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beabadoobee – The Way Things Go Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsAm D G Em

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[Verse 1]
Am           D
   Can't remember
      G   D Em
 how to say your name
Am         D              G
   Let alone  count all the
       D         Em
freckles on  your face
Am          D       G    D Em
   A distant memory I used to
 know
       Am
I guess   that's just
    D
 the way things go
G D Em       Am
         I guess   that's
         D         G
 just the way  things go

[Verse 2]
Am                 D
   Passed your house
          G  D Em
 when I was on a    train
Am             D         G
   Las few years  it never
    D Em
 felt the  same
Am             D
   I'm happy now  but

           G     D Em
 I think you ought to   know
       Am                   D
I guess   that's just the way
        G D Em
 things go
       Am                   D
I guess   that's just the way
         G
 things go

[Verse 3]
Am             D
  running circles round
         G D Em
your mind again
Am             D
  calling friends but
           G D Em
 that is not my faith
Am             D              G D Em
  simple things you never even learned
    Am        D              G D Em
guess that’s just the way things go
    Am            D          G D Em
guess that’s just the way things go

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[Verse 4]
Am             D
   billboard photos on
          G D Em
the street, my name
Am             D
   up in lights but
            G D Em
it feels all the same
Am             D
   memories that i never
      G D Em
shared
Am             D
guess that’s just the
          G D Em
way things go
Am             D               G D Em
guess that’s just the way things go

How to play The Way Things Go: key, chords and progression

These are The Way Things Go chords by beabadoobee on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

The Way Things Go by beabadoobee sits in E minor (one sharp: F♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: Am, D, G and Em.

The backbone of the song is Am – D – G – D (iv – VII – III – VII in E minor). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.