UG needed this one--the tab is good, but it doesn't have lyrics, so I found this at indieguitartabs--all credit to colormeenthused@yahoo.com ----- Artist: Devendra Banhart Album: Rejoicing in the Hands Song: This Is The Way Tab author: colormeenthused@yahoo.com A: x0222x D: xx023x e--------------- B---2---------2- G---2-2---2---2- (basic A pattern, used a lot) D---2---2-----2- A-0---------0--- E--------------- e------------------------------------------- B-------------------2----------------------- G-4-2-----4-2-----2-2--4-2-----4-2-----4-2-- (melody line) D-----4-2-----4-2----------4-2-----4-2------ A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- E------------------------------------------- e-------------- B-3--3-3-3-3-3- G-2--2/4-4-4-2- (D pattern for the chorus) D-0--0-0-0-0-0- A-------------- E--------------

^Athis is the zoo that i believe in this is the smoke i'm always breathin this is the way i share my breakfast this is the way i serve my sentence

i know i know

i should lay ^Dlow i should stand^A tall

^Athis is the beard i'm always growin i know they're here i see them floating her empress beads they float so holy their beards are here they gently hold me

^Awell who knows who knows yeah i may come ^Dhome yeah i may^A return

^Athis is the way i'm always leaving this is the soft voice of the evening this is the way i hear my father these are the flames that drown the water

^Awell i know i know i could stand ^Dtall i could lay ^Alow

^Athis is the sound that swims inside me that circle sound is what surrounds me this is the land that grows around me and these are the hands that come in handy

well we've known we've known

we have a ^Dchoice we chose ^Arejoice.

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Devendra Banhart - This is the way