Intro: D-Dsus2-Dsus4-D Fmaj7 G D-Dsus4-Dsus2-D 2x
D Dsus2 Fmaj7 G D-Dsus4
Doesn't matter who gets the best of who, or who can hurt who the most, no
D Fmaj7 G D
It never was meant for it to be that way, never should be that way at all
[Chorus:]
D C G C
The way it is, that's the way that it goes, happenin' day after day, yes
D C G
That's the way it is, that's the way that it goes
C D
Workin' in the strangest ways
Verse 2
D-Dsus4 Fmaj7 G
Even though we could never seem to work things out
D-Dsus4-D
I still love you just the same, I do
D Fmaj7
I miss your smile and that sparkle in your eyes
G D
You're so beautiful, never change!
[Chorus]
BRIDGE
G A G D
What it is, and what it was, what shall be shall be, yeah
G A
Sometimes it happens in the strangest ways
G G
Sometimes it's hard to believe (do you believe?)
A
Do you believe, can you believe?
D C
The way it is, that's the way that it goes
G C
Workin' in the, workin' in the strangest ways
SOLO
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D C G G C D D-Dsus4-D Fmaj7 G D-Dsus4-D X2
D Fmaj7
Now it really don't matter who, who gets the best of who
G D
It never did and it never will, no
D Fmaj7 G D
It never was meant for it to be that way, why must it be that way at all?
D C G C
The way it is, that's the way that it goes, happenin' day after day, yeah
D C G
That's the way it is, that's the way that it goes
G C D
Workin' in the, workin' in the strangest ways
D C G
That's the way it is, that's the way it is
G C D
That's the way it is, that's the way it goes, yeah
D C G
Yeah, that's the way it is, that's the way it goes
G C D
That's the way it is, that's the way it goes
G C D
I see it happen day after day, yeah, yeah
G C D
Now I'm workin' in the strangest ways
D
Yeah yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
D C G G C D
G A G D
Can you believe, do you believe? Do you believe, can you believe?
G A G D
That's the way it is, that's the way it is, yeah yeah yeah
G A G D
That's the way it is, that's the way it goes, yes it do
