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Anyway by Lauren Alaina (Original by Martina McBride)
Album: American Idol Season 10
Track 4
2011
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret
Chords:
D:      xx0232
G:      320003 or 320033
A:      x02220
Bm:     x24432
Em:     x22000
  Intro:            D    G    Dx 2
 Verse:
 You can spDend your whole life building
 GSomething from nDothing
 One stDorm can come and blow it all awGay
 Build it DanywayG  
 YDou can chase a dream
 That seGems so out of rDeach
 And you knDow it might not ever come your wGay
 Dream it Danyway
 Chorus:
 GAod is grDeat but sGometimes life ain't gAood
 And whAen I prDay, it doesn't Galways
 Turn out Emlike I think it sAhould
 But I do it BmanywaaAaaayGyyy I do it DanywayG  
 Verse:
 DThis world's gone crazy
 And it's Ghard to beliDeve
 That tomDorrow will be better than tGoday
 Believe it Danyway
 You can lDove someone with all your heart
 GFor all the right rDeasons
 And in a mDoment they can choose to walk aGway
 Love them Danyway
 Chorus:
 GAod is grDeat but sGometimes life ain't gAood
 And whAen I prDay, it doesn't Galways
 Turn out Emlike I think it sAhould
 But I do it BmanywaaAaaayGyyy 
 I do it BmanywaaAaaaayyyGyy
 Verse:
 You can pDour your soul out singing
 GA song you beliDeve in
 That tomDorrow they'll forget you ever sGang
 Sing it BmanywayG  
 Yeah sing it Bmanyway Gyeah yeah
 Outro:
 I sDing, I drGeam, I lDooooooooGove
 DAnyway, yeGah yDeahG  
 I do it anywaDy

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Anyway

by Lauren Alaina

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Anyway by Lauren Alaina (Original by Martina McBride)

Album: American Idol Season 10

Track 4

2011

Standard Tuning

Capo on the 4th fret

Chords:

D: xx0232

G: 320003 or 320033

A: x02220

Bm: x24432

Em: x22000

D G D

Intro: x 2

Verse:

You can spend your whole life building

G D

Something from nothing

D G

One storm can come and blow it all away

D G

Build it anyway

You can chase a dream

G D

That seems so out of reach

D G

And you know it might not ever come your way

Dream it anyway

Chorus:

A D G A

God is great but sometimes life ain't good

A D G

And when I pray, it doesn't always

Em A

Turn out like I think it should

Bm A G D G

But I do it anywaaaaayyyy I do it anyway

Verse:

This world's gone crazy

G D

And it's hard to believe

D G

That tomorrow will be better than today

Believe it anyway

You can love someone with all your heart

G D

For all the right reasons

D G

And in a moment they can choose to walk away

Love them anyway

Chorus:

A D G A

God is great but sometimes life ain't good

A D G

And when I pray, it doesn't always

Em A

Turn out like I think it should

Bm A G

But I do it anywaaaaayyyy

Bm A G

I do it anywaaaaaayyyyy

Verse:

You can pour your soul out singing

G D

A song you believe in

D G

That tomorrow they'll forget you ever sang

Bm G

Sing it anyway

Bm G

Yeah sing it anyway yeah yeah

Outro:

D G D G

I sing, I dream, I looooooooove

D G D G

Anyway, yeah yeah

I do it anyway

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