Dave Matthews Band — Funny The Way It Is Chords
This is the version as I heard it. It may not be perfect, I know there's a chord
when they say "stars" in the bridge, but I can't figure it out. Perhaps A or A7 I
am not sure b/c of the harmony. Play with and see what you think.
— Nick
Verse: Am — G — G — F
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Chorus: C — G — Bm — F
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Bridge:
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Intro/Verse: Am — G — G — F
Am
Lyin' in the park
G
On a beautiful day
G F
Sun shine in the grass and the children play
Am
Siren's passin'
G
Fire engine's red
G F
Someone's house is burning down on a day like this
Am
The evening comes
G
And we're hangin' out
G
On the front step
F
And a car goes by with the windows rolled down
Am G
And that war song is playin "why can't we be friends?"
G F
Someone's screamin' and cryin' in the apartment upstairs
Chorus: C—G—Bm—F
C
Funny the way it is
G
And if you think about it
Bm
Somebody's goin' hungry
F
And someone else is eatin' out
C
Funny the way it is
G
Whether right or wrong
Bm
Somebody's heart is broken
F
And it becomes your favorite song
Bridge: (Instrument only)
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Verse:
Am G
The way your mouth feels in your lover's kiss
G
Like a pretty bird on a breeze
F
Or water to a fish
Am G
But a bomb blast brings the building crashin' to the floor
G F
Hear the laughter while the children play war
Chorus:
C
Funny the way it is
G
And if you think about it
Bm
One kid walks 10 miles to school
F
While another's droppin' out
C
Funny the way it is
G
No matter right or wrong
Bm
On a soldier's last breath
F
His baby's being born
(Played with the words below)
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Standin' on a bridge
Watch the water passin' under me
It must have been much harder
When there was no bridge just water
Now the world is small
Remember how it used to be
With mountains, and oceans, and winters, and rivers and stars
Fill: Am G G F x2
Verse:
Am
Watch the sky the jet—planes
G
So far out of my reach
G F
Is there someone up there lookin' down on me?
Am
Boy chase a bird
G
So close but every time
G
He never catch her
F
But he can't stop trying
Chorus:
C
Funny the way it is
G
And if you think about it
Bm
One kid walks 10 miles to school
F
While another's droppin' out
C
Funny the way it is
G
No matter right or wrong
Bm
On a soldier's last breath
F
His baby's being born
C
Funny the way it is
G
No matter right or wrong
Bm
Somebody's broken heart
F
And it becomes your favorite song
G
Funny the way it is
G
And if you think about it
Bm
One kid walks 10 miles to school
F
While another's droppin' out
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Standin' on a bridge
Watch the water passin' under me
It must have been much harder
When there was no bridge just water
Now the world is small
Remember how it used to be
With mountains, and oceans, and winters, and rivers and stars