The Way Its Always Been

F                       C     Bb         F
   They shut down the Golden     Sahara Hotel
F                    C                      Bb             F
   Jessica says it won't be long 'til they blow it all to hell
F                          C        Bb                F
   She's standing in the front yard     cut off and skins
F                 C                          Bb                F
   Me and her brother we been friends, since I can't remember when


F                  C  Bb               F
   Ain't that the way    it's always been?
F              C                            Bb            F
   Everybody sittin' around waiting for the sun to come again


F                  C              Bb                  F
   A shift at the chemical plant,   a white wedding dress
F                   C                           Bb            F
   I wake up every morning and I wonder if I'm gonna pass the test
F               C    Bb                   F
   Try to live up to    but she's got in mind
F                    C                              Bb              F
   Sometimes the pressure's so heavy I feel like leaving it all behind me


F                 C  Bb                   F
  Ain't that the way    that it's always been?
F                  C                   Bb             F
  Laying low just long enough for the dust to settle down
F                      C   Bb                    F
  The black and the white,    the thick and the thin
F                        C                      Bb                 F
  And hoping that He's really got the power to save us from these sins
F             C                             Bb           F
  Everybody sittin' around waiting for the sun to come again


Bb                       Dm
   I took a long walk yesterday
Gm        Am                   Dm
   To a field where I used to play
   F                              Bb
I saw myself in the corner of my mind
                             C
I was twelve years old and blind
                           Bb
To the big wheel and the grind


Bb – Dm – Am  x2
Bb
Bb - C


F                 C  Bb                   F
  Ain't that the way   that it's always been?
F                  C                            Bb      F
  Standin' at the water's edge waiting for the fog to clear
F             C   Bb                  F
  Tackle or touch,   you sink or you swim
F                        C                      Bb                 F
  And hoping that He's really got the power to save us from these sins
F             C                            Bb           F
  Everybody sittin' around waiting for the sun to come again
          G             Bb             F
They're waiting for the sun to come again


*Outro:
C – Bb – F
F – C – Bb - F