THE WAY IT IS

LEVEL 4G · 120 BPM · Bruce Hornsby
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Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

(Em7)Stand in’ in line, mark in’ time, to (D)wait in’ for the (C)wel fare lit dime (D)more, ’cause you they can’t buy a (C)job.

I The (Am7)man in the silk suit (Em7)hur ries by.

As he (D)catch es the poor old (C)la dies’ eyes,

just for fun he bout says, be fore you “Get a job.” He said: Son,

That’s just the way it is.

Some things will (C)nev er change.

That’s just the (C)way it is.

Ah, but (C)don’t you be lieve them.

Said, (Em7)“Hey, lit tle boy, you can’t go to (D)give those where the (C)oth ers lit go (D)more, ’cause it don’t look like they (C)do.”

’Cause said, (Am7)“Hey, old the man, an (Em7)how can you stand to (D)think it sees at that (C)way?

Did you

real ly line on bout the be fore you made the bar.

He said: Son,

That’s just the way it is.

Some things will (C)nev er change.

That’s just the (C)way it is.

Ah, but (C)don’t you be lieve them.

Said,

Well, they

SONG INFO

Level
4 of 5
Key
G
Tempo
120 BPM
Plays
56
Chords
Am7 C D Em7 Fmaj7 G
Category
Pop
Artist
Bruce Hornsby

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