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Way Of The World

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In found the other chords for this song not accurate enough throughout,
particularly in the chorus, so hopefully this is closer to the original.
[Intro]
Bb/C F/C Bb/C C
Bb/C F/C Bb/C C
[Verse]
Dm7If you take the tears from crying eyes
Dm7will the hurt just disappear
Dm7put a weapon in the hands of a frightened man
Dm7will he show no fear
Dm7so we stand and we watch as the city lights
Dm7go out one by one
Dm7Mother Nature sits on the other side
Bbwith a Cloaded Dm7gun
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb/DWhy is there blue sky
Dm7why is there red sky,
Bb/Dnow's the time to C/Dask the reason,
Bb/Dshould the blue sky,
Dm7meet the red sky
Bb/Dshould the rules have to C/Dchange at all
Dwe all know whatD6ever they say, Dm7time is C/Don our Bb/Dside
DOoh this world has D6been here before Dm7just going C/Dround and Bb/Dround
[Chorus]
DmWe Call   Dm/CagreBbe
Bbmaj7as     Am7far as we Bbmaj7/Acan      Gm7see
DmIt's Cjust the way Dm/Cof the Bbworld,
Bbmaj7that's Am7how it's meant Bbmaj7/Ato       Gm7be
DmThere's Cright and Dm/Cthere's Bbwrong
Bbmaj7There's Am7weak - oh and Bbmaj7/Athere's  Gm7strong
DmIt's Cjust the way Dm/Cof the Bbworld
and Bbmaj7that's Am7how it's meant Bbmaj7/Ato       Gm7be
[Verse]
Dm7Take the motion from a spinning wheel and watch it stop
Dm7Take the danger out of a naked flame and what have you got
Dm7If you take the anger out of a broken heart, you feel no pain
Dm7Could you swear if you had that second chance Bbyou wouldn't Cdo it Dm7again.
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb/DWhy is there blue sky
Dm7why is there red sky,
Bb/Dnow's the time to C/Dask the reason,
Bb/Dshould the blue sky,
Dm7meet the red sky
Bb/Dshould the rules have to C/Dchange at all
Dwe all know whatD6ever they say, Dm7time is C/Don our Bb/Dside
DOoh this world has D6been here before Dm7just going C/Dround and Bb/Dround
[Chorus]
DmWe Call   Dm/CagreBbe
Bbmaj7as     Am7far as we Bbmaj7/Acan      Gm7see
DmIt's Cjust the way Dm/Cof the Bbworld,
Bbmaj7that's Am7how it's meant Bbmaj7/Ato       Gm7be
DmThere's Cright and Dm/Cthere's Bbwrong
Bbmaj7There's Am7weak - oh and Bbmaj7/Athere's  Gm7strong
DmIt's Cjust the way Dm/Cof the Bbworld
and Bbmaj7that's Am7how it's meant Bbmaj7/Ato       Gm7be
Oh oh ohhhhhhhhhhF  
[Instrumental
Bb/C C Bb/C F/C
Bb/C C Bb/C F/C
Bb/C C F    Bb
[Chorus]
DmWe Call   Dm/CagreBbe
Bbmaj7as     Am7far as we Bbmaj7/Acan      Gm7see
DmIt's Cjust the way Dm/Cof the Bbworld,
Bbmaj7that's Am7how it's meant Bbmaj7/Ato       Gm7be
DmThere's Cright and Dm/Cthere's Bbwrong
Bbmaj7There's Am7weak - oh anBbmaj7/Ad there's Gm7strong
DmIt's Cjust the way Dm/Cof the Bbworld
and Bbmaj7that's Am7how it's meant Bbmaj7/Ato       Gm7be

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Way Of The World

by Genesis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb/C

F/C

Dm7

Bb/D

C/D

Dm/C

Bbmaj7

Am7

Bbmaj7/A

Gm7

In found the other chords for this song not accurate enough throughout,

particularly in the chorus, so hopefully this is closer to the original.

[Intro]

Bb/C F/C Bb/C C

[Verse]

Dm7

If you take the tears from crying eyes

Dm7

will the hurt just disappear

Dm7

put a weapon in the hands of a frightened man

Dm7

will he show no fear

Dm7

so we stand and we watch as the city lights

Dm7

go out one by one

Dm7

Mother Nature sits on the other side

Bb C Dm7

with a loaded gun

[Pre-Chorus]

Bb/D

Why is there blue sky

Dm7

why is there red sky,

Bb/D C/D

now's the time to ask the reason,

Bb/D

should the blue sky,

Dm7

meet the red sky

Bb/D C/D

should the rules have to change at all

D D6 Dm7 C/D Bb/D

we all know whatever they say, time is on our side

D D6 Dm7 C/D Bb/D

Ooh this world has been here before just going round and round

[Chorus]

Dm C Dm/C Bb

We all agree

Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7/A Gm7

as far as we can see

Dm C Dm/C Bb

It's just the way of the world,

Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7/A Gm7

that's how it's meant to be

Dm C Dm/C Bb

There's right and there's wrong

Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7/A Gm7

There's weak - oh and there's strong

Dm C Dm/C Bb

It's just the way of the world

Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7/A Gm7

and that's how it's meant to be

[Verse]

Dm7

Take the motion from a spinning wheel and watch it stop

Dm7

Take the danger out of a naked flame and what have you got

Dm7

If you take the anger out of a broken heart, you feel no pain

Dm7 Bb C Dm7

Could you swear if you had that second chance you wouldn't do it again.

[Pre-Chorus]

Bb/D

Why is there blue sky

Dm7

why is there red sky,

Bb/D C/D

now's the time to ask the reason,

Bb/D

should the blue sky,

Dm7

meet the red sky

Bb/D C/D

should the rules have to change at all

D D6 Dm7 C/D Bb/D

we all know whatever they say, time is on our side

D D6 Dm7 C/D Bb/D

Ooh this world has been here before just going round and round

[Chorus]

Dm C Dm/C Bb

We all agree

Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7/A Gm7

as far as we can see

Dm C Dm/C Bb

It's just the way of the world,

Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7/A Gm7

that's how it's meant to be

Dm C Dm/C Bb

There's right and there's wrong

Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7/A Gm7

There's weak - oh and there's strong

Dm C Dm/C Bb

It's just the way of the world

Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7/A Gm7

and that's how it's meant to be

Oh oh ohhhhhhhhhh

[Instrumental

Bb/C C Bb/C F/C

Bb/C C F Bb

[Chorus]

Dm C Dm/C Bb

We all agree

Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7/A Gm7

as far as we can see

Dm C Dm/C Bb

It's just the way of the world,

Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7/A Gm7

that's how it's meant to be

Dm C Dm/C Bb

There's right and there's wrong

Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7/A Gm7

There's weak - oh and there's strong

Dm C Dm/C Bb

It's just the way of the world

Bbmaj7 Am7 Bbmaj7/A Gm7

and that's how it's meant to be

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