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That's The Way It Is - Jo Dee Messina
[Intro]
  G    D    A(2 times)
GEverybody wants an eDasy ride on the
Amerry go round that we call life
GTake a drive on crDuise control then you
Awake to find it's a winding road
GI had my drDeams in view when the
Amoney ran out and the engine blew
GHung my tears oDut to dry then my
Adreams fell out of that clear blue sky
DmAnd I, BbI was walking the clCouds
Am7Feeling so safe and sDmound
BbSomething else knocks me dAown
[Chorus]
DOh tAhat's the way it Gis
You gotta rDoll with the pAunchesD  
AThat's the way it gGoes
You gotta bDend when the wAind blows
BbYou lFive you learn, you cGm7rash and burn
GmIt's hit or miss
And tChat's the way it FisA  
GOne fine dDay you wake up
Acompletely hopelessly fallin in love
GHe's just what you're lDooking for the only
Aproblem is that the man's not sure
GAnother guy'll give you evDerything, only
Aproblem is you don't feel a thing
GWell I know from expDerience nothing's
Aever gonna make perfect sense
DmOh, Bbone day you get what you wCant
Am7But it's not what you tDmhink
BbThen you get what you nAeed
[Chorus]
AYeah, they say your sBboul is growing
But Asometimes I feel like tBbhrowing sAomething

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Thats The Way It Is

by Jo Dee Messina

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Am7

Gm7

That's The Way It Is - Jo Dee Messina

[Intro]

G D A

(2 times)

G D

Everybody wants an easy ride on the

merry go round that we call life

G D

Take a drive on cruise control then you

wake to find it's a winding road

G D

I had my dreams in view when the

money ran out and the engine blew

G D

Hung my tears out to dry then my

dreams fell out of that clear blue sky

Dm Bb C

And I, I was walking the clouds

Am7 Dm

Feeling so safe and sound

Bb A

Something else knocks me down

[Chorus]

D A G

Oh that's the way it is

D A D

You gotta roll with the punches

A G

That's the way it goes

D A

You gotta bend when the wind blows

Bb F Gm7

You live you learn, you crash and burn

It's hit or miss

C F A

And that's the way it is

G D

One fine day you wake up

completely hopelessly fallin in love

G D

He's just what you're looking for the only

problem is that the man's not sure

G D

Another guy'll give you everything, only

problem is you don't feel a thing

G D

Well I know from experience nothing's

ever gonna make perfect sense

Dm Bb C

Oh, one day you get what you want

Am7 Dm

But it's not what you think

Bb A

Then you get what you need

[Chorus]

A Bb

Yeah, they say your soul is growing

A Bb A

But sometimes I feel like throwing something

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