But Anyway chords by Blues Traveler (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
B 
 (B major) I  lied and told her I loved her
A 
B 
She  (A major) didn't care but anyway  (B major) 
I told her we'd still be friends
A 
B 
And she  (A major) didn't care but anyway  (B major) 
I tried last week for to call her
A 
B 
She  (A major) wasn't home but anyway  (B major) 
I think I'll spend my life alone
A 
B 
I  (A major) really don't care right now,  (B major) but anyway

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Chorus 1

It's a state of affairs and a state of emotions

The kind of thing that you must understand

I tell you one thing, you'll tell me another

We walk away, maybe then shake hands

Interlude 1

Verse 2
B 
A 
 (B major) I'm quitting cigarette smoking, it's  (A major) bad for me
B 
But anyway,  (B major) I don't think the TV was joking
A 
B 
When it  (A major) told me this, but anyway  (B major) 
The newsman said not to sit
on strange toilet seats
A 
B 
 (A major) It's my life he's trying to  (B major) save, but anyway
I found out that I got eye cancer
A 
B 
 (A major) Too many television  (B major) waves, but anyway

Chorus 2

It's a state of affairs and a state of emotions

The kind of thing that you must understand

I tell you one thing, you'll tell me another

We walk away, maybe then shake hands

Interlude 2

Solo 1
B 
A 
B 
A 
 (B major)  (A major)  (B major)  (A major) 
B 
A 
B 
A 
 (B major)  (A major)  (B major)  (A major) 
B 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (B major)  (A major)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (A major)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (A major)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (A major)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (A major)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 

Solo 2

Solo 3

Verse 3
B 
A 
 (B major) Someday an answer will find us,  (A major) 
quite a long shot
B 
 (B major) But anyway, I think the past
the past is behind us
A 
B 
 (A major) Be real confusing if not  (B major) but anyway
I put all my hope in tomorrow,
A 
 (A major) it's gonna be great
B 
I can  (B major) tell but anyway
I see a new, a new day dawning
A 
B 
I  (A major) like to sleep late, oh, well  (B major) but anyway

Chorus 3

It's a state of affairs and a state of emotions

The kind of thing that you must understand

I tell you one thing, you'll tell me another

We walk away, maybe then shake hands

Outro 1
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (A major)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (A major)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (A major)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (A major)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (A major)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (A major)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 
A 
B 
A 
B 
 (A major)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: B majorBPM: 102

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B: x-2-4-4-4-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of But Anyway by Blues Traveler, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It suits players who want to learn But Anyway the way Blues Traveler intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.