IntroFFsus4FFsus4VerseFCFsus4
All day long he was fighting for you
FFsus4
And he didn't even know your name
FCFsus4
Young men come and young men go
FFsus4
But life goes on just the same
ChorusC
And I don't know why
Dm7
Why do we keep holding on
C
I don't know why
Dm7
Pretending to be oh so strong
C
Oh why
Dm7
Is there something I don't know
CDm7
Or something very wrong, with you and me
FFsus4
Or maybe
FFsus4FFsus4
That's the way it is, there's nothing I can do,
FFsus4
That's just the way it is.
VerseFCFsus4
They've been waiting for word to come down
FFsus4
They've been waiting for you night and day
FCFsus4
They won't wait any longer for you
FFsus4
It may already be too late
ChorusC
And I don't know why
Dm7
Why do we keep holding on
C
I don't know why
Dm7
Pretending to be oh so strong
C
Oh why
Dm7
Is there something I don't know
CDm7
Or something very wrong, with you and me
FFsus4
Or maybe
FFsus4FFsus4
That's the way it is,
FFsus4
That's just the way it is.
BridgeGmEb
You see the dying, you feel the pain
BbCm7
What have you got to say
GmEb
If we agree that we can disagree
BbCm7
We could stop all of this today
VerseFFsus4
It's been your life for as long as you can remember
FFsus4
But you cannot fight no more
FFsus4
You must want to look your son in the eyes
FFsus4
When he asks you what you did it for
FCFsus4
Cause all day long he was fighting for you
FFsus4
And he didn't even know your name
FCFsus4
Young men come and young men go
FFsus4
But life goes on just the same
ChorusC
And I don't know why
Dm7
Why do we keep holding on
C
I don't know why
Dm7
Pretending to be oh so strong
C
Oh why
Dm7
Is there something I don't know
CDm7
Or something very wrong, with you and me
FFsus4
Or maybe
OutroFFsus4FFsus4
That's the way it is, Thats the way there's nothing I can do,
FFsus4
That's just the way it is.
FFsus4
That's just the way it is.
(OOh-aaahhh)
FFsus4
That's just the way it is.
FFsus4
That's just the way it is.
FFsus4
there's nothing I can do
FFsus4
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.