By The Way

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[Intro]
F C Am
[Chorus]
F C
Standing in line to see the show tonight
Am
And there's a light on, heavy glow
F C Am
By the way I tried to say I'd be there, waiting for
F C
Dani the girl is singing songs to me
Am
Beneath the marquee, overload
[Verse 1]***
Dm
Steak knife
Dm
Card Shark
Dm
Con job
Dm
Boot cut
Dm
Skin that flick, she's such a little DJ
Dm
Get there quick by street but not the freeway
Dm
Turn that trick to make a little leeway
Dm
Beat that nic but not the way that we play
Dm
Dog town
Dm
Blood bath
Dm
Rib cage
Dm
Soft tail
[Chorus]
F C
Standing in line to see the show tonight
Dm
And there's a light on, heavy glow
F C Am Bb
By the way I tried to say I'd be there, waiting for
[Verse 2]***
Dm
Black jack
Dm
Dope dick
Dm
Pawn shop
Dm
Quick pick
Dm
Kiss that dyke, I know you want to hold one
Dm
Not on strike, but I'm about to bowl one
Dm
Bite that mic, I know you never stole one
Dm
Girls that like a story so I told one
Dm
Song bird
Dm
Main line
Dm
Cash back
Dm
Hard top
[Chorus]
F C
Standing in line to see the show tonight
Am
And there's a light on, heavy glow
F C Am
By the way I tried to say I'd be there, waiting for
F C
Dani the girl is singing songs to me
Am
Beneath the marquee... of her soul
F C Am
By the way I tried to say I'd be there, waiting for
[Interlude]***
Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it
Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it
Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it
Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it
Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it
Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it
Dm
Ooh ahh, 'guess you never meant it
Dm
Ohh ahh
[Chorus]
F C
Standing in line to see the show tonight
Dm
And there's a light on, heavy glow
F C Am Bb
By the way I tried to say I'd be there, waiting for
F C
Dani the girl is singing songs to me
Dm
Beneath the marquee, of her soul
F C Am Bb
By the way I tried to say I know you, from before
[Outro]
F C
Standing in line to see the show tonight
Dm
And there's a light on, heavy glow
F C Am Bb Dm
By the way I tried to say I'd be there, waiting for
***play a pattern which invoves a lot of string muting

By The Way chords and lyrics

Free chords for By The Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
F C Am
[Chorus]
[Verse 1]***
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]***
[Chorus]
[Interlude]***
[Chorus]
[Outro]
***play a pattern which invoves a lot of string muting

By The Way Chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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