This Is The Way

[Intro] ---------------| ---2---------2-| ---2-2---2---2-|(basic pattern used lot) A-0---------0---| ---------------| -------------------------------------------| G-4-2-----4-2-----2-2--4-2-----4-2-----4-2--|  (melody line) A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| -------------------------------------------| [Verse 1] This is the soup that I believe in This is the smoke I’m always breathing This is the way I share my breakfast This is the way I serve my sentence [Chorus] I know I know I should lay low I should stand tall B-3--3-3-3-3-3-| G-2--2/4-4-4-2-| (D pattern for the chorus) D-0--0-0-0-0-0-| --------------| --------------| [Verse 2] This is the beard I’m always growin I know they’re here I see them floating Her empress beads they float so holy Their beards are here they gently hold me [Chorus] Well who knows who knows Yeah I may come home Yeah I may return [Verse 3] This is the way I’m always leaving This is the soft voice of the evening This is the way I hear my father These are the flames that drown the water [Chorus] Well I knew I knew I could stand tall I could lay low [Verse 4] This is the sound that swims inside me That circle sound is what surrounds me This is the land that grows around me And these are the hands that come in handy [Chorus] Well we’ve known we’ve known We have a choice We chose rejoice