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That's The Way chords by Led Zeppelin (Ver. 2)

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THAT'S THE WAY- Led Zeppelin
"Standard tuning" version by sinforge xJp

I do NOT claim that this tab is a 100% note-for-note transcription,
rather, it's an alternative way to play it without the open Chord diagramGbGb tuning.

Also.. the vocal to guitar rhythms are very relaxed in this song.  So
if you happen to disagree with a chord I've matched to a certain word in
the tab, breath.. and forgive.  If you're familiar with the song, it's
not a big enough issue to complain about.

See the below for chord position details.

EADGBe, Capo 2

CHORDS:  "E"   "F#m"   "G#m"   "B"    "Bm"    "E7"    "A"
e|--------0------0-------0------0-------0-------0------0-----|-
Chord diagramBB|--------0------0-------0------0-------0-------0------0-----|-
Chord diagramG+G|--------1------2-------4------8-------7-------1------6-----|-
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------2------4-------6------9-------9-------0------7-----|-
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------2------4-------6------9-------9-------2------7-----|-
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------0------0-------0------0-------0-------0------0-----|-

Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m..
Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m..  E..


  Chord diagramF# minorF#m   Chord diagramG# minorG#m          Chord diagramBB     Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
I don't know how I'm gonna tell you
  Chord diagramF# minorF#m   Chord diagramG# minorG#m       Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
I can't play with you no more
  Chord diagramF# minorF#m   Chord diagramG# minorG#m          Chord diagramBB     Chord diagramG# minorG#m     Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
I don't know how I'm gonna do what mama told me
Chord diagramF# minorF#m Chord diagramG# minorG#m         Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m
My  friend, the boy next door


Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m..
Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m..
Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m..  E..


  Chord diagramF# minorF#m   Chord diagramG# minorG#m          Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramG# minorG#m    Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
I can't believe what people saying
       Chord diagramF# minorF#m   Chord diagramG# minorG#m      Chord diagramBB         Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
You're gonna let your hair hang down
    Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramG# minorG#m     Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramG# minorG#m     Chord diagramF# minorF#m Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long
       Chord diagramF# minorF#m    Chord diagramG# minorG#m    Chord diagramBB       Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m
You're in the darker side of town
Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m..
Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m..
Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m.. E..


    Chord diagramF# minorF#m      Chord diagramG# minorG#m   Chord diagramBB       Chord diagramG# minorG#m     Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
And when I'm out I see you walking
    Chord diagramF# minorF#m        Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramBB   Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
Why don't your eyes see me?
Chord diagramF# minorF#m      Chord diagramG# minorG#m       Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramG# minorG#m    Chord diagramF# minorF#m     Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
Could it be you've found another game to play?
Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramG# minorG#m      Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m
What did mama say to me?


Chord diagramB minorBm                                            (Main pattern x1)
That's the way, Oh, that's the way it ought to be
Chord diagramB minorBm                                              Chord diagramBB     Chord diagramE7E7  Chord diagramF# minorF#m
Yeah, yeah, mama say that's the way it ought to stay


Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m.. E..


    Chord diagramF# minorF#m   Chord diagramG# minorG#m   Chord diagramBB       Chord diagramG# minorG#m      Chord diagramF# minorF#m    Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
And yesterday I saw you standing by the river
    Chord diagramF# minorF#m     Chord diagramG# minorG#m              Chord diagramBB           Chord diagramG# minorG#m   Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
And weren't those tears that filled your eyes?
    Chord diagramF# minorF#m     Chord diagramG# minorG#m       Chord diagramBB      Chord diagramG# minorG#m   Chord diagramF# minorF#m   Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
And all the fish that lay in dirty water dying
Chord diagramF# minorF#m Chord diagramG# minorG#m          Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramG# minorG#m   Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m
Had they got you hypnotized?


Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m..
Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m..
Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m..
Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m.. E..


    Chord diagramF# minorF#m   Chord diagramG# minorG#m   Chord diagramBB       Chord diagramG# minorG#m     Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers
    Chord diagramF# minorF#m      Chord diagramG# minorG#m      Chord diagramBB       Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
But all that lives is born to die
    Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramG# minorG#m    Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramG# minorG#m     Chord diagramF# minorF#m    Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
And so I say to you that nothing really matters
    Chord diagramF# minorF#m     Chord diagramG# minorG#m   Chord diagramBB         Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
And all you do is stand and cry


Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m..
Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m..
Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m..
Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  G#m.. B.. Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  E.. F#m.. E..


  Chord diagramF# minorF#m        Chord diagramG# minorG#m     Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
I don't know what to say about it
     Chord diagramF# minorF#m     Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramBB            Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE
When all you ears have turned away
    Chord diagramF# minorF#m       Chord diagramG# minorG#m     Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramG# minorG#m   Chord diagramF# minorF#m     Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramF# minorF#m   Chord diagramE MajorE
But now's the time to look and look again at what you see
   Chord diagramF# minorF#m      Chord diagramG# minorG#m    Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramG# minorG#m   Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m
Is that the way it ought to stay?


Chord diagramB minorBm
That's the way
                              (Main pattern x1)           Chord diagramB minorBm
Oh, that's the way it ought to be, Oh don't you know now
                                      Chord diagramBB           E7..   F#m..
Mama said.. that's the way it's gonna stay, yeah


Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramA augmentedA  B..
Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramBB  E..
Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramBB  E..
Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m  Chord diagramG# minorG#m  Chord diagramA augmentedA  B..
Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramBB  E..
Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramBB  E..  (etc.. till fade out)

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