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This Is The Way

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[Intro]
e---------------|
B---2---------2-|
G---2-2---2---2-|(basic A pattern, used a lot)
D---2---2-----2-|
A-0---------0---|
E---------------|
e-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------2-----------------------|
G-4-2-----4-2-----2-2--4-2-----4-2-----4-2--|  (melody line)
D-----4-2-----4-2----------4-2-----4-2------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E-------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
AThis is the soup that I believe in
AThis is the smoke I'm always breathing
AThis is the way I share my breakfast
AThis is the way I serve my sentence
[Chorus]
AI know, I know
I should lay Dlow
I should stand Atall
e--------------|
B-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
G-2--2/4-4-4-2-| (D pattern for the chorus)
D-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
A--------------|
E--------------|
[Verse 2]
AThis is the beard I'm always growin
AI know they're here, I see them floating
AHer empress beads, they float so holy
ATheir beards are here, they gently hold me
[Chorus]
AWell who knows, who knows
Yeah I may come Dhome
Yeah I may Areturn
[Verse 3]
AThis is the way I'm always leaving
AThis is the soft voice of the evening
AThis is the way I hear my father
AThese are the flames that drown the water
[Chorus]
AWell I knew, I knew
I could stand Dtall
I could lay Alow
[Verse 4]
AThis is the sound that swims inside me
AThat circle sound is what surrounds me
AThis is the land that grows around me
AAnd these are the hands that come in handy
[Chorus]
AWell we've known, we've known
We have a Dchoice
We chose Arejoice

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This Is The Way

by Devendra Banhart

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e---------------|

B---2---------2-|

G---2-2---2---2-|(basic A pattern, used a lot)

D---2---2-----2-|

A-0---------0---|

E---------------|

e-------------------------------------------|

B-------------------2-----------------------|

G-4-2-----4-2-----2-2--4-2-----4-2-----4-2--| (melody line)

D-----4-2-----4-2----------4-2-----4-2------|

A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

E-------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

This is the soup that I believe in

This is the smoke I'm always breathing

This is the way I share my breakfast

This is the way I serve my sentence

[Chorus]

I know, I know

I should lay low

I should stand tall

e--------------|

B-3--3-3-3-3-3-|

G-2--2/4-4-4-2-| (D pattern for the chorus)

D-0--0-0-0-0-0-|

A--------------|

E--------------|

[Verse 2]

This is the beard I'm always growin

I know they're here, I see them floating

Her empress beads, they float so holy

Their beards are here, they gently hold me

[Chorus]

Well who knows, who knows

Yeah I may come home

Yeah I may return

[Verse 3]

This is the way I'm always leaving

This is the soft voice of the evening

This is the way I hear my father

These are the flames that drown the water

[Chorus]

Well I knew, I knew

I could stand tall

I could lay low

[Verse 4]

This is the sound that swims inside me

That circle sound is what surrounds me

This is the land that grows around me

And these are the hands that come in handy

[Chorus]

Well we've known, we've known

We have a choice

We chose rejoice

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