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The Way It Is by The Sunshine Underground

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Tuning: STANDARD
Notes: Played with slight overdrive and distortion 

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---7---7-9-5-----------|  X2
E|--------------7-7-7-7--|

Then slightly changes on 3rd time to..
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|--57---7-9-5-----------|
E|--------------7-7-7-7--|
 
Then goes
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------99-77-55-4-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---7-9------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat all above 4X then there is a pause where vocals come in
Then repeat 2X where there is another pause
Then repeat 2X again. After slight pause play this (this bit i'm not sure about)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------7777777777777777-9999999999999999-5555555555555555-0000000000000000| X2
E|-0~--------0~------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Then finish with

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-00000000000000000000000000000000000000------------------------------------|
 Then this main riff happens again

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---7---7-9-5-----------|  X2
E|--------------7-7-7-7--|

Then slightly changes on 3rd time to..
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|--57---7-9-5-----------|
E|--------------7-7-7-7--|
 
Then goes
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------99-77-55-4-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---7-9------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat that main riff twice, it then changes to something like 
(there is a lot of distortion/overdrive so it's hard to tell) note that its 10 not 1 0

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-9p10-12-121212-10---------------------------------------------------| X8
E|------------------------12-------------------------------------------------|
 Then the main riff returns but for the first bit, it sounds like slap bass.
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---7---7-9-5-----------|  X2              (This whole bit is slap bass)
E|--------------7-7-7-7--|

Then slightly changes on 3rd time to..
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|                  (This whole bit is slap bass and note the mute X's on 5 and 7)
A|--xxx---7-9-5----------|
E|--------------7-7-7-7--|
 
Then goes
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------99-77-55-4-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---7-9------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Returns to normal picking for the rest of the song until the end

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---7---7-9-5-----------|  X2
E|--------------7-7-7-7--|

Then slightly changes on 3rd time to..
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|--57---7-9-5-----------|
E|--------------7-7-7-7--|
 
Then goes
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------99-77-55-4-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---7-9------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note