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Dan Fogelberg - The Way It Must Be
INTRO:   F    Bb  F  
Baby, how could I have been so vain 
To make you feel like you're the only one to Bbblame 
For all these distances and Fnone of this pain 
Baby, how could I have been so blind 
To presuppose that your needs were just like Bbmine 
You've been a prisoner for a Flong, long time 
CHORUS:
'Cause now you Crun from me and I will Bbset you free
If that's the Fway it must be 
I tried so hard to make you part of me 
That every time I looked at you I thought I'd Bbsee 
Someone that you could never, Fever be 
So full of pride, I could not see straight 
I thought you'd change, if'n I could only Bbwait 
I see the truth now, but it's Fmuch too late 
CHORUS:
'Cause now you Crun from me and I will Bbset you free
If that's the Fway it must be 
BRIDGE:
Oh oh oh Dmoh oh, how'd it ever get so Bbcold and Fmean 
Oh oh oh Dmoh oh, is there nothing left but Bbsilence in beCtween F  Bb  F  
Oh oh oh Dmoh oh, how'd it ever get so Bbcold and Fmean 
Oh oh oh Dmoh oh, is there nothing left but Bbsilence in beCtween F  
Baby, how'd we hold on so long 
To something both of us must have known was Bbwrong 
We're either fools, or must be Fterribly strong 
CHORUS:
'Cause now you Crun from me and I will Bbset you free
If that's the Fway it must be 
'Cause now you Crun from me and I will Bbset you free
If that's the Fway it must be 
'Cause now you Crun from me and I will Bbset you free
If that's the Fway it must be 

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The Way It Must Be

by Dan Fogelberg

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Dan Fogelberg - The Way It Must Be

F Bb F

INTRO:

Baby, how could I have been so vain

To make you feel like you're the only one to blame

For all these distances and none of this pain

Baby, how could I have been so blind

To presuppose that your needs were just like mine

You've been a prisoner for a long, long time

CHORUS:

C Bb

'Cause now you run from me and I will set you free

If that's the way it must be

I tried so hard to make you part of me

That every time I looked at you I thought I'd see

Someone that you could never, ever be

So full of pride, I could not see straight

I thought you'd change, if'n I could only wait

I see the truth now, but it's much too late

CHORUS:

C Bb

'Cause now you run from me and I will set you free

If that's the way it must be

BRIDGE:

Dm Bb F

Oh oh oh oh oh, how'd it ever get so cold and mean

Dm Bb C F Bb F

Oh oh oh oh oh, is there nothing left but silence in between

Dm Bb F

Oh oh oh oh oh, how'd it ever get so cold and mean

Dm Bb C F

Oh oh oh oh oh, is there nothing left but silence in between

Baby, how'd we hold on so long

To something both of us must have known was wrong

We're either fools, or must be terribly strong

CHORUS:

C Bb

'Cause now you run from me and I will set you free

If that's the way it must be

C Bb

'Cause now you run from me and I will set you free

If that's the way it must be

C Bb

'Cause now you run from me and I will set you free

If that's the way it must be

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