It's Gotta Be That Way chords by Gladys Knight And The Pips

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Verse 1

Now if I should walk away

From this freedom I now possess

Honey, you must do the same

Without having any regrets, no

Verse 2
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And you must offer me more
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Than your promise of treating
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me right
Whoa, oh, oh,
it's gotta be that way
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Verse 3

Now I don't mean to save my bill

I must have money to be extreme

Just give me a lot of love and care

Oh, honey and all of those things

Verse 4
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And I won't ask no more of you
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Than I wouldn't do for
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you myself
Whoa, oh, oh,
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it's gotta be that way
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It's gotta be that way

Interlude 1

Verse 5

Now we can't judge what we've got

By the people living next door

Even though Mr. Jones makes

Ooh and he has a whole lot more

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But instead let's make each other feel
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That having our love is twice
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as much
Whoa, oh, oh,
it's gotta be that way
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Verse 7
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Now should our mothers say something
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About maybe doing each other wrong
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I'd simply say we can work it out
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And politely ask them to leave us alone

Verse 8
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And we won't let our friends interfere
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Let our problems to them
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be unknown
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Whoa, oh, oh,
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it's gotta be that way
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It's gotta be that way
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Verse 9

I want to say it's gotta be that way

It's gotta be that way

It's gotta be that way, Lord, Lord

Verse 10

And if I give you all I've got

I want all that you've got to give

Whoa, oh, oh,

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it's gotta be that way

Interlude 2

It's gotta be that way

Verse 11

Now if you should sometimes

Want to be out with the boys

It's alright with me, go ahead

If that's really what you enjoy

Verse 12
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And if I want to be with the girls
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Playing cards and all those kinds
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of games
Whoa, oh, oh,
it's gotta be that way
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Verse 13
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Now I'm not trying to be demanding
I just want to have a little
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understanding
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'Cause this ain't no game
we're about to play
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Lord, Lord

Verse 14
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And a good foundation is based on
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A lot of love and sacrifice
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Whoa, oh, oh,
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it's gotta be that way
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It's gotta be that way

Verse 15
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I wanna say it's gotta be that way
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Can't you understand,
can't you understand
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It's gotta be that way
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No matter how much I love you, babe
It's gotta be that way
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