Written by Jeff Lynne
Intro A
verse 1
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Well I came a long way to be here today and
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I left you so long on this avenue...
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And here I stand in the strangest land not
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Knowing what to say or do...
As I gaze around at these strangers in town I
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guess the only stranger is me...
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And I wonder, yes I wonder... is this the
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way life's meant to be... 
verse 2
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Although it's only a day since I was taken away and left
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standing here looking in wonder...
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Oh the crowd at my feet maybe it's just the old street but
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every thing that I Know lies under...
And when I see what they've done to this place that was
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home, shame is all that I feel... Ohhh
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And I wonder, yes I wonder... is this the
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way life's meant to be...
Bridge;
D E A G#m F#m
Too late too late to cry the people say
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Too late for you too late for me...
D E A G#m F#m
You've come so far, nah you know ev'ry thing my friend
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Love can see the one that's out my way
Bass solo; A, D, E, A
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Oh---------------wah la...
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And I wonder, yes I wonder... is this the
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way life's meant to be...
verse 3
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As I wonder around this wreck of a town where people
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never speak aloud... with it's ivory towers and it's plastic
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flowers I wish I was back in 1981
Just to see your face in stead of this place now I know what
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you mean to me. Ohhhh
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And I wonder, yes I wonder... is this the
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way life's meant to be...
A, D, E, A, D
Finale:
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And I wonder, yes I wonder wonder wonder wonder is this
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the way life's meant to be. Ohhhhhhh (2x)
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Is this the way life's meant to be mmmmm
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Is this the way life's meant to be, I wanna know now
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Is this the way life's meant to be.
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