Darren Criss - The Way I Do

intro – E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | play this twice . you should be able to figure out
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | the rhythm . you could also play these chords :
G – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | C G Am7 G C G Am7
D – – – – – – 0 – 0 – 2 – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – 0 – 3 – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

G C Am Em
when they say you cant love , i think theyve got it wrong
Fmaj7 Dm7
they say you cant feel , with a heart made of steel
Gsus G
but you cant say that steel aint strong
C Em Am
well if thats who you are , just a meaningless star in the sky
Fmaj7 Dm7 Gsus
G
tell me what is the meaning of what i Am feeling if you are the reason why?
E Am
now i may be dumb
C7
but where i come from
F Fm6
folks say theyre fine when i know that theyre blue
Dm7
but you dont know you
Fm C
the way i do

A# D# Cm Gm
your kind is frail and weak , and i want to destroy you all
G#maj7 Fm7
youre a sorry disgrace , to the concept of race
A#sus A#
and to logical science and law
D# Cm Gm
but for some reason why , when you look at me i dont wanna be
G#maj7 Fm7
programmed this way , believe when i say
A#sus A#
youre the one anomaly
G Cm
you might not be smart
D#7
but there is a part of me
A6 G#m6
thats starting to make a break through
Fm7
no , you dont know you
G#m D#
the way i do

A#m D#
( my wires are protected from abnormal things like you )
i never expected to find someone like you

A#m D#
( when you know everything , it is suddenly strange when you dont have a clue )
i dont know anything , but youre giving me a clue
Gm Cm Gm
i can see past , the , surface
Fm G#maj7 A#
finding the worth that is hiding beneath
Cm Gm
your life and purpose
G# F7 A#
Gsus G
& all of a sudden i feel like ive run into something that no one has seen

intro riff again or these chords : C G Am7 G
C G Am7

E A
youre perfect and wonderful
F#m C#m
how i hoped youd be
( february , i )
Dmaj7
but its really enough
Bm7 Esus E
for you to be just a human being
( theres something i need to tell you )
A
and i know youll agree
F#m C#m
thats all we need to make all our dreams come true
( your dreams come true , but i need to share something with you )

Dmaj7 Bm7 E
if this life has ending , im glad that im spending this short little time
C#7
with you

F#m A7
im so much more , than what you’ve thought before
( so much more then what we have got too )
D Dm6
now that we have gotten to
Bm7
get to know you
( you dont know you )
Dm
but you dont know me
A
the way i do

end chords : F#m C#m Dmaj7 Dm A

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