The Way Chords by Fastball

Tempo:
120 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

C#

E

A

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Fastball "The Way" chords
Start Jamming...
[Cm]
[G#m] Not [C] in.
[F#m] There's no up.
Okay.
They made up their minds and they [Bm] started packing.
[C#] They left before the sun came up that [F#m] day.
[F#] An exit to eternal [C#m] summer [Bm] slacking.
[F#m] But where were they going [C#] without him?
[F#m]
Drink up the wine and they got [Bm] to talking.
[C#] Now I'm more important things to [F#m] say.
And [F#] when the car broke down, they started [B] [Bm] walking.
[F#m] Where were they going [C#] without ever knowing [F#m] the way?
[E]
Anyone can see [A] the road that they walked.
[E] They didn't know [F#m] it's always summer.
They'll [C#] never get cold, [D] never get hungry, [A] never get old and [E] gray.
You can see [A] their shadows.
They'll be [E] lost somewhere.
[F#m] Won't make it home, but they [C#] really don't care.
[D] They wanted the highway.
[A] They had to get there the [E] day of the [C#]
game.
[F#m] The children woke up and they [Bm] couldn't find them.
[C#] They left before the sun came up that [F#m] day.
[F#] They just drove off and left it all [B] behind
[Bm] them.
[F#m] Where were they going [C#] without ever knowing [F#m] the way?
[E] Anyone can see [A] the road that they walked.
[E] They didn't know [F#m] it's always summer.
They'll [C#] never get cold, [D] never get hungry, [A] never get old and [E] gray.
You [A] can see their shadows wandering [E] off somewhere.
[F#m] They won't make it home, but they [C#] really don't [D] care.
They wanted the highway.
[A] They had to get there the [E] day of the [C#] game.
[F#m]
[B] [Bm]
[F#m] [C#]
[F#m] [D#m]
[F] [D#]
[E] Anyone can [A] see the road that they walked.
[E] It's never going to go.
[F#m] It's always summer.
[C#] They'll never get cold, [D] never get hungry, [A] never get old [E] and gray.
You can [A] see their shadows [E] wandering off somewhere.
[F#m] They won't make it home, but [C#] they really don't care.
[D] They wanted the highway.
[A] They had to get there [E] the day [C#] of the game.
[F#]
[N]
[B]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m] [C#m]
[F#m] [F#]
[D#]
End
[N]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
C#
12341114
E
2311
A
1231
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
C#
12341114
E
2311
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To learn Fastball - (US 2) The Way chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, F#m, C#, D, A, E, C#, E and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 60 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 120. With F# Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ Not [C] in.
[F#m] There's no up.
Okay. _ _ _ _ _
_ They made up their minds and they [Bm] started packing. _ _ _ _
_ [C#] They left before the sun came up that [F#m] day. _ _ _ _
_ [F#] An exit to eternal [C#m] summer [Bm] slacking. _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] But where were they going [C#] without him?
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Drink up the wine and they got [Bm] to talking. _ _ _
_ _ [C#] Now I'm more important things to [F#m] say. _ _ _ _
And [F#] when the car broke down, they started [B] [Bm] walking. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] Where were they going [C#] without ever knowing [F#m] the way?
_ _ [E] _
Anyone can see [A] the road that they walked.
[E] They didn't know _ [F#m] it's always summer.
They'll [C#] never get cold, [D] never get hungry, [A] never get old and [E] gray. _ _ _ _
You can see [A] their shadows.
They'll be [E] lost somewhere.
_ [F#m] Won't make it home, but they [C#] really don't care.
[D] They wanted the highway.
[A] They had to get there the [E] day of the [C#] _ _
game.
_ _ _ [F#m] The children woke up and they [Bm] couldn't find them.
_ _ _ _ [C#] They left before the sun came up that [F#m] day.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] They just drove off and left it all [B] behind _
[Bm] _ them.
_ _ [F#m] Where were they going [C#] without ever knowing [F#m] the way?
_ _ [E] _ Anyone can see [A] the road that they walked.
[E] They didn't know _ [F#m] it's always summer.
They'll [C#] never get cold, [D] never get hungry, [A] never get old and [E] gray. _
_ _ _ You [A] can see their shadows wandering [E] off somewhere.
[F#m] They won't make it home, but they [C#] really don't [D] care.
They wanted the highway.
[A] They had to get there the [E] day of the [C#] _ _ game. _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Anyone can [A] see the road that they walked.
[E] It's never going to go.
[F#m] It's always summer.
[C#] They'll never get cold, [D] never get hungry, [A] never get old [E] and gray. _ _ _ _
You can [A] see their shadows [E] wandering off somewhere.
[F#m] They won't make it home, but [C#] they really don't care.
[D] They wanted the highway.
[A] They had to get there [E] the day _ [C#] of the game.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ End
_ _ [N] _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by David Siegel, Enrique Iglesias, Kara DioGuardi and Steve Morales.

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