The Way Things Are Chords by Fiona Apple
Tempo:
145.9 bpm
Chords used:
F
Am
E
Em
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[E] [F]
[C] [B] I
[E] [F]
[C] [B] wouldn't know [Am] what to do [E] with another [F] chance [C] if you gave it to [B] me.
I couldn't take [Am] the embrace of a real [F] romance.
[C] Getting way shot through [F] me.
I'm [Em] much better off [D] the way [Dm] things are.
[A] [E] [F] Much, [Em] much better off.
[D] Better by [Dm]
[Am] far, by far.
[B] I wouldn't know [A] what to say [C] to a gentle [F] voice.
[C] They roll right past [B] me.
And if you talk it [E] up, you see I don't [E] really [F] have a choice.
So [C] don't even ask [F] me.
I'm [Em] much better off [D] the way [Dm] things are.
[A] [E]
[F] I'm much, [Em] much better off.
[D] Better by [Dm] [Am] far, by far.
[G] So keep on calling [Em] me names.
Keep on, [Bm] keep on.
[G] I [Em] keep kicking my crap till [Bm] it's gone.
[G] Baby, keep [Em] on killing.
You could get [Bm] me to settle.
And as soon [Am] as I settle, I better [F] be able to [E] move on.
[Am] [F]
[E] [Am]
[F]
[Em]
[F] I wouldn't know
[Em] what to say.
[C]
[F] How could [Em] I?
[B] Because
[Am]
[F] [C]
[B] [E]
[F] [C]
[F] [Em]
[Dm] I'm much [Am]
[F] better off the way things [Em] are.
[Dm] I'm much better [Am] off.
[G] So keep on calling [Em] me names.
Keep on, keep on.
[Bm]
[G] I [Em] keep kicking my crap till [Bm] it's gone.
[G] Baby, keep [Em] on killing.
You could get me to [Bm] settle.
And as soon [A] as I settle, [Am] I better [F] be able to [E] move on.
[F]
[E] [F]
[E]
[G] Keep on calling [Em] me names.
Keep on, [Bm] keep on.
[G] I [Em] keep kicking my crap till [Bm] it's gone.
I wouldn't know what to say.
[G] If you keep [Em] on killing, you could get [Bm] me to settle.
And as soon [Am] as I settle, I better [F] be able to move on.
[Am]
[F] [Am]
[F] Keep on [Am] calling me [F] [Am]
[F] [Am]
[F] [E] [Am]
[F] names.
Keep on, keep [E] on.
[Am]
[F] Keep on, [E] [Am]
[F] keep [Am] on.
[F] Keep on, keep [E] on.
[F] Keep on, keep on.
Keep on, [E] keep on.
[F] [Am]
[E]
[E] [F]
[C] [B] I
[E] [F]
[C] [B] wouldn't know [Am] what to do [E] with another [F] chance [C] if you gave it to [B] me.
I couldn't take [Am] the embrace of a real [F] romance.
[C] Getting way shot through [F] me.
I'm [Em] much better off [D] the way [Dm] things are.
[A] [E] [F] Much, [Em] much better off.
[D] Better by [Dm]
[Am] far, by far.
[B] I wouldn't know [A] what to say [C] to a gentle [F] voice.
[C] They roll right past [B] me.
And if you talk it [E] up, you see I don't [E] really [F] have a choice.
So [C] don't even ask [F] me.
I'm [Em] much better off [D] the way [Dm] things are.
[A] [E]
[F] I'm much, [Em] much better off.
[D] Better by [Dm] [Am] far, by far.
[G] So keep on calling [Em] me names.
Keep on, [Bm] keep on.
[G] I [Em] keep kicking my crap till [Bm] it's gone.
[G] Baby, keep [Em] on killing.
You could get [Bm] me to settle.
And as soon [Am] as I settle, I better [F] be able to [E] move on.
[Am] [F]
[E] [Am]
[F]
[Em]
[F] I wouldn't know
[Em] what to say.
[C]
[F] How could [Em] I?
[B] Because
[Am]
[F] [C]
[B] [E]
[F] [C]
[F] [Em]
[Dm] I'm much [Am]
[F] better off the way things [Em] are.
[Dm] I'm much better [Am] off.
[G] So keep on calling [Em] me names.
Keep on, keep on.
[Bm]
[G] I [Em] keep kicking my crap till [Bm] it's gone.
[G] Baby, keep [Em] on killing.
You could get me to [Bm] settle.
And as soon [A] as I settle, [Am] I better [F] be able to [E] move on.
[F]
[E] [F]
[E]
[G] Keep on calling [Em] me names.
Keep on, [Bm] keep on.
[G] I [Em] keep kicking my crap till [Bm] it's gone.
I wouldn't know what to say.
[G] If you keep [Em] on killing, you could get [Bm] me to settle.
And as soon [Am] as I settle, I better [F] be able to move on.
