The Way I Should Chords by Iris Dement
Tempo:
91 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[B]
[E] [F#]
[B]
A cold wind against my [F#] shoulder, blowed me up in the middle of the [B] night.
[G#m] An autumn leaf scraping against my window, like it was trying hard [B] to get inside.
[E] And then a ghost that I [F#] adored, he kept me up till dawn.
[B] And everything I thought was [E] right, was suddenly all wrong.
[F#] He said, your scores are looking pretty bad.
And then he asked me what it was that [B] I had to show.
I went running down the list of [F#] things, some were real, but on some [B] of them I lied.
[G#m] I felt I had to justify each breath that I'd been breathing [B] in this life.
[E] And I realized I was [F#] playing into someone else's rules.
[B] Trying to keep my [E] scum in a game I did not choose.
[F#] And I looked at the ghost, straight in the eye, said you had better not be coming back [B] by again.
And it's true [E] that I don't work near as hard [F#] as you tell me that I'm supposed to.
[B] I don't run as [E] fast as I could.
But I live just the [F#] way I want to, and that's [B] the way I should.
[E] [F#]
[B] [E]
[F#]
[B]
Well October's leaves were dancing [F#] round like angels, dressed in robes [B] of red and gold.
[G#m] And November's come and gone now and they're lying in the gutter [B] along the road.
[E] Well I'm gonna make my way out to the [F#] dedge or someday to the sea.
[B] They'll get to where they're going [E] without the help of you or me.
And [F#] if each life was just a grain of sand, I'm telling you man, this grain of [B] sand is mine.
And it's true that [E] I don't work near as hard [F#] as you tell me that I'm supposed to.
[B] I don't [F#] run as fast [E] as I could.
But I live just the [F#] way I want to, and that's the [B] way I should.
[E] But I live just the [F#] way I want to, and that's the way [B] I should.
[E] [F#]
[B]
[E] [G#m] [F#]
[B] I live just the way I want to.
[E] [F#]
[B]
[E] [F#]
[B]
A cold wind against my [F#] shoulder, blowed me up in the middle of the [B] night.
[G#m] An autumn leaf scraping against my window, like it was trying hard [B] to get inside.
[E] And then a ghost that I [F#] adored, he kept me up till dawn.
[B] And everything I thought was [E] right, was suddenly all wrong.
[F#] He said, your scores are looking pretty bad.
And then he asked me what it was that [B] I had to show.
I went running down the list of [F#] things, some were real, but on some [B] of them I lied.
[G#m] I felt I had to justify each breath that I'd been breathing [B] in this life.
[E] And I realized I was [F#] playing into someone else's rules.
[B] Trying to keep my [E] scum in a game I did not choose.
[F#] And I looked at the ghost, straight in the eye, said you had better not be coming back [B] by again.
And it's true [E] that I don't work near as hard [F#] as you tell me that I'm supposed to.
[B] I don't run as [E] fast as I could.
But I live just the [F#] way I want to, and that's [B] the way I should.
[E] [F#]
[B] [E]
[F#]
[B]
Well October's leaves were dancing [F#] round like angels, dressed in robes [B] of red and gold.
[G#m] And November's come and gone now and they're lying in the gutter [B] along the road.
[E] Well I'm gonna make my way out to the [F#] dedge or someday to the sea.
[B] They'll get to where they're going [E] without the help of you or me.
And [F#] if each life was just a grain of sand, I'm telling you man, this grain of [B] sand is mine.
And it's true that [E] I don't work near as hard [F#] as you tell me that I'm supposed to.
[B] I don't [F#] run as fast [E] as I could.
But I live just the [F#] way I want to, and that's the [B] way I should.
[E] But I live just the [F#] way I want to, and that's the way [B] I should.
[E] [F#]
[B]
[E] [G#m] [F#]
[B] I live just the way I want to.
[E] [F#]
Key:
B
F#
E
G#m
B
F#
E
G#m
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A cold wind against my [F#] shoulder, blowed me up in the middle of the [B] night. _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] An autumn leaf scraping against my window, like it was trying hard [B] to get inside. _ _ _ _ _
[E] And then a ghost that I [F#] adored, he kept me up till dawn.
[B] And everything I thought was [E] right, was suddenly all wrong.
[F#] He said, your scores are looking pretty bad.
And then he asked me what it was that [B] I had to show. _ _ _ _ _
I went running down the list of [F#] things, some were real, but on some [B] of them I lied. _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] I felt I had to justify each breath that I'd been breathing [B] in this life. _ _ _ _
[E] And I realized I was [F#] playing into someone else's rules.
[B] Trying to keep my [E] scum in a game I did not choose.
[F#] And I looked at the ghost, straight in the eye, said you had better not be coming back [B] by again.
And _ it's true [E] that I don't work near as hard [F#] as you tell me that I'm supposed to.
[B] I don't run as [E] fast as I could.
But I live just the [F#] way I want to, and that's [B] the way I should. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well October's leaves were dancing [F#] round like angels, dressed in robes [B] of red and gold. _ _ _ _
[G#m] And November's come and gone now and they're lying in the gutter [B] along the road. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Well I'm gonna make my way out to the [F#] dedge or someday to the sea.
[B] They'll get to where they're going [E] without the help of you or me.
And [F#] if each life was just a grain of sand, I'm telling you man, this grain of [B] sand is mine.
_ _ _ And it's true that [E] I don't work near as hard [F#] as you tell me that I'm supposed to.
[B] I don't [F#] run as fast [E] as I could.
But I live just the [F#] way I want to, and that's the [B] way I should. _ _ _ _ _
[E] But I live just the [F#] way I want to, and that's the way [B] I should. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ I live just the way I want to. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A cold wind against my [F#] shoulder, blowed me up in the middle of the [B] night. _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] An autumn leaf scraping against my window, like it was trying hard [B] to get inside. _ _ _ _ _
[E] And then a ghost that I [F#] adored, he kept me up till dawn.
[B] And everything I thought was [E] right, was suddenly all wrong.
[F#] He said, your scores are looking pretty bad.
And then he asked me what it was that [B] I had to show. _ _ _ _ _
I went running down the list of [F#] things, some were real, but on some [B] of them I lied. _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] I felt I had to justify each breath that I'd been breathing [B] in this life. _ _ _ _
[E] And I realized I was [F#] playing into someone else's rules.
[B] Trying to keep my [E] scum in a game I did not choose.
[F#] And I looked at the ghost, straight in the eye, said you had better not be coming back [B] by again.
And _ it's true [E] that I don't work near as hard [F#] as you tell me that I'm supposed to.
[B] I don't run as [E] fast as I could.
But I live just the [F#] way I want to, and that's [B] the way I should. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well October's leaves were dancing [F#] round like angels, dressed in robes [B] of red and gold. _ _ _ _
[G#m] And November's come and gone now and they're lying in the gutter [B] along the road. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Well I'm gonna make my way out to the [F#] dedge or someday to the sea.
[B] They'll get to where they're going [E] without the help of you or me.
And [F#] if each life was just a grain of sand, I'm telling you man, this grain of [B] sand is mine.
_ _ _ And it's true that [E] I don't work near as hard [F#] as you tell me that I'm supposed to.
[B] I don't [F#] run as fast [E] as I could.
But I live just the [F#] way I want to, and that's the [B] way I should. _ _ _ _ _
[E] But I live just the [F#] way I want to, and that's the way [B] I should. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ I live just the way I want to. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
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