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Roy Orbison - The Way Is Love
[Intro]
F#m     A7
E
[Verse 1]
If EI could be the one to write the Emaj7rules
I'd E7write the whole wide world to come back Ato the school
Where you Elearn how to lay down the F#mlaw
Without listening to the B7fools
[Verse 2]
Who would Ebreak just to break and Emaj7take just to take
But toE7gether we can find aAnother way
AmLike I feel for Eyou
A feeling that is B7true
The way is Elove
[Verse 3]
ELife is so much better whenever the Emaj7way is love
E7Every song's a good song and Aeveryone
Can Amsing along
The F#mway is Blove
Oh there's understood song, the way is Elove
[Verse 4]
The Eway is love,     Emaj7it's Ein the air tonight
The Away our love makes Ameverything alEright
That the way is F#mlove, Bthe way is Elove
[Verse 5]
EI believe in Emaj7you and me, we can Asee
The Amway is love toEnight
And Ewho knows baby, the E7tools can be learned by Aeveryone
 AmWhat we do
The Eright, the wrong, the Ahard
F#mHardest lesson, become a part of every love and visionB, the way is Elove
[Verse 6]
The Eway is love (the way is love)
The Emaj7way love is a night (the way is love)
The Away of love makes Ameverything alEright
And F#myou and I grow Bpart of the way of Elove

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The Way Is Love

by Roy Orbison

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F#m

Emaj7

Roy Orbison - The Way Is Love

[Intro]

F#m A7

[Verse 1]

E Emaj7

If I could be the one to write the rules

E7 A

I'd write the whole wide world to come back to the school

E F#m

Where you learn how to lay down the law

Without listening to the fools

[Verse 2]

E Emaj7

Who would break just to break and take just to take

E7 A

But together we can find another way

Am E

Like I feel for you

A feeling that is true

The way is love

[Verse 3]

E Emaj7

Life is so much better whenever the way is love

E7 A

Every song's a good song and everyone

Can sing along

F#m B

The way is love

Oh there's understood song, the way is love

[Verse 4]

E Emaj7 E

The way is love, it's in the air tonight

A Am E

The way our love makes everything alright

F#m B E

That the way is love, the way is love

[Verse 5]

E Emaj7 A

I believe in you and me, we can see

Am E

The way is love tonight

E E7 A

And who knows baby, the tools can be learned by everyone

What we do

E A

The right, the wrong, the hard

F#m B E

Hardest lesson, become a part of every love and vision, the way is love

[Verse 6]

The way is love (the way is love)

Emaj7

The way love is a night (the way is love)

A Am E

The way of love makes everything alright

F#m B E

And you and I grow part of the way of love

About The Way Is Love Chords by Roy Orbison

Learn how to play The Way Is Love by Roy Orbison with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The Way Is Love chords”, “The Way Is Love guitar chords”, or “Roy Orbison The Way Is Love chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The Way Is Love chords and for experienced players who want accurate The Way Is Love lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F#m, A7, E, Emaj7, E7, A.

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What key is "The Way Is Love" in?

The chords for "The Way Is Love" show the original chord names (including F#m, A7, E, Emaj7, E7, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.