It Don't Have To Be This Way chords by The Temptations

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Verse 1
C 
 (C major) Baby, baby
It don't have to be this way
(it don't have to be this way)
F 
Being alone  (F major) like this (it don't have
to be this way)
C 
It don't have  (C major) to be this way
F 
C 
 (F major) (it don't have to  (C major) be this way)
F 
I need your love and tender  (F major) kiss
C 
Sometimes I get a  (C major) little
lonely (get lonely)
F 
Yeah, just when I  (F major) need
you (need you most of all)
C 
It don't have  (C major) to be this way (it don't
have to be this way)

Verse 2
C 
Boom, boom,  (C major) boom
Boom, boom, boom
F 
Do- do-  (F major) do- do
The love I have in my heart for you baby
C 
It  (C major) is a true love, yeah (true love,
F 
 (F major) do- do- do- do)
And I believe that everybody
D 
Somebody's fooling I know  (D major) 
G 
F 
C 
Yeah,  (G major)  (F major) you're my  (C major) life
My joy, my hope
F 
Whenever you need  (F major) me
C 
Sometimes I get  (C major) a little lonely

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Verse 3
C 
(Get lonely) Yeah  (C major) 
(get lonely)
Yeah (get lonely)
Yeah (get lonely)
F 
You're just what I  (F major) 
need (need most of all)
C 
It don't have  (C major) to be this way
(it don't have to be this way)
F 
Yeah, yeah, yeah  (F major) ooh,

Interlude 1

ooh, ooh, ooh

Verse 4
G 
F 
C 
Yeah,  (G major)  (F major) you're my  (C major) joy
My life and my hope
F 
Call me if ever you need  (F major) me
Sometimes, yeah
C 
Sometimes  (C major) I  get a little lonely, yeah

Verse 5
C 
Get  (C major) lonely
Yeah
Get lonely
Yeah
Get lonely
F 
Just when I  (F major) need you
(need you most of all)
C 
It don't have to  (C major) be this way (it don't
have to be this way)
F 
C 
It don't have to be  (F major) this  (C major) way
F 
 (F major) (it don't  have to be this way)
Come on home to me
C 
It don't have to be  (C major) like this (it don't
F 
have to be  (F major) this way)
C 
F 
Oh come on  (C major)  (F major) home (it don't
have to be this way)
I'm so lonely (it don't have
to be this way)