The Way Things Are Chords
by Fiona Apple
The Way Things Are by Fiona Apple is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, F, C, B, Em, Dm, G and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Am F C B
Am F C
B Am F
I wouldn't know what to do with another chance
C
If you gave it to me
B Am F
I couldn't take the embrace of a real romance
C F
It'd race right through me
Em Dm Am F
I'm much better off the way things are, are
Em Dm Am
Much much better off, better by far, by far
B Am F
I wouldn't know what to say to a gentle voice
C
It'd roll right past me
B Am F
And if you chalk it up you'll see I don't really have a choice
C F
So don't even ask me
Em Dm Am F
I'm much better off the way things are, are
Em Dm Am
Much much better off, better by far, by far
G Em Bm
So keep on calling me names, keep on, keep on
G Em Bm
And I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone
G Em Bm
If you keep on killing, you could get me to settle
Em
And as soon as I settle, I bet I'll be
F Am
Able to move on
F Am
F Em F Em
How can I fight, when we're on the same side
F Em B
How can I fight beside you
Em F C Bm x 4
Am
G Em Bm
Keep on calling me names, keep on, keep on
G Em Bm
And I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone
G Em Bm
If you keep on killing, you could get me to settle
Em
And as soon as I settle, I bet I'll be
F Am
Able to move on
F Am
G Em Bm
So keep on calling me names, keep on, keep on
G Em Bm
And I'll keep kicking the crap till it's gone
G Em Bm
If you keep on killing, you could get me to settle
Em
And as soon as I settle, I bet I'll be
F Am
Able to move on
F Am
F Am until end