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Mark Erelli - The Only Way
CAPO: 4th fret
[Intro]
C  Em  F  G  C
[Verse 1]
I read the Cpaper 
And I watch the Emnews 
It seems there's Amonly pain and suffering
And there ain't Emnothing I can do
It's so Fsenseless 
I feel deGfenceless 
So Csmall G  
[Verse 2]
I could shut my Cwindows 
I could bolt Emdoors 
But if I Amdon't feel safe enough 
To speak my Emmind anymore 
Then what's the Fuse 
I've nothing left to Glose 
And no further to Cfall
[Chorus]
So I'm gonna Glove 
And I'm gonna beAmlieve 
I'm gonna Gdream 
But I'm gonna Amroll up my sleeves 
Give Emeverything until there's nothing Fleft to give 
That's the Conly way GI know how to Flive
[Verse 3]
It was a Cnightmare 
No tongue can Emtell 
The Amstreets of New York city 
Looked just Emlike the gates of Hell
In a Fflash 
The smoke and the Gash 
Pouring down like Crain G  
[Verse 4]
But they circled Cwagons 
And they gathered Emround 
As they Ambravely pulled our brothers 
And our Emsisters from the ground 
And I Fknow 
That we owe them Gmore 
Than to be aCfraid
[Chorus]
So I'm gonna Glove 
And I'm gonna beAmlieve 
I'm gonna Gdream 
But I'm gonna Amroll up my sleeves 
Give Emeverything until there's nothing Fleft to give 
That's the Conly way GI know how to Flive
[Verse 5]
So why seek Cvengeance? 
What comes of Emwar? 
I know Amfreedom has a price 
But it Emdoesn't keep score 
It's too much to Fswallow 
It's left me Ghollow 
After all this Ctime
All of this Gtime
[Verse 6]
But I won't Ctell you 
What to beEmlieve 
But I'm too Amyoung to be so cynical
And too Emold to be naïve 
Every Faction 
Breeds a reGaction 
So let this be Cmine
[Chorus]
So I'm gonna Glove 
And I'm gonna beAmlieve 
I'm gonna Gdream 
But I'm gonna Amroll up my sleeves 
Give Emeverything until there's nothing Fleft to give 
That's the Conly way GI know how to Flive
[Outro]
C  Em  F  G  C

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The Only Way

by Mark Erelli

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Mark Erelli - The Only Way

CAPO: 4th fret

[Intro]

C Em F G C

[Verse 1]

I read the paper

And I watch the news

It seems there's only pain and suffering

And there ain't nothing I can do

It's so senseless

I feel defenceless

C G

So small

[Verse 2]

I could shut my windows

I could bolt doors

But if I don't feel safe enough

To speak my mind anymore

Then what's the use

I've nothing left to lose

And no further to fall

[Chorus]

So I'm gonna love

And I'm gonna believe

I'm gonna dream

But I'm gonna roll up my sleeves

Em F

Give everything until there's nothing left to give

C G F

That's the only way I know how to live

[Verse 3]

It was a nightmare

No tongue can tell

The streets of New York city

Looked just like the gates of Hell

In a flash

The smoke and the ash

C G

Pouring down like rain

[Verse 4]

But they circled wagons

And they gathered round

As they bravely pulled our brothers

And our sisters from the ground

And I know

That we owe them more

Than to be afraid

[Chorus]

So I'm gonna love

And I'm gonna believe

I'm gonna dream

But I'm gonna roll up my sleeves

Em F

Give everything until there's nothing left to give

C G F

That's the only way I know how to live

[Verse 5]

So why seek vengeance?

What comes of war?

I know freedom has a price

But it doesn't keep score

It's too much to swallow

It's left me hollow

After all this time

All of this time

[Verse 6]

But I won't tell you

What to believe

But I'm too young to be so cynical

And too old to be naïve

Every action

Breeds a reaction

So let this be mine

[Chorus]

So I'm gonna love

And I'm gonna believe

I'm gonna dream

But I'm gonna roll up my sleeves

Em F

Give everything until there's nothing left to give

C G F

That's the only way I know how to live

[Outro]

C Em F G C

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