Ain't That The Way

Intro Am  F  C 

G                         C 
Remember times back on the train 
 C                         Em 
Counting roofs and taking names 
Em                   Am 
Knew every line to Stand By Me 
Am                      F 
A love so blind, we couldn't see 
F                G4 
Loved you more than you loved me 
G                     C 
If I had known, then what I know 
C               Em 
Certain places we can't go 
Em                   Am                         F 
But the demons in my mind came to tease me one last time 
                    G4       G 
Doesn't matter who you know 

Fm7                                    Em 
I'm 35, and I'm losing my mind 'cause I feel the same 
                    Dm 
Oh, I'm caught in a hurricane 
                       G  G4  G 
Someone showed me some grace 
Fm7                                           Em 
I had a plan, saw it played out up on a big movie screen 
  E                Am 
The ending was you and me 
 F               G 
That film never played 
              Am     F   C 
But, ain't that the way? 

    G             C 
I memorized every wall 
  C               Em 
Missing notes, unanswered calls 
Em                Am 
It's funny how some people change 
Am                F 
Mostly, we just stay the same 
F                G4 
Same old dreams, we've had them all 
G                C 
'Cause inside everyone is young 
C                         Em 
They're counting stars and being dumb 
Em                          Am 
The time that graced me with its hand 
                        F 
Shook it once, and not again 
                       G4       G 
I'll love you right until the end 

Fm7 
I'm 45 and I'm keeping in line 
             Em 
Like you always say 
                  Dm 
Oh, "The future's a day away" 
               G  G4    G 
But mine came wrapped up in lace 
Fm7                                               Em 
Had I known if I'd picked up the phone, it could be erased 
  E                      Am               F        G 
Oh, I thank God in a million ways for showing me grace 
        Am 
But, ain't that way? 
F    Am 
Yeah 

(That it goes), that it goes 
C                F 
(Like a bird in your hand), like a bird in your hand 
Dm 
(Ain't that the way?) Ain't that the way? 
Am 
(You can try), you can try 
G 
(But you won't understand), but you won't understand 
F 
Ain't that the way? 
Am 
(That it goes), oh, oh 
C              F 
(Like a bird on the wind), like a bird on the wind 
Dm.      Am 
(Ain't that the way?) Ain't that the way? 
G 
Ain't that the way? 
F 
But ain't that the way? (Ain't that the way?) 
Am       C 
(That it goes) Ain't that the way? 
                    F 
(Like a bird in your hand) 
              Dm 
Ain't that the way? 
Am 
(You can try) 
                 G 
That's the way (but you won't understand) 
              F          Am 
Ain't that the way? (That it goes) 
          C                     F 
That's the way (like a bird on the wind) 
Dm             Am 
(Ain't that the way?) 
          G 
Ain't that the way? 
              F 
Ain't that the way? 
Am       C 
Ain't that the way?