IntroFFFFVerseFCF
All day long he was fighting for you
FF
And he didn't even know your name
FCF
Young men come and young men go
FF
But life goes on just the same
ChorusC
And I don't know why
Dm
Why do we keep holding on
C
I don't know why
Dm
Pretending to be oh so strong
C
Oh why
Dm
Is there something I don't know
CDm
Or something very wrong, with you and me
FF
Or maybe
FFFF
That's the way it is, there's nothing I can do,
FF
That's just the way it is.
VerseFCF
They've been waiting for word to come down
FF
They've been waiting for you night and day
FCF
They won't wait any longer for you
FF
It may already be too late
ChorusC
And I don't know why
Dm
Why do we keep holding on
C
I don't know why
Dm
Pretending to be oh so strong
C
Oh why
Dm
Is there something I don't know
CDm
Or something very wrong, with you and me
FF
Or maybe
FFFF
That's the way it is,
FF
That's just the way it is.
BridgeGmEb
You see the dying, you feel the pain
BbCm
What have you got to say
GmEb
If we agree that we can disagree
BbCm
We could stop all of this today
VerseFF
It's been your life for as long as you can remember
FF
But you cannot fight no more
FF
You must want to look your son in the eyes
FF
When he asks you what you did it for
FCF
Cause all day long he was fighting for you
FF
And he didn't even know your name
FCF
Young men come and young men go
FF
But life goes on just the same
ChorusC
And I don't know why
Dm
Why do we keep holding on
C
I don't know why
Dm
Pretending to be oh so strong
C
Oh why
Dm
Is there something I don't know
CDm
Or something very wrong, with you and me
FF
Or maybe
OutroFFFF
That's the way it is, Thats the way there's nothing I can do,
FF
That's just the way it is.
FF
That's just the way it is.
(OOh-aaahhh)
FF
That's just the way it is.
FF
That's just the way it is.
FF
there's nothing I can do
FF
That's just the way it is.
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.