The Way Things Are

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[Intro]
B Am F C
B Am F C
[Verse 1]
B Am F
I wouldn't know what to do with another chance
C
If you gave it to me
B Am F
I couldn't take the embrace of a real romance
C
It'd race right through me
F Em Dm Am
I'm much better off the way things are, are
F Em Dm Am
Much much better off, better by far, by far
[Verse 2]
B Am F
I wouldn't know what to say to a gentle voice
C
It'd roll right past me
B Am F
And if you chalk it up you'll see I don't really have a choice
C
So don't even ask me
F Em Dm Am
I'm much better off the way things are, are
F Em Dm Am
Much much better off, better by far, by far
[Chorus]
G Em Bm
So keep on calling me names, keep on, keep on
G Em Bm
And I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone
G Em Bm
If you keep on killing, you could get me to settle
Am
And as soon as I settle, I bet I'll be
F Am
Able to move on
F Am
[Bridge]
F Em F Em
How can I fight, when we're on the same side
F Em B7
How can I fight beside you
[Instrumental]
BAmFC
x2
FCDmAm
x2
Am
[Chorus]
G Em Bm
Keep on calling me names, keep on, keep on
G Em Bm
And I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone
G Em Bm
If you keep on killing, you could get me to settle
Am
And as soon as I settle, I bet I'll be
F Am
Able to move on
FAm
x2
[Chorus]
G Em Bm
So keep on calling me names, keep on, keep on
G Em Bm
And I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone
G Em Bm
If you keep on killing, you could get me to settle
Em
And as soon as I settle, I bet I'll be
F Am
Able to move on
FAm
x12

The Way Things Are chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Way Things Are by Fiona Apple. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
B Am F C
B Am F C
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
F            Am
[Bridge]
[Instrumental]
B Am F C x2
F C Dm Am x2
Am
[Chorus]
F Am x2
[Chorus]
F Am x12

The Way Things Are Chords by Fiona Apple

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