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Mysterious Ways

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 6

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard tuning: capo 1st, or transpose +1 to play in barre chords
[Intro]
    ^ V       ^ V ^ ^
e||-6-6-------6-6-6-x--|
B||-6-6-------6-6-6-x--|
G||-7-7-------7-7-7-x--|
D||-8-8--6/8--8-8-8-x--|
A||-8-8-------8-8-8-x--|
E||-6-6-------6-6-6-x--|
        (______________)
                x8
[Verse]
AJohnny take a walk 
With your Dsister the moon
Let her pAale light in
To Efill up your room
You´ve been Aliving underground 
DEating from a can 
You´ve been Arunning away
From what you dEon´t understaAnd, Ooh
[Pre-Chorus]
  AShe´s slippy   Dyou´re sliding down
  AShe´ll be there when you   Dhit the ground, ah
[Chorus]
  AIt´s alright, it´s alrDight, it´s alright
 CShe moves in mystGerious ways
  AIt´s alright, it´s alrDight, alright
  Cshe moves in mystGerious ways, ah ah ah
[Instrumental]
(intro riff)
[Verse]
AJohnny take a dive
With your siDster in the rain
Let her tAalk about the things
You cEan´t explain
To touAch is to heal
To huDrt is to steal
If you wAant to kiss the sky
Better leEarn how to kneeAl, (on your knees boy!)
[Pre-Chorus]
  AShe´s the wave   Dshe turns the tide
  AShe sees the man inside the   Dchild!
[Chorus]
  AIt´s alright, it´s alrDight, alright
  CShe moves in mystGerious ways, ah ah ah
  AIt´s alright, it´s alrDight, alright
  CShe moves in mystGerious ways, eh
  AIt´s alright, it´s alriDght, alright 
  CLift my days, LGight up my nights, oh
[Instrumental]
[Bridge]
  AmOne day you´ll lDook  back
And you´ll sCee  where you were hGeld  how
By this lAmove  while you could stDand  there
You could mCove on this moment
GFollow this feeling
[Chorus/Outro]
  AIt´s alright, it´s alrDight, alright
  CShe moves in mystGerious ways
  AIt´s alright, it´s alrDight, alright
  CShe moves in mystGerious ways, oh oh ah
  AIt´s alright, it´s alrDight, alright
  CWe move through mirGacle days
  AIt´s alright, it´s alrDight, alright
  CSpirit moves in mystGerious ways
  AIt´s alright, it´s alriDght, alright 
  CLift my days, LGight up my nights, oh

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Mysterious Ways

by U2

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard tuning: capo 1st, or transpose +1 to play in barre chords

[Intro]

^ V ^ V ^ ^

e||-6-6-------6-6-6-x--|

B||-6-6-------6-6-6-x--|

G||-7-7-------7-7-7-x--|

D||-8-8--6/8--8-8-8-x--|

A||-8-8-------8-8-8-x--|

E||-6-6-------6-6-6-x--|

(______________)

[Verse]

Johnny take a walk

With your sister the moon

Let her pale light in

To fill up your room

You´ve been living underground

Eating from a can

You´ve been running away

E A

From what you don´t understand, Ooh

[Pre-Chorus]

A D

She´s slippy you´re sliding down

A D

She´ll be there when you hit the ground, ah

[Chorus]

A D

It´s alright, it´s alright, it´s alright

C G

She moves in mysterious ways

A D

It´s alright, it´s alright, alright

C G

she moves in mysterious ways, ah ah ah

[Instrumental]

(intro riff)

[Verse]

Johnny take a dive

With your sister in the rain

Let her talk about the things

You can´t explain

To touch is to heal

To hurt is to steal

If you want to kiss the sky

E A

Better learn how to kneel, (on your knees boy!)

[Pre-Chorus]

A D

She´s the wave she turns the tide

A D

She sees the man inside the child!

[Chorus]

A D

It´s alright, it´s alright, alright

C G

She moves in mysterious ways, ah ah ah

A D

It´s alright, it´s alright, alright

C G

She moves in mysterious ways, eh

A D

It´s alright, it´s alright, alright

C G

Lift my days, Light up my nights, oh

[Instrumental]

[Bridge]

Am D

One day you´ll look back

C G

And you´ll see where you were held how

Am D

By this love while you could stand there

You could move on this moment

Follow this feeling

[Chorus/Outro]

A D

It´s alright, it´s alright, alright

C G

She moves in mysterious ways

A D

It´s alright, it´s alright, alright

C G

She moves in mysterious ways, oh oh ah

A D

It´s alright, it´s alright, alright

C G

We move through miracle days

A D

It´s alright, it´s alright, alright

C G

Spirit moves in mysterious ways

A D

It´s alright, it´s alright, alright

C G

Lift my days, Light up my nights, oh

About Mysterious Ways Chords by U2

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What key is "Mysterious Ways" in?

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