No way as the way chords by Dead Prez

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Verse 1
Em 
G 
Em 
 (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor) My way
C 
 (C major) might
G 
not be your way  (G major) 
Bm 
But it's okay  (B minor) 
A 
 (A major) It's alright,
Em 
C 
G 
 (E minor) your way  (C major) might not be my way  (G major) 
Bm 
But it's okay  (B minor) 
A 
 (A major) It's alright

Verse 2
Em 
 (E minor) Yea, I used to go to church
C 
 (C major) But the church didn't quench my thirst
G 
 (G major) Mama taught me to put god first
Bm 
A 
Am 
 (B minor) But she never tried  (A major) to block my  (A minor) search
Em 
I  (E minor) was curious, young but serious
C 
G 
 (C major) Why is religion, so mysteri (G major) ous
Why is black life so hard?
Bm 
 (B minor) They say you're not
A 
supposed  (A major) to question God
Em 
 (E minor) Well is it okay to question the pastor?
C 
 (C major) Was it passed down from
G 
the slave- master (G major) ?
Bm 
It was only the truth I was after (B minor) 
A 
Em 
But I never could  (A major) get a straight answer (E minor) 
So I couldn't relate to the sermon
C 
 (C major) Put down the bible, then I start learning
G 
 (G major) About life,
Bm 
didn't know where the path would  (B minor) lead
A 
Em 
But I had to get  (A major) off my knees  (E minor) 

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Verse 3

My way might not be your way

But it's okay

It's alright,

your way might not be my way

But it's okay

It's alright

Verse 4
Em 
 (E minor) I build with the fire that's in us
C 
G 
 (C major) Only God within us, it's no lim (G major) its
Bm 
Study the med 2 netter from  (B minor) chemic
A 
Also I re (A major) membered
Am 
Em 
 (A minor) Smoke  (E minor) herb with the Rastafarians
C 
Who my  (C major) locks became a vegetarian
G 
Following the  (G major) tao,
filling what the bible lacks
Bm 
Am 
Jewels  (B minor) being handed to  (A minor) an innocent child
Em 
My  (E minor) mind is a Buddhist temple,
C 
the truth is  (C major) simple
I try to be principle
G 
Walk (G major) ing with a warrior spirit
Bm 
It ain't nothing like  (B minor) learning from
A 
first hand life  (A major) ex perience
Em 
 (E minor) I'm a realist, that's all I deal with
C 
 (C major) Respect the truth, that's all I build with
G 
 (G major) A child of the universe
Bm 
A 
My re (B minor) ligion is life and  (A major) it's just as valid
Em 
I  (E minor) strive for balance

Verse 5
C 
G 
My way  (C major) might not be your  (G major) way
Bm 
But it's okay  (B minor) 
Em 
C 
It's alright,  (E minor) your way  (C major) 
G 
might not be my way  (G major) 
Bm 
But it's okay  (B minor) 
A 
 (A major) It's alright

Verse 6
Em 
 (E minor) I gotta admit, I don't know
C 
 (C major) End to end which way it's gonna' go
G 
 (G major) Why we sit by the project window?
Bm 
In (B minor) stead of living off the
A 
land  (A major) with my kin folk
Em 
 (E minor) Is there even a master plan?
C 
An  (C major) unseen hand? Is God a man?
G 
 (G major) Some say that's sacrilegious
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) Same folks selling us  (A major) lies
Am 
about  (A minor) Christmas
Em 
 (E minor) Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny
C 
 (C major) Just so the capitalists can make money
G 
 (G major) They say God will take care of it
Bm 
But you a  (B minor) terrorist if you say the
A 
 (A major) same thing in Arabic
Em 
 (E minor) It's so hypocritical
C 
It's a  (C major) miracle,
listen to the message in the spirituals
G 
 (G major) Wadin' the water,
Bm 
I'm following  (B minor) Ms. Tubman and Nat Turner
Am 
Em 
I'm  (A minor) paying for my  (E minor) freedom
and headin' for the border

Verse 7
C 
G 
My way  (C major) might not be your way  (G major) 
Bm 
But it's okay  (B minor) 
A 
Em 
C 
It's  (A major) alright,  (E minor) your way  (C major) 
G 
might not be my way  (G major) 
Bm 
But it's okay  (B minor) 
A 
 (A major) It's alright
Em 
 (E minor) 

Interlude 1
Am 
G 
Bm 
A 
Bm 
 (A minor)  (G major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (B minor) 
Em 
Am 
G 
Bm 
A 
 (E minor)  (A minor)  (G major)  (B minor)  (A major) 
Em 
Bm 
Em 
Am 
G 
 (E minor)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (A minor)  (G major) 
Bm 
Em 
Am 
 (B minor)  (E minor)  (A minor) 
G 
Bm 
G 
A 
Em 
 (G major)  (B minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (E minor) 

Verse 8
C 
G 
My way  (C major) might not be your way  (G major) 
Bm 
But it's okay  (B minor) 
Em 
C 
G 
Bm 
It's alright,  (E minor)  (C major)  (G major) your  (B minor) 
A 
Em 
C 
 (A major)  (E minor) way  (C major) 
G 
Bm 
A 
Em 
 (G major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
C 
G 
 (C major) might not be my way  (G major) 
Bm 
But it's okay  (B minor) 
A 
 (A major) It's alright
Em 
C 
 (E minor)  (C major) 