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NOTES: Please take into account:
- This tab was created for an instrument & vocalist duo t.f. chord changes may not be perfect.
- There's an utter lack of the instrumental bits in between because we came up with
our own
- A9 to me is 
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- There are little vocal differences between this and the original. This is deliberate
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- <Hold> signals the vocalist to hold that word for a while
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Title:        Either Way
Artist:       Guster
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EYou were almost kind
BYou were almost trueA  
Don't let them take aA9way that part of you
EYou will learn in time
BSometimes you must be crAuel
Or else everyone'A9ll get the best of you
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F#mWhat needs to be done, what will iBt take?
(B)
Go on, Go on,
F#mWonder what difference does it make..B.
(B)
Either way <hold>
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<Instrumental?>
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ECan you try to be kind?
BCan you try to be Acruel?
Why hide awA9ay the better side of you?
EHappens every time
BSo I hope it's Atrue
Try not to A9change from being who I knew
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F#mWhat needs to be done, what will iBt take?
(B)
Go on, Go on,
F#mWonder what difference does it make..B.
(B)
Either way <hold>
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                                                E\
Were you ever kind?                              |
                B                                 A|
Seems you were always cruel.                     |
                                               A9|
Hurt someone else, they'll end up hurting you.   |     This bit is a breakdown:
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E                                                |     NOT THE SAME AS THE OTHER VERSES  
(It's) Happened every time,                      |
                B                                 A|
So is it really true?                            |
                                               A9|
I guess you've learnt it's either him or you?    /
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<Instrumental?>
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EYou were almost kind
BYou were almost trueA  
Don't let us see that A9other side of you
EYou will learn in time
BSometimes you must be crAuel
Or else everyone'A9ll get the best of you
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F#mWhat needs to be done, what will iBt take?
(B)
Go on, Go on,
F#mWonder what difference does it make..B.
(B)
Either way <hold>
(B)
Either way <hold>
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Either Way

by Guster

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F#m

NOTES: Please take into account:

- This tab was created for an instrument & vocalist duo t.f. chord changes may not be perfect.

- There's an utter lack of the instrumental bits in between because we came up with

our own

- A9 to me is

|---0---

|---2---

|---0---

|---x---

- There are little vocal differences between this and the original. This is deliberate

in order to make the song less repetitive.

- <Hold> signals the vocalist to hold that word for a while

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Title: Either Way

Artist: Guster

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You were almost kind

B A

You were almost true

Don't let them take away that part of you

You will learn in time

B A

Sometimes you must be cruel

Or else everyone'll get the best of you

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F#m B

What needs to be done, what will it take?

()

Go on, Go on,

F#m B

Wonder what difference does it make...

()

Either way <hold>

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<Instrumental?>

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Can you try to be kind?

B A

Can you try to be cruel?

Why hide away the better side of you?

Happens every time

B A

So I hope it's true

Try not to change from being who I knew

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F#m B

What needs to be done, what will it take?

()

Go on, Go on,

F#m B

Wonder what difference does it make...

()

Either way <hold>

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Were you ever kind? |

B A

Seems you were always cruel. |

Hurt someone else, they'll end up hurting you. | This bit is a breakdown:

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E | NOT THE SAME AS THE OTHER VERSES

(It's) Happened every time, |

B A

So is it really true? |

I guess you've learnt it's either him or you? /

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<Instrumental?>

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You were almost kind

B A

You were almost true

Don't let us see that other side of you

You will learn in time

B A

Sometimes you must be cruel

Or else everyone'll get the best of you

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F#m B

What needs to be done, what will it take?

()

Go on, Go on,

F#m B

Wonder what difference does it make...

()

Either way <hold>

()

Either way <hold>

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