Funny The Way It Is

funny the way it is dave matthews band beautiful song! music , lyrics . . . everything! after reading the other tabs on this song i was kind of dissapointed , i was going to comment with the corrections , but there were more than i expected , small ones off course , but yet important . i just hope that the chords are in the right spot! enjoy! 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Am G boy chase a bird so close but every time G F F ( G ) he never catch her but he can’t stop trying Solo C - G - Bm - F x2 Chorus : C G funny the way it is and if you think about it Bm F ( G ) one kid walks 10 miles to school while another’s droppin’ out C G funny the way it is no matter right or wrong Bm F ( G ) on a soldier’s last breath his baby’s being born Chorus : C G funny the way it is no matter right or wrong Bm F ( G ) somebody’s broken heart and it becomes your favorite song C G funny the way it is and if you think about it Bm F one kid walks 10 miles to school while another’s droppin’ out break E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - - | D - - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 2 - - - 3 - 3 - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - 5 - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | Bridge with the chords & lyrics below E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - 3 - 3 - 2 - - - - | - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - | x2 A - - 5 - 5 - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 3 - 3 - - - 3 - - - - - - - 3 - - | - - 5 - 5 - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 3 - 3 - - - 3 - - ( 5 ) - - | E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ( 3 ) - - | Bridge : Dm A# C F ( C ) Dm standin’ on a Bridge watch the water passin’ under me A# C G it must have been much harder when there was no Bridge just water Dm A# C F ( C ) now the world is small remember how it used to be Dm A# C G G Am with mountains , and oceans , and winters , and rivers and stars thank you www . athanhilaki . com