Funny The Way It Is Uke tab by Dave Matthews Band

5 Chords used in the song: Am, G, F, C, Bm

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Year:  2009
Difficulty: 
2.7
(Beginner)
Key: C, G, Am, EmChords and Tablature
Intro/Verse:  Am Am - G G - G G - F F


Am Am
Lyin' in the park
G G
On a beautiful day
G G F F
Sun shine in the grass and the children play
Am Am
Siren's passin'
G G
Fire engine's red
G G F F
Someone's house is burning down on a day like this

Am Am
The evening comes
G G
And we're hangin' out
G G
On the front step
F F
And a car goes by with the windows rolled down
Am Am G G
And that war song is playin “why can't we be friends?”
G G F F
Someone's screamin' and cryin' in the apartment upstairs


Chorus: C C-G G-Bm Bm-F F


C C
Funny the way it is
G G
And if you think about it
Bm Bm
Somebody's goin' hungry
F F
And someone else is eatin' out
C C
Funny the way it is
G G
Whether right or wrong
Bm Bm
Somebody's heart is broken
F F
And it becomes your favorite song

Bridge: (Instrument only)

A-------8-8---3-3---5-5---7-7---8-8---10--10----12--12----|
E--1-1------------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

Am Am G G
The way your mouth feels in your lover's kiss
G G
Like a pretty bird on a breeze
F F
Or water to a fish
Am Am G G
But a bomb blast brings the building crashin' to the floor
G G F F
Hear the laughter while the children play war

Chorus:

C C
Funny the way it is
G G
And if you think about it
Bm Bm
One kid walks 10 miles to school
F F
While another's droppin' out
C C
Funny the way it is
G G
No matter right or wrong
Bm Bm
On a soldier's last breath
F F
His baby's being born


(Played with the words below)
A-------8-8---3-3---5-5---7-7---8-8---10--10----12--12----|
E--1-1------------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|

or

A-------8-8---3-3---5-5---7-7---8-8---------------|
E--1-1--------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------0-0---2-2---|

Standin' on a bridge
Watch the water passin' under me
It must have been much harder
When there was no bridge just water
Now the world is small
Remember how it used to be
With mountains, and oceans, and winters, and rivers and stars

Fill: Am Am G G G G F F x2

Verse:

Am Am
Watch the sky the jet-planes
G G
So far out of my reach
G G F F
Is there someone up there lookin' down on me?
Am Am
Boy chase a bird
G G
So close but every time
G G
He never catch her
F F
But he can't stop trying

Chorus:

C C
Funny the way it is
G G
And if you think about it
Bm Bm
One kid walks 10 miles to school
F F
While another's droppin' out
C C
Funny the way it is
G G
No matter right or wrong
Bm Bm
On a soldier's last breath
F F
His baby's being born

C C
Funny the way it is
G G
No matter right or wrong
Bm Bm
Somebody's broken heart
F F
And it becomes your favorite song

G G
Funny the way it is
G G
And if you think about it
Bm Bm
One kid walks 10 miles to school
F F
While another's droppin' out

A-------8-8---3-3---5-5---7-7---8-8---10--10----12--12----|
E--1-1------------------------------------------------|
C-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|

or

A-------8-8---3-3---5-5---7-7---8-8---------------|
E--1-1--------------------------------------------|
C-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------0-0---2-2---|

Standin' on a bridge
Watch the water passin' under me
It must have been much harder
When there was no bridge just water
Now the world is small
Remember how it used to be
With mountains, and oceans, and winters, and rivers and stars

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