The Way Things Are

	  		
Intro: Am F C B 

Am F C 

B                       Am              F 
I wouldn't know what to do with another chance 
       C 
If you gave it to me 
B                   Am                F 
I couldn't take the embrace of a real romance 
     C                                        F 
It'd race right through me 
         Em             Dm              Am    F 
I'm much better off the way things are, are 
          Em          Dm             Am      
Much much better off, better by far, by far 
  
B                       Am              F 
I wouldn't know what to say to a gentle voice 
     C 
It'd roll right past me 
B                             Am                        F 
And if you chalk it up you'll see I don't really have a choice 
         C            F 
So don't even ask me 
         Em             Dm              Am    F 
I'm much better off the way things are, are 
          Em          Dm             Am 
Much much better off, better by far, by far 
G                            Em                   Bm 
       So keep on calling me names, keep on, keep on 
G                    Em                         Bm 
       And I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone 
G                     Em                           Bm 
       If you keep on killing, you could get me to settle 
                         Em 
And as soon as I settle, I bet I'll be 
F            Am 
Able to move on 
F            Am 
F            Em      F                     Em 
     How can I fight, when we're on the same side 
F            Em             B 
     How can I fight beside you 
Em F C Bm x 4 
Am 
G                            Em                   Bm 
       Keep on calling me names, keep on, keep on 
G                    Em                         Bm 
       And I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone 
G                     Em                           Bm 
       If you keep on killing, you could get me to settle 
                         Em 
And as soon as I settle, I bet I'll be 
F            Am 
Able to move on 
F            Am 
G                            Em                   Bm 
       So keep on calling me names, keep on, keep on 
G                    Em                         Bm 
       And I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone 
G                     Em                           Bm 
       If you keep on killing, you could get me to settle 
                         Em 
And as soon as I settle, I bet I'll be 
F            Am 
Able to move on 
F            Am 
F            Am until end