[Intro]
G D A G D A
[Verse 1]
G D
Everybody wants an easy ride on the
A
merry go round that we call life
G D
Take a drive on cruise control then you
A
wake to find it's a winding road
G D
I had my dreams in view when the
A
money ran out and the engine blew
G D
Hung my tears out to dry then my
A
dreams fell out of that clear blue sky
Dm7 Bb C
And I was walking the clouds
Am7 Dm7
Feeling so safe and sound
Bb Asus A
Something else knocks me down Well
[Chorus]
D D/F# G
Oh that's the way it is
Bm A D
You gotta roll with the punches
D/F# G
That's the way it goes
Bm A
You gotta bend when the wind blows
Bb F/A Abdim7 Gm7
You live you learn, you crash and burn It's hit or miss
Bb/C F A
(that's the way) that's the way it is
[Verse 2]
G D
One fine day you wake up
A
completely hopelessly fallin in love
G D
He's just what you're looking for the only
A
problem is that the man's not sure
G D
Another guy'll give you everything, only
A
problem is you don't feel a thing
G D
Well I know from experience nothing's
A
ever gonna make perfect sense
Dm7 Bb C
Oh, one day you get what you want
Am7 Dm7
But it's not what you think
Bb Asus A
Then you get what you need
[Chorus]
D D/F# G
Oh that's the way it is
Bm A D
You gotta roll with the punches
D/F# G
That's the way it goes
Bm A
You gotta bend when the wind blows
Bb F/A Abdim7 Gm7
You live you learn, you crash and burn It's hit or miss
Bb/C F
(that's the way) that's the way it is
[Bridge]
A Bb
Yeah, they say your soul is growing
A7 G7 Asus A
But sometimes I feel like throwing somethin'
D D/F# G Bm A D
And that's the way it is You gotta roll with the punches
D/F# G Bm A
And thst's the way it goes You gotta bend when the wind blows
D D/F# G
Oh that's the way it is
Bm A D
You gotta roll with the punches
D/F# G
That's the way it goes
Bm A
You gotta bend when the wind blows
Bb F/A Abdim7 Gm7
You live you learn, you crash and burn It's hit or miss
Bb/C D
(that's the way) that's the way it is
[Outro]
D D/F# G
(Oh that's the way it is
Bm A D
You gotta roll with the punches
D/F# D
that's the way it is
Bm G/A
Whoa oh oh)
D/F# G
Oh that's the way it is
Bm A D
You gotta roll with the punches
D/F# G
that's the way it is
Bm G/A
Whoa oh oh