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Thomas Rhett - "The Way Things Go"
From "The Best of Me OST"
Standard Tuning EADGBe
No Capo
Intro:  Cadd9  G  
GYou know when you're young and you know everything
GThe sky is the limit and the grass is a little more Cadd9green
No matter where you aGre
GAnd I coulda swore back when I was 15
I'd go to college and get my business dCadd9egree
I never made it that Gfar
Em7God put a big old raDnch in my plans
And he Cadd9put this guitar in my hands
Cadd9So much for crystal balls and wishin on stars 
As you're watchin them fall to the grGound
Cadd9Yeah you can dream big and you can dream small
But it all comes down to the luck of the draw so I fGound
AmCause its gonna rain as soon as Bmyou wash your car
And as Csure as you go on and give Gup you're heart a Ccurve gets thrown
That's the way things Ggo
G Cadd9
GI woulda tattooed her name on my arm 
If you would've asked me I'd bet the whole damn Cadd9farm
And more on Gus
GSo much for her being my meant to be
GCause she changed her mind like the wind and the joke was on Cadd9me
She left me in the Gdust
Em7But if she hadn't left my heart blaDck and blue 
Cadd9I woulda never found you
Cadd9So much for crystal balls and wishin on stars 
As you're watchin them fall to the grGound
Cadd9Yeah you can dream big and you can dream small
But it all comes down to the luck of the draw so I fGound
AmCause its gonna rain as soon as Bmyou wash your car
And as Csure as you go on and Ggive up you're heart a cCurve gets thrown
That's the way things Ggo
Cadd9You'll never know if you took the right fork in the Droad
GUntil you get where you're going it all uDnfolds
Cadd9So much for crystal balls and wishin on stars 
As you're watchin them fall to the grGound
Cadd9Yeah you can dream big and you can dream small
But it all comes down to the luck of the draw so I fGound
AmCause its gonna rain as soon as Bmyou wash your car
And as sCure as you go on and give Gup you're heart a Ccurve gets thrown
That's the way things Ggo
Cadd9Oh oh
GOh oh
Cadd9Oh oh
End on G (Strum Once)

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The Way Things Go

by Thomas Rhett

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Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Thomas Rhett - "The Way Things Go"

From "The Best of Me OST"

Standard Tuning EADGBe

No Capo

Cadd9 G

Intro:

You know when you're young and you know everything

G Cadd9

The sky is the limit and the grass is a little more green

No matter where you are

And I coulda swore back when I was 15

Cadd9

I'd go to college and get my business degree

I never made it that far

Em7 D

God put a big old ranch in my plans

Cadd9

And he put this guitar in my hands

Cadd9

So much for crystal balls and wishin on stars

As you're watchin them fall to the ground

Cadd9

Yeah you can dream big and you can dream small

But it all comes down to the luck of the draw so I found

Am Bm

Cause its gonna rain as soon as you wash your car

C G C

And as sure as you go on and give up you're heart a curve gets thrown

That's the way things go

G Cadd9

I woulda tattooed her name on my arm

Cadd9

If you would've asked me I'd bet the whole damn farm

And more on us

So much for her being my meant to be

G Cadd9

Cause she changed her mind like the wind and the joke was on me

She left me in the dust

Em7 D

But if she hadn't left my heart black and blue

Cadd9

I woulda never found you

Cadd9

So much for crystal balls and wishin on stars

As you're watchin them fall to the ground

Cadd9

Yeah you can dream big and you can dream small

But it all comes down to the luck of the draw so I found

Am Bm

Cause its gonna rain as soon as you wash your car

C G C

And as sure as you go on and give up you're heart a curve gets thrown

That's the way things go

Cadd9 D

You'll never know if you took the right fork in the road

G D

Until you get where you're going it all unfolds

Cadd9

So much for crystal balls and wishin on stars

As you're watchin them fall to the ground

Cadd9

Yeah you can dream big and you can dream small

But it all comes down to the luck of the draw so I found

Am Bm

Cause its gonna rain as soon as you wash your car

C G C

And as sure as you go on and give up you're heart a curve gets thrown

That's the way things go

Cadd9

Oh oh

Cadd9

Oh oh

End on G (Strum Once)

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