Tabbed by: _bfunk_
Tuning: standard



x- mute/slap
strum bottom four chords on intro

INTRO:
e| |-----------|--2----2-2-x|---2--------2-2-x| |
B| |-----------|--3----3-3-x|---3--------3-3-x| |
G| |-----------|--2----2-2-x|---2--------2-2-x| |
D| |-----------|--0----0-0-x|---0--------0-0-x| |
A| |-------0---|-----------x|----------------x| |
E| |---0h2-----|-----------x|----------------x| |

VERSE 1:
D (xx0232@1)                         Aits (x02220@1)a plume of dust down an old dirt road
     Gand (320003@1)hanging off the rails at the rodeo
D (xx0232@1)                  Aa (x02220@1)back verandah with creaking boards
        Gand (320003@1)the dark range of a thunderstorm
        D (xx0232@1)                 Aits (x02220@1)the stockmans bar at an old bush pub
    Bm (x24432@1)             Gand (320003@1)chasing mickey's though the scrub
D (xx0232@1)                    Aits (x02220@1)planting seeds and praying for rain
        G (320003@1)              Aand (x02220@1)the red dust running through your veins

CHORUS:
               G (320003@1)                Dits (xx0232@1)the way it is, its the way it goes
        G (320003@1)                   A (x02220@1)                Dwhen (xx0232@1)my wheels hit the gravel road it feels like home
               G (320003@1)                   Bm (x24432@1)  Gits (320003@1)the way of life, its the life i live
       D (xx0232@1)                   Aand (x02220@1)im right where i want to be
                 Dthats (xx0232@1)the way it is

VERSE 2:
      D (xx0232@1)             Aits (x02220@1)a corrugated iron shed
   Gand (320003@1)work boots on a backdoor step
D (xx0232@1)                    Ascones (x02220@1)in the oven and preserves in jars
Gtalking (320003@1)prces at the saleyards
    D (xx0232@1)                     Aits (x02220@1)long straight roads and one horse towns
    Bm (x24432@1)                Gand (320003@1)sheep dogs bringing the mob around
    D (xx0232@1)                 Aits (x02220@1)she'll be right and having a go
  G (320003@1)                  Aits (x02220@1)good on ya mate and what do ya know?

CHORUS:
               G (320003@1)                Dits (xx0232@1)the way it is, its the way it goes
        G (320003@1)                   A (x02220@1)                Dwhen (xx0232@1)my wheels hit the gravel road it feels like home
               G (320003@1)                   Bm (x24432@1)  Gits (320003@1)the way of life, its the life i live
       D (xx0232@1)                   Aand (x02220@1)im right where i want to be
                 Dthats (xx0232@1)the way it is

BRIDGE:
      D (xx0232@1)                Aits (x02220@1)the eerie still in the grey of dawn
G/B (143121@7)               Gfeilds (320003@1)of wheat and rows of corn
D (xx0232@1)             Aa (x02220@1)rusty tank and flaking paint
G/B (143121@7)             Ga (320003@1)weary digger on ANZAC day
D (xx0232@1)                     A (x02220@1)
its the dreamtime land and uluru
Bm (x24432@1)       Gaborigine (320003@1)didgeridoo
D (xx0232@1)                 Aits (x02220@1)batterd hats and calloused hands
  G (320003@1)          Athe (x02220@1)spirit of a hard won land

OUTRO:
                     G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)it's just the way it is, it's the way it goes
        G (320003@1)                   A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1) 
when my wheels hit the gravel road it feels like home
                G (320003@1)                   Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1)it's the way of life, it's the life I live
        D (xx0232@1)                   A (x02220@1)and I'm right where I want to be
           Em (022000@1)       Em/F# (222000@1) A (x02220@1)a patch of ground and you and me
                  D (xx0232@1)that's the way it is
  G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)ohhhh, it's just the way it is
                  D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)that's the way it is
                        D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)yeah, that's the way it is