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Thats The Way

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THAT'S THE WAY - Led Zeppelin
Standard Tuning (EADGBe), Capo 2
***PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION
[INTRO]
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m  E
[VERSE]
  F#m   G#m          B     G#m  F#m  E  F#m  E
I don't know how I'm gonna tell you 
  F#m   G#m       B      G#m  F#m  E  F#m  E
I can't play with you no more
  F#m   G#m          B     G#m     F#m  E        F#m  E
I don't know how I'm gonna do what mama told me
F#m G#m         B        G#m  F#m  E  F#m
My  friend, the boy next door
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m  E
[VERSE]
  F#m   G#m          B      G#m    F#m  E  F#m  E
I can't believe what people saying
       F#m   G#m      B         G#m  F#m  E  F#m  E
You're gonna let your hair hang down
    F#m  G#m     B        G#m     F#m E        F#m  E
I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long
       F#m    G#m    B       G#m  F#m  E  F#m
You're in the darker side of town
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m  E
[VERSE]
    F#m      G#m   B       G#m     F#m  E  F#m  E
And when I'm out I see you walking 
    F#m        G#m  B   G#m  F#m  E  F#m  E
Why don't your eyes see me?
F#m      G#m       B      G#m    F#m     E      F#m  E
Could it be you've found another game to play?  
F#m  G#m      B      G#m  F#m  E  F#m
What did mama say to me?
[CHORUS]
Bm
That's the way, Oh, that's the way it ought to be
E    F#m  G#m  B
(no lyrics)
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
(no lyrics)
Bm                                              B     E7  F#m
Yeah, yeah, mama say that's the way it ought to stay
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m  E
[VERSE]
    F#m   G#m   B       G#m      F#m    E     F#m  E
And yesterday I saw you standing by the river
    F#m     G#m              B           G#m   F#m  E  F#m  E
And weren't those tears that filled your eyes?
    F#m     G#m       B      G#m   F#m   E     F#m  E
And all the fish that lay in dirty water dying
F#m G#m          B    G#m   F#m  E  F#m
Had they got you hypnotized?
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m  E
[VERSE]
    F#m   G#m   B       G#m     F#m  E       F#m  E
And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers
    F#m      G#m      B       G#m  F#m  E  F#m  E
But all that lives is born to die
    F#m  G#m    B        G#m     F#m    E       F#m  E
And so I say to you that nothing really matters 
    F#m     G#m   B         G#m  F#m  E  F#m  E
And all you do is stand and cry
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B
G#m  F#m   E  F#m  E
[VERSE]
  F#m        G#m     B    G#m  F#m  E  F#m  E
I don't know what to say about it 
     F#m     G#m  B            G#m  F#m  E  F#m  E
When all you ears have turned away
    F#m       G#m     B        G#m   F#m     E        F#m   E
But now's the time to look and look again at what you see
   F#m      G#m    B        G#m   F#m  E  F#m
Is that the way it ought to stay?
[CHORUS]
Bm
That's the way, Oh, that's the way it ought to be
E    F#m  G#m  B
(no lyrics)
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
(no lyrics)
Bm                                              B     E7  F#m
Yeah, yeah, mama say that's the way it ought to stay
[OUTRO]
E  F#m  G#m  A  B
A   B    E
A   B    E
E  F#m  G#m  A  B
A   B    E
A   B    E

Thats The Way chords and lyrics

Free chords for Thats The Way by Led Zeppelin. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

THAT'S THE WAY - Led Zeppelin
Standard Tuning (EADGBe), Capo 2
***PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION
[INTRO]
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m  E
[VERSE]
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m 
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m  E
[VERSE]
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m 
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m  E
[VERSE]
[CHORUS]
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m  E
[VERSE]
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m 
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m
E    F#m  G#m  B 
G#m  F#m   E  F#m  E
[VERSE]
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E    F#m  G#m  B

Thats The Way Chords by Led Zeppelin

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What key is "Thats The Way" in?

The chords for "Thats The Way" show the original chord names (including E, F#m, G#m, B, Bm, E7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.