beabadoobee – The Way Things Go Tab

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Can’t remember how to say your name
Let alone count all the freckles on your face
A distant memory I used to know
 
 
[Chorus]
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I guess that’s just the way things go
I guess that’s just the way things go
 
 
[Verse 2]
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Passed your house when I was on a train
Last few years had never felt the same
I'm happy now,but I think you ought to know
 
 
[Chorus]
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I guess that’s just the way things go
 
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I guess that’s just the way things go
 
 
[Bridge]
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I wondered if you felt the same
I guess at least we tried
I thought we were gonna last forever
Had that in mind
 
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I know it's far from the ordinary
I just like to live a lie
 
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But I really hope you live a happy life
 
 
[Verse 3]
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Can't remember when you said you called
Miles away and it was still my fault
The love you said you had, it never showed
 
 
[Chorus]
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I guess that’s just the way things go
I guess that’s just the way things go
 
 
(extra verse)
 
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Didn’t think you’d ever stoop so low
Getting with the only girl you know
A lousy route that only makes me say…
 
 
[Chorus] 
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It’s pretty lame, I guess that’s 
just the way things go
I guess that’s just the way things go

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ℹ️ About This Song

Jacob Bugden produced this track, released on the 18th of July 2023. The track is in the key of A major, to simplify the chords use a Capo on the 2nd fret.

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Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• BPM: 132
• Key: A

Track Info

• Song: the way things go
• Artist: ​beabadoobee
• Produced by Jacob Bugden
• Release Date: July 18, 2023