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Eric Clapton - It's In The Way That You Use It
(B)                   E        A    C#m  B  
It's in the way that you use it,
IEt comes and it Agoes.C#m  B  
It's in Ethe way that yAou use C#mit,B  
BEoy don't you Aknow.C#m  B  
And if Eyou lie you will loAse it,C#m  B  
FEeelings will Ashow.C#m  B  
So don'Et you ever abusAe it,C#m  B  
DEon't let it Ago.C#m  B  
ENobody's riAght tilC#ml somebody's Bwrong.
ENobody's weAak till C#msomebody's sBtrong.
ENo one gets Alucky C#mtill luck comBes along.
ENobody's loAnely tiC#mll somebody's Bgone.
It's in Ethe way that yAou use C#mit,B  
IEt comes and it Agoes.C#m  B  
It's in Ethe way that Ayou use C#mit,B  
BEoy don't you Aknow.C#m  B  
 E   A   C#m   B(x54)
It's in Ethe way that yAou use C#mit,B  
IEt comes and it Agoes.C#m  B  
It's in Ethe way that Ayou use C#mit,B  
BEoy don't you Aknow.C#m  B  
And if Eyou lie you will loAse it,C#m  B  
FEeelings will Ashow.C#m  B  
So don'Et you ever abusAe it,C#m  B  
DEon't let it Ago.C#m  B  
EI've seen dark Askies, C#mnever like thBis.
EWalked on some Athin icC#me, never like Bthis.
EI've told you wAhite liC#mes, never likBe this.
ELooked into truAe eyes, C#mnever like tBhis.
It's in F#the way that yBou use D#mit,C#  
bF#oy don't you kBnow.D#m  C#  
So don'F#t you ever refuBse itD#m  C#  
aF#nd don't let iBt go.D#m  C#  
 F#   B   D#m   C#(till the end)

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Its In The Way That You Use It

by Eric Clapton

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C#m

D#m

Eric Clapton - It's In The Way That You Use It

E A C#m B

(B)

It's in the way that you use it,

E A C#m B

It comes and it goes.

E A C#m B

It's in the way that you use it,

E A C#m B

Boy don't you know.

E A C#m B

And if you lie you will lose it,

E A C#m B

Feelings will show.

E A C#m B

So don't you ever abuse it,

E A C#m B

Don't let it go.

E A C#m B

Nobody's right till somebody's wrong.

E A C#m B

Nobody's weak till somebody's strong.

E A C#m B

No one gets lucky till luck comes along.

E A C#m B

Nobody's lonely till somebody's gone.

E A C#m B

It's in the way that you use it,

E A C#m B

It comes and it goes.

E A C#m B

It's in the way that you use it,

E A C#m B

Boy don't you know.

E A C#m B

(x54)

E A C#m B

It's in the way that you use it,

E A C#m B

It comes and it goes.

E A C#m B

It's in the way that you use it,

E A C#m B

Boy don't you know.

E A C#m B

And if you lie you will lose it,

E A C#m B

Feelings will show.

E A C#m B

So don't you ever abuse it,

E A C#m B

Don't let it go.

E A C#m B

I've seen dark skies, never like this.

E A C#m B

Walked on some thin ice, never like this.

E A C#m B

I've told you white lies, never like this.

E A C#m B

Looked into true eyes, never like this.

F# B D#m C#

It's in the way that you use it,

F# B D#m C#

boy don't you know.

F# B D#m C#

So don't you ever refuse it

F# B D#m C#

and don't let it go.

F# B D#m C#

(till the end)

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