[Am]
[F] [Am]
[F] Keep on [Am] calling me [F] [Am]
[F] [Am]
[F] [E] [Am]
[F] names.
Keep on, keep [E] on.
[Am]
[F] Keep on, [E] [Am]
[F] keep [Am] on.
[F] Keep on, keep [E] on.
[F] Keep on, keep on.
Keep on, [E] keep on.
[F] [Am]
[E]
Key:
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Am
E
Em
C
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [B] I _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ wouldn't know [Am] what to do [E] with another [F] _ chance [C] if you gave it to [B] me.
I couldn't take [Am] the embrace of a real [F] _ romance.
[C] Getting way shot through [F] me.
_ I'm [Em] much better off [D] the way [Dm] things are.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ Much, [Em] much better off.
[D] Better by [Dm]
[Am] far, by far. _ _ _ _
[B] I wouldn't know [A] what to say [C] to a gentle [F] _ voice.
[C] They roll right past [B] me.
And if you talk it [E] up, you see I don't [E] really [F] have a choice.
So [C] don't even ask [F] me.
_ I'm [Em] much better off [D] the way [Dm] things are.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F] I'm much, [Em] much better off.
[D] Better by [Dm] [Am] far, by _ far.
_ _ [G] So keep on calling [Em] me names.
Keep on, [Bm] keep on. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I [Em] keep kicking my crap till [Bm] it's _ gone.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Baby, keep [Em] on killing.
You could get [Bm] me to settle.
And as soon [Am] as I settle, I better [F] be able to [E] move on.
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ I wouldn't know _ _ _ _
[Em] what to say.
[C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ How could [Em] I? _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Because _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ I'm much [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ better off the way things [Em] are. _ _
[Dm] I'm much better _ _ [Am] off. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] So keep on calling [Em] me names.
Keep on, keep on.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I [Em] keep kicking my crap till [Bm] it's _ gone.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Baby, keep [Em] on killing.
You could get me to [Bm] settle.
And as soon [A] as I settle, [Am] I better [F] be able to [E] move on.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Keep on calling [Em] me names.
Keep on, [Bm] keep on. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I [Em] keep kicking my crap till [Bm] it's gone.
_ I wouldn't know what to say. _ _ _
[G] _ If you keep [Em] on killing, you could get [Bm] me to settle.
And as soon [Am] as I settle, I better [F] be able to move on. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] Keep on [Am] calling _ me [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
[F] names.
Keep on, keep [E] on.
[Am] _ _
[F] Keep on, _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ keep _ [Am] on. _ _
[F] Keep on, keep [E] on. _ _
[F] _ Keep on, keep on.
Keep on, [E] keep on. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [B] I _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ wouldn't know [Am] what to do [E] with another [F] _ chance [C] if you gave it to [B] me.
I couldn't take [Am] the embrace of a real [F] _ romance.
[C] Getting way shot through [F] me.
_ I'm [Em] much better off [D] the way [Dm] things are.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ Much, [Em] much better off.
[D] Better by [Dm]
[Am] far, by far. _ _ _ _
[B] I wouldn't know [A] what to say [C] to a gentle [F] _ voice.
[C] They roll right past [B] me.
And if you talk it [E] up, you see I don't [E] really [F] have a choice.
So [C] don't even ask [F] me.
_ I'm [Em] much better off [D] the way [Dm] things are.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F] I'm much, [Em] much better off.
[D] Better by [Dm] [Am] far, by _ far.
_ _ [G] So keep on calling [Em] me names.
Keep on, [Bm] keep on. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I [Em] keep kicking my crap till [Bm] it's _ gone.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Baby, keep [Em] on killing.
You could get [Bm] me to settle.
And as soon [Am] as I settle, I better [F] be able to [E] move on.
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ I wouldn't know _ _ _ _
[Em] what to say.
[C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ How could [Em] I? _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] Because _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ I'm much [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ better off the way things [Em] are. _ _
[Dm] I'm much better _ _ [Am] off. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] So keep on calling [Em] me names.
Keep on, keep on.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ I [Em] keep kicking my crap till [Bm] it's _ gone.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Baby, keep [Em] on killing.
You could get me to [Bm] settle.
And as soon [A] as I settle, [Am] I better [F] be able to [E] move on.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Keep on calling [Em] me names.
Keep on, [Bm] keep on. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ I [Em] keep kicking my crap till [Bm] it's gone.
_ I wouldn't know what to say. _ _ _
[G] _ If you keep [Em] on killing, you could get [Bm] me to settle.
And as soon [Am] as I settle, I better [F] be able to move on. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] Keep on [Am] calling _ me [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
[F] names.
Keep on, keep [E] on.
[Am] _ _
[F] Keep on, _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ keep _ [Am] on. _ _
[F] Keep on, keep [E] on. _ _
[F] _ Keep on, keep on.
Keep on, [E] keep on. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _