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The Way It Will Be (chords)
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The Way It Will Be - Gillian Welch / David Rawlings
Capo 3rd fret. Intro Em Am
Em I lost you awhile ago Am, but still I don't know why Em
I can't say your name Am without a crow flying Em by C
Gotta watch my Bm back now that you turned me aEround Am
Got me walking backwards into my homeEmtown
CHORUS
G Throw me a C rope on the G rolling C tide Am
What did you C/B want it to C be?Am
You said it's C/B him or C me
The Am way you made it C
That's the way it will G be D C
He was Em seven years on the burma shore Am
With gatling guns and Em paint
Working the lowlands door-to-door Am like a Latter Day Em Saint C
Then you turn me Bm out at the top of the E stairs Am
You took all the glory that you just couldn't Em share
CHORUS
Em I never been so disabused Am never been so Em mad
I never been served anything Am that tasted so Em bad C
You might need a Bm friend any day now, any E day
Am Oh, my brother, be careful you are drifting aEmway
CHORUS
The Am way you C/B made it C
That's the way it will be Em Am Em
Mandolin chords
Gm Cm
Eb/Bb Dm G Cm Gm
Bb Eb for first 2 lines of the chorus, followed by Cm Eb/D(7568) Eb (x 2)
Cm Eb Bb F Eb
Cm The way you made it, Eb that's the way it will Bb be F Eb
Cm The way you Eb/D made it, Eb that's the way it will be Gm Cm -
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i've got some slightly different chords you might want to give a try: not sure about the end.
Em I lost you a while ago.
Am Still I don't know Em why.
Em I can't say your name
Am without a crow flying Em by.
Cmaj7 Gotta watch my Bm back
E now that you turned me E7around.
Am (You) got me walkin Am7 backwards
into my home Em town.
(chorus)
G Throw me a C rope
G on the rolling C tide.
Am What did you Em7 want it to C be?
Am You said it's Em7 him or C me.
Em7 The way you Asus2 made it,
C that's the way it will G be D C.
We were Em seven years on the Burma shore
Am with Gatling Am7 guns and Em paint
Em working the lowlands door to door
Am like a Am7 Latter Day Em Saint.
Cmaj7 But then you turned me Bm out
E at the top of the E7 stairs.
Am You took all the Am7 glory
Em that you just couldn't share.
Em I've never been so disabused
Am Never Am7 been so Em mad
Em I've never been served anything
Am That Am7 tasted so Em bad
Cmaj7 You might need a Bm friend
E Any day now, any E7 day
Am Oh, my brother, be Am7 careful you are drifting a Em way
(chorus)
The Am way you Am7 made it Em7
C (stop) that's the way it will be Am7 Em9 -
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Should we be referring some of these very specific questions as to what the real lyrics are to the Acony offices? I know Gill doesn't usually like explaining the meaning of her songs, because as she said at St. Luke's, "Y'know it's kinda a funny thing, I find myself, uh, not really having too many stories to tell about a lot of these songs 'cuz it's like whatever I had to say about the song, it kinda went IN the song." I would think that she wants folks to at least know what the correct words she's singing are, unlike say Michael Stipe or Eddie Vedder. Any thoughts?
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You know, Brian, if I could interview them all night, one of the questions in my notebook (and I do keep one) would be: "With the exception of Hell Among The Yearlings," you don't publish your lyrics. Why not, and why there?" I wonder if the personal interpretation inherent in the speculation is part of the listening experience they try to cultivate.
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Your comment leads me directly to my most recent thought which is that we should gather a list of questions from amongst our members and submit them to G&D directly, either through the offices (they currently have 2, one at the Woodland Studios and one located in a residential neighborhood) and my connection there or through their management, Q Prime. Your thoughts?
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