Thats The Way Of The World

by Earth, Wind & Fire

Bass

4.8 (12)

Version:

v1 v2

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

the (I) symbol indicates the chord changes...

INTRO:  I          I              I         I
G|------6------8---6------8---8---6-----8---6-------8/-------------------|
D|----6----------6----------6---6---------6------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

  I                 I                     I                  I
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|4----4---4----2-3-4------4---4------2-3-4-----4---4----2-3-4-----4---4-| 2X
E|---4---1---------------4---1------4---------4---1--------------4---1---|

  I                 I                     I                  I
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|4----4---4----2-3-4------4---4------2-3-4-----4---4----2-3-4-----4---4-| 2X
E|---4---1---------------4---1------4---------4---1--------------4---1---|
 heats of fire....

VERSE:
  I                 I                     I                  I
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|4----4---4----2-3-4------4---4------2-3-4-----4---4----2-3-4-----4---4-| 2X
E|---4---1---------------4---1------4---------4---1--------------4---1---|

we come together.......
  I                   I                  I                    I
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------3-4-5-----5--5------5--4------4-2-------4---3-------------|
A|4----4---4----4---------4---------4---------4-----4-------4---------------|
E|---4---1-------------------4---------4--------------2---------------------|

you will find...
                I                   I                        I
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3--------------4-2-------4---3-----1-2-3--------1-2-3-4--------------|
A|---3--------------4-----4-------4-----------------------------------------|
E|-------1-----2------------2--------------------1--------------------------|

        don't hesitate...                         ...stay young at heart...
                      I          I              I
G|---------------------------5-4-3------------------------------------------|
D|----4---4-------4---3----3------------8---8-------------------------------|
A|--4---1-------4---1-----------------8---5---5-6------6---6----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------6---3------------------|

        ..cause the world is cold..
         I                         I
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---8-7-6---------------------------------|
A|-6-----------6----------------6--4-------|
E|---------------2-3-4--4-----4--4---------|

  I                   I                  I                         I
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------3-4-5-----5--5------5--4------4--3h4------15--------------|
A|4----4---4----4---------4---------4---------4--------2/14----16--14-------|
E|---4---1-------------------4---------4------------------------------------|
that's the way.......

G|---------------------------|
D|----9---7------7-----------|
A|--9---6------6---6---------|
E|--------------------3------|

  I                    I                      I
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5--5------5--4----|
A|------4---4------6---4-------4---------4---------|
E|4---4---1------4---4------------4---------4------|
 child is born...

                      I          I             I
G|---------------------------5-4-3---3--------------------------------------|
D|----4---4-------4---3----3-------3----------------------------------------|
A|--4---1-------4---1----------------------8---6-------6---6----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------6-------6---5------------------|
         ..makes his heart...

          I                      I
G|-----------------------------8-6-------|
D|-----------------6----6----------------|
A|---------------6-----------------------|
E|--2-4-3-4-----------4------------------|

 SOLO INTRO:
                  I              I         I
G|----------------6------8---8---6-----8---6------11/----------------------|
D|----------6-8-6----------6---6---------6---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 SOLO:
  I                   I                  I                   I        I
G|----------------------------------------------------------------4---2---2-|
D|----------------3-4-5-----5--5------5--4------4--4-----4-------4--1---1---|
A|4----4---4----4---------4---------4---------4---1----4---1-2--------------|
E|---4---1-------------------4---------4------------------------------------|

  I                   I                  I                   I           I
G|----------------------------------------------------------------4---2--2--|
D|-----6---6----------------5--5------5--4------4--4------------4--1---1----|
A|---4------------6---4---4---------4---------4---1------4-3-2--------------|
E|4------4------4---4--------4---------4---------------2--------------------|

  I                   I               I                  I
G|-------------------------------------------------------------2---2-------|
D|---3-6-4------------------5-5----5--4------4-2-------------1---1---1-3---|
A|---------6----------4----------4---------4-----4-----4-2-----------------|
E|4----------6-4----4-----4---------4---------------2---2----------------4-|

CHORUS:

 I                   I                  I                   I        I
G|----------------------------------------------------------------4---2---2-|
D|----------------3-4-5-----5--5------5--4------4--4-----4-------4--1---1---|
A|4----4---4----4---------4---------4---------4---1----4---1-2--------------|
E|---4---1-------------------4---------4------------------------------------|

 I                   I                  I                   I        I
G|----------------------------------------------------------------4---2---2-|
D|----------------3-4-5-----5--5------5--4------4--4-----4-------4--1---1---|
A|4----4---4----4---------4---------4---------4---1----4---1-2--------------|
E|---4---1-------------------4---------4------------------------------------|

                      I          I              I
G|---------------------------5-4-3------------------------------------------|
D|----4---4-------4---3----3------------8---8-------------------------------|
A|--4---1-------4---1-----------------8---5---5-6------6---6----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------6---3------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---8-7-6---------------------------------|
A|-6-----------6----------------6--4-------|
E|---------------2-3-4--4-----4--4---------|

Verse, chorus....