Chords for Skerryvore - The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby Cover)
Tempo:
118.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
[Am] [Em]
[D] [G]
[G] [Am] [Em]
[D]
[G] [A] Standing [Em] in line, marking time, [A] waiting for the [G] worker done.
[D] Guess they can't [G] buy a job.
[Am] The man in the [Em] silk suit hurries by as he [G] catches the poor old lady's eye.
[D] Just for fun he [G] says, get a job.
[D]
[C] That's just the [G] way it is.
[F]
[C] Some [G] things will never change.
[C] That's just the way [G] it is.
[C]
Ah, but don't [Am] you [Em] believe them.
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] Say, hey little [Em] boy, you can't go where the [C] others go.
[G] [D] You don't look like [G] they do.
[Am] Say, hey old man, how can [D] you stand to think [C] that way?
[G] Did you [D] really think about it [G] before you made the rule?
[C]
That's just the way it is.
[G] Some things will never change.
[C]
That's [G] just the way it is.
[C]
[D] Ah, but don't [Am] you [Em] believe them.
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] [Em]
[A] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] [Em]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] They [Em] passed a law in 64 to give [G] those who ain't got a little more.
[D] But it only [G] goes so far.
There's a [Em] law that don't change another's mind when [G] all they see is the hard time.
[D] There's a line [G] on the color of our
[C] eyes.
That's just the [G] way it is.
[C]
[G] Some things will never [C] change.
That's just [G] the way it is.
[C]
Ah, but don't you [Am] believe [Em] them.
[G]
[Am] [Em]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
That's just the way [G] it is.
[D]
[C] Some [G] things will never change.
[F]
[C] That's [G] just the way it is.
[F] [C]
[N]
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [C]
[Am] [Em]
[D] [G]
[G] [Am] [Em]
[D]
[G] [A] Standing [Em] in line, marking time, [A] waiting for the [G] worker done.
[D] Guess they can't [G] buy a job.
[Am] The man in the [Em] silk suit hurries by as he [G] catches the poor old lady's eye.
[D] Just for fun he [G] says, get a job.
[D]
[C] That's just the [G] way it is.
[F]
[C] Some [G] things will never change.
[C] That's just the way [G] it is.
[C]
Ah, but don't [Am] you [Em] believe them.
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] Say, hey little [Em] boy, you can't go where the [C] others go.
[G] [D] You don't look like [G] they do.
[Am] Say, hey old man, how can [D] you stand to think [C] that way?
[G] Did you [D] really think about it [G] before you made the rule?
[C]
That's just the way it is.
[G] Some things will never change.
[C]
That's [G] just the way it is.
[C]
[D] Ah, but don't [Am] you [Em] believe them.
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] [Em]
[A] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] [Em]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [Am] They [Em] passed a law in 64 to give [G] those who ain't got a little more.
[D] But it only [G] goes so far.
There's a [Em] law that don't change another's mind when [G] all they see is the hard time.
[D] There's a line [G] on the color of our
[C] eyes.
That's just the [G] way it is.
[C]
[G] Some things will never [C] change.
That's just [G] the way it is.
[C]
Ah, but don't you [Am] believe [Em] them.
[G]
[Am] [Em]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
That's just the way [G] it is.
[D]
[C] Some [G] things will never change.
[F]
[C] That's [G] just the way it is.
[F] [C]
[N]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
Am
G
C
D
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Standing [Em] in line, marking time, [A] waiting for the [G] worker done.
[D] Guess they can't [G] buy a job.
_ [Am] The man in the [Em] silk suit hurries by as he [G] catches the poor old lady's eye.
[D] Just for fun he [G] says, get a job.
_ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ That's just the [G] way it is.
[F] _
[C] _ Some [G] things will never change. _
[C] _ That's just the way [G] it is.
[C] _
_ _ Ah, but don't [Am] you [Em] believe them. _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] Say, hey little [Em] boy, you can't go where the [C] others go.
[G] _ _ [D] You don't look like [G] they do.
_ [Am] Say, hey old man, how can [D] you stand to think [C] that way?
[G] _ Did you [D] really think about it [G] before you made the rule?
_ [C] _ _
_ That's just the way it is. _
_ [G] Some things will never _ change.
[C] _
_ That's [G] just the way it is.
[C] _
_ [D] _ Ah, but don't [Am] you [Em] believe them. _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] They [Em] passed a law in 64 to give [G] those who ain't got a little more.
[D] But it only [G] goes so far.
There's a [Em] law that don't change another's mind when [G] all they see is the hard time.
[D] There's a line [G] on the color of our _ _ _
[C] _ eyes.
That's just the [G] way it is.
[C] _
_ _ [G] Some things will never _ [C] change.
_ _ That's just [G] the way it is.
_ [C] _
_ _ Ah, but don't you [Am] believe [Em] them.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ That's just the way [G] it is.
[D] _
_ [C] _ Some [G] things will never change.
[F] _
_ [C] _ That's [G] just the way it is.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Standing [Em] in line, marking time, [A] waiting for the [G] worker done.
[D] Guess they can't [G] buy a job.
_ [Am] The man in the [Em] silk suit hurries by as he [G] catches the poor old lady's eye.
[D] Just for fun he [G] says, get a job.
_ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ That's just the [G] way it is.
[F] _
[C] _ Some [G] things will never change. _
[C] _ That's just the way [G] it is.
[C] _
_ _ Ah, but don't [Am] you [Em] believe them. _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] Say, hey little [Em] boy, you can't go where the [C] others go.
[G] _ _ [D] You don't look like [G] they do.
_ [Am] Say, hey old man, how can [D] you stand to think [C] that way?
[G] _ Did you [D] really think about it [G] before you made the rule?
_ [C] _ _
_ That's just the way it is. _
_ [G] Some things will never _ change.
[C] _
_ That's [G] just the way it is.
[C] _
_ [D] _ Ah, but don't [Am] you [Em] believe them. _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Am] They [Em] passed a law in 64 to give [G] those who ain't got a little more.
[D] But it only [G] goes so far.
There's a [Em] law that don't change another's mind when [G] all they see is the hard time.
[D] There's a line [G] on the color of our _ _ _
[C] _ eyes.
That's just the [G] way it is.
[C] _
_ _ [G] Some things will never _ [C] change.
_ _ That's just [G] the way it is.
_ [C] _
_ _ Ah, but don't you [Am] believe [Em] them.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ That's just the way [G] it is.
[D] _
_ [C] _ Some [G] things will never change.
[F] _
_ [C] _ That's [G] just the way it is.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _