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The Way It Is

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Intro             Verse             Chorus           Outro
-------------     ------------      ------------     -------------
      Bx244xx          E0221xx           Bx2444x           Bx2444x
  Esus2x222xx         F#2443xx        B/C#x4444x        B/C#x4444x
                                       F#62x434x         F#62x434x
                                         E0221xx       Emaj7xx2444
                                        F#2443xx
[Intro]
Riff-1: alternate between B and Esus2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2--|
D|--4-4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2--| x2
A|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
             E              F#              E     F#Riff-1
She was still sleeping, the problem will stay,      one more day
ESaid she's not F#sorry, the Ewind blows her F#way
EAccidents F#happen, there's Eone planned tF#oday, oh you see
[Chorus 1]
  BI wB/C#ish it was not trueF#6,  but that's the way it is
  BIt's nB/C#ot your faultF#6,  that's the way it is
  BI'm sB/C#ick of youF#6,  and that's the way it 
EIs and will F#always be
Riff-1
[Verse 2]
EWednesday is F#over, it's Eover aF#gain
ESaid my goodF#byes to the Elife we won't F#spend, and together
[Chorus 2]
  BI wB/C#ish it was not trueF#6,  but that's the way it is
  BIt's nB/C#ot your faultF#6,  that's the way it is
  BI'm sB/C#ick of youF#6,  and that's the way it is
B  B/C#  F#6
[Outro]
But Bthat's B/C#not your F#6problem
BThat's B/C#not a F#6problem
BThat's B/C#not my F#6problem
BThat's B/C#not your F#6problemEmaj7  

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The Way It Is

by The Strokes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus2

B/C#

F#6

Emaj7

Intro Verse Chorus Outro

------------- ------------ ------------ -------------

B E B B

x244xx 0221xx x2444x x2444x

Esus2 F# B/C# B/C#

x222xx 2443xx x4444x x4444x

F#6 F#6

2x434x 2x434x

E Emaj7

0221xx xx2444

2443xx

[Intro]

Riff-1: alternate between B and Esus2

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

B|----------------------------------------------------------|

G|--4-4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2--|

D|--4-4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2-4--4-2--| x2

A|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--|

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

[Verse 1]

E F# E F#

Riff-1

She was still sleeping, the problem will stay, one more day

E F# E F#

Said she's not sorry, the wind blows her way

E F# E F#

Accidents happen, there's one planned today, oh you see

[Chorus 1]

B B/C# F#6

I wish it was not true, but that's the way it is

B B/C# F#6

It's not your fault, that's the way it is

B B/C# F#6

I'm sick of you, and that's the way it

E F#

Is and will always be

Riff-1

[Verse 2]

E F# E F#

Wednesday is over, it's over again

E F# E F#

Said my goodbyes to the life we won't spend, and together

[Chorus 2]

B B/C# F#6

I wish it was not true, but that's the way it is

B B/C# F#6

It's not your fault, that's the way it is

B B/C# F#6

I'm sick of you, and that's the way it is

B B/C# F#6

[Outro]

B B/C# F#6

But that's not your problem

B B/C# F#6

That's not a problem

B B/C# F#6

That's not my problem

B B/C# F#6 Emaj7

That's not your problem

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