Intro: C (pause)
Verse 1:
D/GbG
Bittersweet sea – sons
D/GbEmC
Mistake a warm winter for spring
D/GbGD/GbEmC
Seems like I’m best at leaving when leaving is not the best thing
Pre – Chorus 1:
GD/Gb
You couldn’t help it if you needed more than I could give
EmC
That’s just the way it goes now
Verse 2:
D/GbGD/GbEmC
I call you mis - placed but never a waste of my time
D/GbG
Everybody’s gonna make mistakes,
D/GbEmC
But you’ll never be one of mine
Pre – Chorus 2:
GD/Gb
You couldn’t help it if you needed more than I could give
EmC
That’s just the way it goes now
GD/Gb
I knew you felt me leaving long before I ever did
EmC
That’s just the way it goes now
Chorus 1:
G (bass line:B-C-D)Ebdim
Loved me fearless when you needed to
EmA/Db
You would not rest till you came through
CDC
So God bless and thank you
Verse 3:
D/GbGD/GbEmC
There is no an - ger, it's just you and I and the truth
D/GbGD/GbEmC
You can try to make her but love will not be forced to bloom, to bloom
Pre – Chorus 3:
GD/Gb
You couldn’t help it if you needed more than I could give
EmC
That’s just the way it goes now
GD/Gb
The only love worth fighting for is one that you can win and,
EmC
That’s just the way it goes now
Chorus 2:
G (bass line:B-C-D)Ebdim
You would not break but you could bend
EmA/Db
And for love’s sake you let love end,
CD
But I still swear that you were God sent
Instrumental:
Em – A – Em – A – Em – A – C – D
Pre – Chorus 4:
GD/Gb
And you stood before me knowing that the wings I have you gave
EmC
And that’s just the way it goes now
GD/Gb
And I barely have the breath to breathe much less to fly away
EmC
And that’s just the way it goes now
Chorus 3:
G (bass line:B-C-D)EbdimEm
And a silence entered the room for a one last,
A/Db
"I’m gonna love you"
CEbdimEm – A/Db -
So God bless and thank you
CDC - D
So God bless and thank you, thank you
C - D
Yeah
C - D(pause)
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.