Chords for It Doesn't Have to Be That Way | Jim Croce | Lyrics ☾☀

Tempo:
123.25 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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It Doesn't Have to Be That Way | Jim Croce | Lyrics ☾☀ chords
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[C] [G] [Am] [G]
[C]
[G] Snowy [Am] nights and Christmas [F] lights,
[C] icy [Dm] windowpane
[G] [C]
[G] Make me [Am] wish that we could [C] [D] be together [G] again
[C] And the [Em] windy [Am] winter [C] avenues [F]
[C] just don't [Dm] seem the [G] same
[C] And the [Em] Christmas carols [Am] sound like blues, [F] but the [G] choir is not [C] to blame
[G] But [C] it [Em]
[Am] doesn't have [F] to be [Em] that way, [F]
[Em] what we had [F] should [C] never have ended
[Em]
[Am] I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today, [F]
[Em] we could [F] easily get [C] it together [D] tonight
[G] It's [C] only right, [G] [C]
[G] crowded [Am] stores, the corner of Santa [F] Claus
[C] [Dm] Tinsel [G] afternoons, [C] and the sidewalk [G] [Am] bands play their songs
[D]
Slightly out [G] of tune, [C] on the [G] windy winter [Am] avenues
[F] There [C] walks a [Dm] lonely [G] man, [C] and if I [G] told you [Am] who he is
[F] You'd think [G] you'd [C] understand, [G] [C] but [Em] it doesn't [Am] have to [F] be that [Em] way
[F] [Em] What we had [F] should [C] never have ended, I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today
[F] We [Em]
could [F] easily get it [Em] together [D] tonight,
[G] it's only [C] right
[Dm] [Em]
[F] [G] [C] No [Em] it [Am] doesn't have [F] to be [Em] that way, [F] [C] what we had [F] should never [C] have ended
I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today, [F] [Em] we could [F] easily [C] get it together [D] tonight
[G] It's [C] only right
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[G] [C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Jim Croce - It Doesnt Have To Be That Way chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - C, F, Em and F in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 123. Given the song's key of C Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] Snowy [Am] nights and Christmas _ [F] lights, _
[C] icy [Dm] windowpane
[G] _ _ [C] _
[G] Make me [Am] wish that we could [C] [D] be _ together [G] again
_ [C] And the [Em] windy [Am] winter _ [C] avenues [F] _
[C] just don't [Dm] seem the [G] same
[C] And the [Em] Christmas carols [Am] sound like blues, [F] but the [G] choir is not [C] to blame
[G] But [C] it [Em]
[Am] doesn't have [F] to be [Em] that way, [F] _
[Em] what we had [F] should [C] never have ended
[Em]
[Am] I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today, [F] _
[Em] we could [F] easily get [C] it together [D] tonight
_ _ [G] _ It's [C] only right, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] crowded [Am] stores, the corner of Santa [F] Claus _
[C] _ [Dm] Tinsel [G] afternoons, [C] and the sidewalk [G] _ [Am] bands play their songs
[D] _
Slightly out [G] of tune, _ [C] on the [G] windy winter [Am] _ avenues
_ [F] There [C] walks a [Dm] lonely [G] man, [C] and if I [G] told you [Am] who he is
[F] You'd think [G] you'd [C] understand, _ [G] [C] but [Em] it doesn't [Am] have to [F] be that [Em] way
[F] _ [Em] What we had [F] should [C] never have ended, I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today
[F] We [Em]
could [F] easily get it [Em] together [D] tonight, _
_ [G] _ _ it's only [C] right _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ [C] No [Em] it [Am] doesn't have [F] to be [Em] that way, [F] _ [C] what we had [F] should never [C] have ended
I'll be dropping [F] by [Em] today, [F] _ [Em] we could [F] easily [C] get it together [D] tonight _ _
[G] _ It's [C] only right _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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