Artist: Fastball
Song: The Way
Album: All The Pain Money Can Buy
Transcribed by: J.P. Fowler
Tuning: EADGBe (standard)
Chord chart for song:
F#m F# Bm D C#5 A E
e|2----2----2----2----x----0----0--|
B|2----2----3----3----x----2----0--|
G|2----3----4----2----6----2----1--|
D|4----4----4----0----6----2----2--|
A|4----4----2----x----4----0----2--|
E|2----2----x----x----x----x----0--|
Intro:
F#m Bm
They made up their minds, and they started packing.
C#5 F#m F#
And left before the sun came up that day. An exit to eternal
Bm F#m C#5 F#m......
summer slacking, but where were they going without ever knowing the way?
Verse I:
F#m Bm C#5
They drank up the wine, and they got to talking. And now had more important
F#m F# Bm
things to say. And when the car broke down they started walking.
F#m C#5 F#m E
Where were they going without ever knowing the way?
Guitar 2:
F#m Bm C#5
4/4.............
e|-2-2--------2-2---|-2--------2-----|---------------|
B|-----2----------2-|---3--------3---|---------------|These notes are played
G|-------2----------|-----4--4-----4-|--6------6-6---|throughout the verse with
D|---------4--------|----------------|----6--------7-|their corresponding chords
A|------------------|----------------|------4--------|from Guitar 1.
E|------------------|----------------|---------------|
F#m F# Bm F#m C#5 F#m E
4/4.............
e|-2--------2-----|--2--------2---|---2--------2-----|-2------------|-2------0---0---0---0-|
B|---2--------2---|----2--------2-|-----3--------3---|---2------2---|---2------5---5---5---|
G|-----2--------2-|------3--3-----|-------4--------4-|-----2--1---1-|-----2----------------|
D|-------4--------|---------------|-4-------4--------|--------------|----------------------|
A|----------------|---------------|------------------|--------------|----------------------|
E|----------------|---------------|------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Chorus I:
E A E
Anyone could see the road that they walk on is paved in gold.
F#m C#5 D
And it's always summer they'll never get cold, they'll never get hungry,
A E A
they'll never get old and grey. You can see their shadows wondering
E F#m C#5
off somewhere, they won't make it home but they really don't care.
D A E C#5
They wanted the highway they're happier there today, today......
Verse II:
F#m Bm C#5
The children woke up and they couldnt' find 'em. They left before
F#m F# Bm
the sun came up that day. They just drove off and left it all behind 'em
F#m C#5 F#m E
But where were they going without ever knowing the way?
Guitar 2:
F#m Bm C#5 F#m
4/4.............
e|-2-2--------2-2---|-2-------2-----|---------------|-2--------2-----|
B|-----2----------2-|---3-------3---|---------------|---2--------2---|
G|-------2----------|-----4-------4-|--6------6-----|-----2--------2-|
D|---------4--------|---------------|----6------7---|-------4--------|
A|------------------|---------------|------4--------|----------------|
E|------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
F# Bm F#m C#5 F#m E
4/4.............
e|--2--------2---|---2--------2-----|-2------------|-2------0---0---0---0-|
B|----2--------2-|-----3--------3---|---2------2---|---2------5---5---5---|
G|------3--3-----|-------4--------4-|-----2--1---1-|-----2----------------|
D|---------------|-4-------4--------|--------------|----------------------|
A|---------------|------------------|--------------|----------------------|
E|---------------|------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Chorus II:
E A E
Anyone could see the road that they walk on is paved in gold.
F#m C#5 D
And it's always summer they'll never get cold, they'll never get hungry,
A E A
they'll never get old and grey. You can see their shadows wondering
E F#m C#5
off somewhere, they won't make it home but they really don't care.
D A E C#5
They wanted the highway they're happier there today, today......
Solo I:
F#m Bm
4/4.............
e|---------------------|-------------------|---2-----2----------------|
B|-------------------2-|-------------------|---2-5-3------------5-7-5-|
G|---------------2-4---|-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-2-|-2---------4-2-62--------|
D|-----------2-4-------|-------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------2-4-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|
E|-92-5---------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
C#5 F#m
e|----------------|-----------------------|
B|-9p7h9-10 10/12-|-9-9-7--7-7p5----------|
G|----------------|-------------6-64 4/6-|Guitar 1 plays the chords
D|----------------|-----------------------|above the notes.
A|----------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------|-----------------------|
Chorus III:
E A E
Anyone could see the road that they walk on is paved in gold.
F#m C#5 D
And it's always summer they'll never get cold, they'll never get hungry,
A E A
they'll never get old and grey. You can see their shadows wondering
E F#m C#5
off somewhere, they won't make it home but they really don't care.
D A E C#5
They wanted the highway they're happier there today, today......
Solo II:
F#m Bm C#5 F#m.........
4/4.............
e|-------------------|-5h7h9-10-9--10---|-7p5-7/9-12-9-9--xx-x-------------|---------------|
B|-----------------2-|------------------|-----------------xx-x-------------|---------------|
G|-------------2-4---|----------------9-|-----------------xx-6-------------|---------------|
D|---------2-4-------|------------------|-----------------xx-6-------------|-------4-------|
A|-----2-4-----------|------------------|-----------------xx-4-2-2/42-0---|-0h2h4---2p0---|
E|-2-5---------------|------------------|-----------------xx-x-----------2-|-------------2-|
Song structure:
Intro
Verse I
Chorus I
Verse II
Chorus II
Solo I
Chorus III
Solo II
