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thats not how it is chords by
Toby Keith
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Key: F# minor•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I woke up in bed last
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night when something came upon me

I was not lying there alone but I've
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never felt so lonely

Something's come between us, girl
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feels like we've hit a wall
C
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How can I know just how you feel
B
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when we don't touch at all
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This no communication thing
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is quickly growing old
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This isolation booth I'm in
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is dark and turning cold
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I used to steal your breath away
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with just one little kiss
C
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B
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2

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Me and you, we were so in love back then
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but that's not how it is
Verse 2
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But I'd catch moonlight in a bottle
D
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if we could drink a toast to happiness
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Fill my pickup bed with roses
C
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B
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and back it right up to your door
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I'd write your name in candy
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kisses from here to Carolina
C
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If you change your mind and love me like before
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but that's not how it is
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Verse 3
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I have tossed and turned and
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rolled it over in my mind
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Not knowing all the questions make
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the an swers hard to find
Asus4
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I think I've covered everything but
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still there's something that I've missed
C
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I used to read you baby like a book
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but that's not how it is
Verse 4
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But I'd catch moonlight in a bottle
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if we could drink a toast to happiness
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Fill my pickup bed with roses and back
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it right up to your door
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I'd write your name in candy
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kisses from here to Carolina
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If you change your mind and love me like be
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fore but that's not how it is
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Verse 5
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I'd write your name in candy
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kisses from here to Carolina
C
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If you change your mind and love me like be
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fore but that's not how it is
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That's not how it is
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That's not how it is
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • Am

  • C

  • B

    2

  • G

  • D

  • Asus4

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of thats not how it is by Toby Keith is F# minor.

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