Piano Tab, Chords Hornsby, Bruce / The Way It Is - MIDI (5 from 4 votes) 25,738 Views, Last Update 10 years ago by: Da Tickler [Tabologist]

The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
Tabbed & Chorded By: Da Tickler

4/4 TIME @ 108 bpm on Acoustic Piano.

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INTRO: Played FREELY …
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     Am7   Em7         D       C        G     D        Cadd9  

R6|--|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------ab|
R5|--|c>>c>>----------|--d>>>----------|----------------|----------------|
R4|ab|g>>g>>b>>>>>>>ag|gag---g-g-g-g-g-|----------------|g>>>>>>>>>>>>>--|
R4|--|e>>e>>g>>>>>>>--|----F-e--e------|-----------F---e|e-------e>>>>>--|
R4|--|------d>>>>>>>d-|d---d-c-d-d-c---|d>>>>>>>>d---d--|c-d>>>>>--------|
R3|--|----------------|--------------b-|a-b-g>F-a-------|----g>>>>>>>>>--|
L3|--|a>>>>>e>>>>>>>>>|d>>>>>>>c>>>>>>>|----------------|----------------|
L2|--|----------------|----------------|g>>>>>d>>>>>>>>>|c>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|

  Am7   Em7         D     C          G       D      Cadd9  

R7|c>>>------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R6|g>>>bag>>>>>>>ab|a>>>g-----------|----------------|----------------|
R6|e>>>--d>>>>>>>--|F>>>-Fe>>>>>>>--|----------------|----------------|
R6|----------------|d>>>--c>>>>>>>--|----------------|----------------|
R5|------b>>>>>>>--|------g>>>>>>>dc|d-------d>>>>>>>|----------------|
R4|----------------|----------------|------b-a-------|--------------ab|
R4|----------------|----------------|----g---F-g-F-g-|g>>>>>>>>>>>>>--|
R4|----------------|----------------|--d---d---e-ded-|e-dc--d>>>>>>>--|
R3|----------------|----------------|----b-----------|----b-----------|
L4|a>>>>>e>>>>>>>>>|d>>>>>c>>>>>>>>>|----------------|----------------|
L2|----------------|----------------|g>>>>>>>d>>>>>>>|c>>>>>>>>>>>>>--|

VERSE: Now go to 108 BPM … This is the REPEATING VERSE Pattern.
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  Am7   Em7         D     C          G       D      Cadd9  

R5|c>>c>>----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
R4|g>>g>>b>>>>>>>>g|a>>a>>g>>>>>>>>>|g---------------|--------------ab|
R4|e>>e>>g>>>>>>>a-|F>>F>>e>>>>>>>>e|--------F-------|--e>>>>>>>>>>>--|
R4|------d>>>>>>>>>|d>>a>>c>>>>>>>d-|d-d---d-d-d---d-|-c>>>>>>>>>>>>--|
R3|----------------|----------------|b---b---a---a---|g>>>>>>>>>>>>>--|
L3|a>>>>>e>>>>>e>>>|d>>>>>g>c>>>c>>>|----------------|----------------|
L2|----------------|----------------|g>>>>>g>d>>>>>d>|c>>>>>c>c>>>g>>>|

CHORUS:
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   G     D       C                   G     D       C

R4|----------------|------g>>>>>>>>>|----------------|------g>>>>>>>>>|
R4|--g>>>--F>>>--e>|>>---d--d>>>>>>>|--g>>>--F>>>--e>|>>---d--d>>>>>>>|
R4|-d>>>>-d>>>>-c>>|>>-c>>---c>>c>>>|-d>>>>-d>>>>-c>>|>>-c>>---c>>c>>>|
R3|b>>>>>a>>>>>g>>>|>>g>>>-----g>>>>|b>>>>>a>>>>>g>>>|>>g>>>-----g>>>>|
L3|g>>>>>d>>>>>c>>>|>>c>>>c>>c>>c>>>|g>>>>>d>>>>>c>>>|>>c>>>c>>c>>c>>>|
L2|g>>>>>d>>>>>c>>>|>>c>>>c>>c>>c>>>|g>>>>>d>>>>>c>>>|>>c>>>c>>c>>c>>>|

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