The Way It Is Now chords by Sarah Jarosz

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: FF

🎸 Intro:

FF DmDm Bb majorBb Bb
FF DmDm Bb majorBb Bb


🎸 Verse 1:
FF    DmDm
Wakin' up with this feelin'
Bb majorBb
Like everyone's figured it out except me
FF     DmDm
In my head, in my stories
Bb majorBb
Heart's so heavy I forget to breathe

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
C majorC     DmDm
Determining the future
G minorGm      Bb majorBb
Like anyone knows what's around the bend
C majorC        DmDm            Bb majorBb
I can stand still, I can change like the wind


🎸 Chorus:
Bb majorBb         FF   C majorC
This is the way it is now
DmDm            Bb majorBb
Even with the darkness nippin' at my heels
   C majorC      DmDm        Bb majorBb
The goodness is still dancin' me around
          FF   C majorC
This is the way it is now
    DmDm         Bb majorBb
It's a hard time, but it's our time
   C majorC        DmDm
And someday we'll be looking back
 C/GC/G         Bb majorBb
Missin' the way it is now


🎸 Instrumental:
FF C majorC DmDm Bb majorBb
C majorC DmDm Bb majorBb Bb


🎸 Verse 2:
FF      DmDm
Written words on pages
Bb majorBb
Love letters for another time
FF    DmDm
Loving me through phases
Bb majorBb
Even the ones I wanna leave behind

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
C majorC     DmDm
Long walks and sunshine
G minorGm       Bb majorBb
To warm up my blood when I'm down and out
C majorC        DmDm         Bb majorBb
Watchin' thoughts like clouds in my mind


🎸 Chorus:
Bb majorBb         FF   C majorC
This is the way it is now
DmDm            Bb majorBb
Even with the darkness nippin' at my heels
   C majorC      DmDm        Bb majorBb
The goodness is still dancin' me around
          FF   C majorC
This is the way it is now
    DmDm         Bb majorBb
It's a hard time, but it's our time
   C majorC        DmDm
And someday we'll be looking back
 C/GC/G         Bb majorBb
Missin' the way it is now
 C/GC/G         Bb majorBb
This is the way it is now


🎸 Instrumental:
C majorC Bb majorBb
C majorC

🎸 Outro:
Bb majorBb     C majorC     Bb majorBb
Long walks, sunshine
C majorC         Bb majorBb C majorC
Clouds in my mind
Bb majorBb     C majorC     Bb majorBb
Long walks, sunshine
C majorC         Bb majorBb C majorC
Clouds in my mind