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Thats Just The Way It Is

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If the Fsus4 is too hard for you, just play a B5 power chord
 Fsus4113311 
Alternatively, Tune down your low E to D(drop D)
Transpose this down 3 steps and capo up to wherever works for you(3 to stay with the recording)
So the Verse becomes   D   Dsus4or  D   A  Dsus4  
Play this progression instead, it gives you a nice step down
e--5---5--5
b--5---5--5
g--7---7--7
D--7---7--7
A--5---0--5
D------0--5
[Intro]
F   Fsus4   F   Fsus4
[Verse]
FAll day long Che was figFsus4hting for you
And he dFidn't even know your Fsus4name
FYoung men comCe and Fsus4young men go
But lFife goes on just the saFsus4me
[Chorus]
And I don't know Cwhy
Why do we keep hDm7olding on
I don't know wChy
Pretending to be Dm7oh so strong
Oh wChy
Is there something I don't Dm7know
Or something very wCrong, with you and Dm7me
Or maybeF  Fsus4  
That's the wFay it is,         Fsus4theFre's nothing I can doFsus4,
That's just the wFay it is.Fsus4  
[Verse]
FThey've been Cwaiting foFsus4r word to come down
They've been wFaiting for you night and Fsus4day
FThey won't Cwait any Fsus4longer for you
It maFy already be too lFsus4ate
[Chorus]
And I don't know Cwhy
Why do we keep hDm7olding on
I don't know wChy
Pretending to be Dm7oh so strong
Oh wChy
Is there something I don't Dm7know
Or something very wCrong, with you and Dm7me
Or maybeF  Fsus4  
That's the wFay it is,         Fsus4  F  Fsus4  
That's just the wFay it is.Fsus4  
[Bridge]
GmYou see the dying, you D#feel the pain
BbWhat have you got to Cm7say
GmIf we agree that we can dD#isagree
We could sBbtop all of this toCm7day
[Verse]
FIt's been your life for aFsus4s long as you can remember
But you cFannot fight no Fsus4more
FYou must want to look your Fsus4son in the eyes
When he asFks you what you did it Fsus4for
FCause all day Clong he waFsus4s fighting for you
And he dFidn't even know your nFsus4ame
FYoung men come Cand youFsus4ng men go
But lFife goes on just the Fsus4same
[Chorus]
And I don't know Cwhy
Why do we keep hDm7olding on
I don't know wChy
Pretending to be Dm7oh so strong
Oh wChy
Is there something I don't Dm7know
Or something very wCrong, with you and Dm7me
Or maybFeFsus4  
[Outro]
That's the Fway it is,  Thats the Fsus4way       Fthere's nothing I caFsus4n do,
That's just the wFay it is.       Fsus4  
That's just the wFay it is.Fsus4  
(OOh-aaahhh)
That's just the wFay it is.Fsus4  
That's just the wFay it is.Fsus4  
there's noFthing I caFsus4n do
That's just the wFay it is.Fsus4  

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Thats Just The Way It Is

by Phil Collins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fsus4

Dsus4

Dm7

Cm7

If the Fsus4 is too hard for you, just play a B5 power chord

Fsus4

113311

Alternatively, Tune down your low E to D(drop D)

Transpose this down 3 steps and capo up to wherever works for you(3 to stay with the recording)

D Dsus4 D A Dsus4

So the Verse becomes or

Play this progression instead, it gives you a nice step down

e--5---5--5

b--5---5--5

g--7---7--7

D--7---7--7

A--5---0--5

D------0--5

[Intro]

F Fsus4 F Fsus4

[Verse]

F C Fsus4

All day long he was fighting for you

F Fsus4

And he didn't even know your name

F C Fsus4

Young men come and young men go

F Fsus4

But life goes on just the same

[Chorus]

And I don't know why

Dm7

Why do we keep holding on

I don't know why

Dm7

Pretending to be oh so strong

Oh why

Dm7

Is there something I don't know

C Dm7

Or something very wrong, with you and me

F Fsus4

Or maybe

F Fsus4 F Fsus4

That's the way it is, there's nothing I can do,

F Fsus4

That's just the way it is.

[Verse]

F C Fsus4

They've been waiting for word to come down

F Fsus4

They've been waiting for you night and day

F C Fsus4

They won't wait any longer for you

F Fsus4

It may already be too late

[Chorus]

And I don't know why

Dm7

Why do we keep holding on

I don't know why

Dm7

Pretending to be oh so strong

Oh why

Dm7

Is there something I don't know

C Dm7

Or something very wrong, with you and me

F Fsus4

Or maybe

F Fsus4 F Fsus4

That's the way it is,

F Fsus4

That's just the way it is.

[Bridge]

Gm D#

You see the dying, you feel the pain

Bb Cm7

What have you got to say

Gm D#

If we agree that we can disagree

Bb Cm7

We could stop all of this today

[Verse]

F Fsus4

It's been your life for as long as you can remember

F Fsus4

But you cannot fight no more

F Fsus4

You must want to look your son in the eyes

F Fsus4

When he asks you what you did it for

F C Fsus4

Cause all day long he was fighting for you

F Fsus4

And he didn't even know your name

F C Fsus4

Young men come and young men go

F Fsus4

But life goes on just the same

[Chorus]

And I don't know why

Dm7

Why do we keep holding on

I don't know why

Dm7

Pretending to be oh so strong

Oh why

Dm7

Is there something I don't know

C Dm7

Or something very wrong, with you and me

F Fsus4

Or maybe

[Outro]

F Fsus4 F Fsus4

That's the way it is, Thats the way there's nothing I can do,

F Fsus4

That's just the way it is.

F Fsus4

That's just the way it is.

(OOh-aaahhh)

F Fsus4

That's just the way it is.

F Fsus4

That's just the way it is.

F Fsus4

there's nothing I can do

F Fsus4

That's just the way it is.

About Thats Just The Way It Is Chords by Phil Collins

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