Jo Dee Messina - Thats the way

^G Everybody wants an ^Deasy ride on the ^Amerry go round that we call life ^G Take a drive on c^Druise control then you ^Awake to find it's a winding road ^G I had my dreams^D in view when the ^Amoney ran out and the engine blew

^G Hung my tears ^Dout to dry then my ^Adreams fell out of that clear blue sky And^Dm7 I ^Bbwas walking the ^Cclouds ^Am7Feeling so safe and s^Dm7ound ^BbSomething else knocks me^Asus down ^A Well

^DOh t^D/F#hat's the way it is ^G You gotta r^Bmoll with the pu^Anches ^{D D/F#}That's the way it goes^G You gotta b^Bmend when the w^Aind blows ^Bb You ^F/Alive you learn, you ^Abdim7crash and burn ^Gm7 It's hit or miss (that's the way) ^Bb/Cthat's the way it ^Fis ^A

^GOne fine d^Day you wake up ^Acompletely hopelessly fallin in love ^GHe's just what you're l^Dooking for the only ^Aproblem is that the man's not sure

^GAnother guy'll give you ev^Derything, only ^Aproblem is you don't feel a thing ^GWell I know from exp^Derience nothing's ^Aever gonna make perfect sense

Oh,^Dm7 one d^Bbay you get what ^Cyou want ^Am7But it's not what you^Dm7 think ^BbThen you get what you ne^Asused ^A

^DOh t^D/F#hat's the way it is ^G You gotta r^Bmoll with the pu^Anches ^{D D/F#}That's the way it goes^G You gotta b^Bmend when the w^Aind blows ^Bb You ^F/Alive you learn, you ^Abdim7crash and burn ^Gm7 It's hit or miss (that's the way) ^Bb/Cthat's the way it ^Fis

^A Yeah, they say your ^Bbsoul is growing But ^A7 sometimes I feel like ^G7throwing ^Asussometh^Ain' ^D And t^D/F#hat's the way it is ^G You gotta ^Bmroll with the p^Aunches ^D And ^D/F#thst's the way it goes ^G You gotta ^Bmbend when the ^Awind blows ^DOh t^D/F#hat's the way it is ^G You gotta r^Bmoll with the pu^Anches ^{D D/F#}That's the way it goes^G You gotta b^Bmend when the w^Aind blows ^Bb You ^F/Alive you learn, you ^Abdim7crash and burn ^Gm7 It's hit or miss (that's the way) ^Bb/Cthat's the way it ^Dis

^D(Oh ^D/F#that's the way it is^G You gotta r^Bmoll with the pu^Anches ^{D D/F#}that's the way it i^Ds Whoa ^Bmoh ^G/Aoh)

Oh ^D/F#that's the way it is^G You gotta r^Bmoll with the pu^Anches ^{D D/F#}that's the way it is^G Whoa ^Bmoh ^G/Aoh