we grow and we live and we die,

Am G F C

For one man's truth is another man's lie,

Am G F C

It's just the way that it goes and I couldn't say why

[Instrumental]

C F C F C Am7 G C F C F C C

[Verse 2]

C F C

One man's cure is another man's poison,

F C G

Snow falls white and the leaves fall golden,

Am F C

One man bought em' another man sold them,

G C

That's just the way it goes,

C F C

And one man's few is another man's plenty,

F C G

One complains and the other say's thanksy,

Am F C

One man's few is another man's empty,

G C

That's just the way it goes

[Chorus]

Am G F C

And we never know no matter how we try,

Am G F C

Why we're born and we grow and we live and we die,

Am G F C

For one man's truth is another man's lie,

Am G F C

It's just the way that it goes and I couldn't say why

[Instrumental]

C F C F C Am7 G C F C F C C

[Chorus]

Am G F C

And we never know no matter how we try,

Am G F C

Why we're born and we grow and we live and we die,

Am G F C

For one man's truth is another man's lie,

Am G F C

It's just the way that it goes and I couldn't say why

Am G F C

And we never know no matter how we try,

Am G F C

Why we're born and we grow and we live and we die,

Am G F C

For one man's start is another's goodbye

Am G F C

It's just the way that it goes and I couldn't say why

About The Way It Goes Chords by Passenger

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