That's The Way Of The World chords by Earth Wind & Fire

• Capo on 1st

Key: Db

🎸 Intro:

|Cmaj7     |Gm/C      |Fmaj7/C    |Fm6/C    |
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

|Cmaj7     |C9       |Fmaj7/C    |Fm6/C     |
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

|Cmaj7     |Gm/C      |Fmaj7/C    |Fm6/C     |
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *



🎸 Chorus:

Cmaj7
Hearts afire
    Gm/C
Creates love desire
     Fmaj7/C
Take you high and higher
    Fm6/C
To the world you belong

Cmaj7
Hearts afire
    Gm/C
Creates love desire
Fmaj7/C
High and higher
    Fm6/C         Cmaj7
To your place on the thro-o-o-one




🎸 Verse 1:
              Gm/C
We've come together on this special day (huh)
Fmaj7/C             Fm6/C
    Sing a message loud and clear (hmm, mm)
Cmaj7                 Gm/C
    Looking back, we've touched on sorrowful days (well!)
Fmaj7/C             Fm6/C
    Future, past, they disap pear (haw, haaaw)


🎸 Bridge:
     Cmaj7
You will find (you will find)
     E+5/F#
Peace of mind (yeah, ha)
    Fmaj7
If you look way down
    Em7
In your heart and soul
      Fmaj7
Ahh, don't hesitate
      Em7
'Cause the world seems cold
   Fmaj7
Stay young at heart
          Em7
Ahh, 'cause you're never
       A7      Dm7
Never old at heart (never heart, never, never
  G11
Oh, yeah  yeah, ha

🎸 Chorus:
Cmaj7
That's the way (that's the way)
E+5/F#
Of the world (of the world)
Fmaj7
Plant your flower (gonna plant your flower)
    Ab+5/Bb Bb9
And you grow  a pearl (heeey, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Cmaj7/G
Child is born
    C9      E+5/F#
With a heart of gold (ooh, ah, ah, yeah)
  Fmaj7
Way of the world (gonna plant your flower)
     Em7   A7
Makes his heart so cold


Ad-libbing:
   Dm7      G11
Oooh, ooh, ooh, oh    ha
Lord

Can't you see me,

 |Cmaj7     |C9       |Fmaj7/C    |Fm6/C     |
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
y'all     Say, hey    Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah hm hm hm

 guitar sol
|Cmaj7     |E+5/F#    |Fmaj7      |Ab+5/Bb   |
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

|C6       |Gm'C  E+5/F# |Fmaj7     |Ab+5/Bb   |
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

|C6       |Gm'C  E+5/F# |Fmaj7     |Ab+5/Bb   |
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

🎸 Chorus:
C
Hearts afire
    Gm/C    E+5/F#
Creates love desire
     Fmaj7
Take you high and higher
    Ab+5/Bb
To the world you belong

🎸 Refrain:
Cmaj7
Hearts afire
Gm/C    E+5/F#
Love desire
Fmaj7
High and higher
Ab+5/Bb
You, you , you

C
Hearts afire
Gm/C    E+5/F#
Love desire

|Fmaj7     |Em7   A7   |Dm7      |G11      |
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
 High, higher          Mmm, mmm, mm, mm    haw haw

Vamp:
Cmaj7               Gm/C
   We've come together on this special day
F6/C             Fm6/C
  Sing our message loud and clear (ay, yah!)
F7/C Cmaj7                Gm/C
      Looking back, we've touched on sorrowful days
Fmaj7/C          Fm6/C
    While future disap pear

🎸 Bridge:

Cmaj7
You will find (you will find)
     E+5/F#
Peace of mind (yeah, ha)
    Fmaj7
If you look way down
    Em7
In your heart and soul
        Fmaj7
Ahh, don't hesi tate
 E+5/F#       Em7
    'Cause the world seems cold
   Fmaj7
Stay young at heart
     Em7    A7
Ahh, ahh ahhh ahh ahh ahh
          ) never, never, never)
       Dm7
'Cause you're never, never, never
G11
   Ay, yee, ay, yee, ay, yee, yeah, ha

🎸 Chorus:
Cmaj7
That's the way (yaow!)
E+5/F#
Of the world (yaow! hey, yeah!)
Fmaj7
Plant your flowers
      Ab+5  Ab+5/Bb
And you'll grow a pearl (aaah, oooh)
Cmaj7
Child is born (child is born)
    Gm/C                E+5/F#
With a heart of gold listen now  with a heart of gold
  Fmaj7
Way of the world (way of the world)
     Ab+5/Bb              Bb9
Makes his heart so cold (makes his heart so cold)


Breakdown:
Cmaj7
   That love, that love

That love, that love
        Gm/C
That love, that love

Th-
      E+5/F#
Ooh, yeah!
Fmaj7
   Never!
     Ab+5/Bb
Aaah, ah, ah, ah, ha

Well!

Cmaj7       Gm/C
   Uhhh, la, la, la
     E+5/F#
Don't you hear me now?
Fmaj7
   Don't you hear me now?

Lordy, won't you hear me now?
Ab+5/Bb
Lordy, won't you hear me now?
Ay, yee, ay, yee, yeah!

Cmaj7
Hearts afire (hearts afire)
Gm/C       E+5/F#
Love desire (ohh, love desire)
Fmaj7
High and higher
      Ab+5/Bb
Aaah, oooh, ooh, oooh, hoo  fade