The Way It Is

INTRO: E--------------------------------- A-7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--3- D-9-7--9-7--9-7--9-7--9-7--9-7--2- G-9-7--9-7--9-7--9-7--9-7--9-7---- B--------------------------------- E--------------------------------- D A D G Maybe we were meant to be like a heartbeat turning black D A D G Wasted like the colors mixed while thieves steal out the black D A B G It's like a broken smile, a step apart that gives you style D A D G It doesn't need explaining you know it's fall when it starts raining CHORUS: DG D It's just the way it is G D It's just the way it is G A It's just the way it is D A D G Touching through an open flame and sparks begin to fly D A D G Looking for another way but you can't help passing by D A B G It's not your enemy, it's the sense somehow you won't be free D A D G It's only rank and file, trampled love, and walking wild CHORUS D A D G Within the crystal pains that we shattered long ago D A D G Alone with what remains it's hard to let you know D A B G In a no-win fight, I guess two wrongs don't make a right D A D G We're in the dash between the way we are and what we've been CHORUS (2x) EiD CHORDS: E|--0--0--0---- B|--3--2--0--4- G|--2--2--0--4- D|--0--2--0--4- A|-----0--2--2- E|--------3--2- DAGB