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That's the Way You Make an Ex chords by
Mark Chesnutt
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
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Em
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B
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E
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Bm
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I
Verse 1

never

claimed to know everything
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I ain't got no PHD
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But boys listen up when
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B
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2

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it comes to love
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You can learn a thing or two from me
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A

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Verse 2

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I'm no expert on making love work
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D

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I really can't tell you a lot
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G

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I don't know how to keep
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D

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B
B
2

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a wo man around
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E

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But I sure know how
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A

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to run one off
D
D

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Verse 3
Em
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So listen to my words of no wisdom
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D

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There's no secret to my lack of success
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Abdim
Abdim
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Once she draws the line
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2

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just cross it one time
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That's the way you make
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an ex
Interlude 1
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B
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2

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A

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Verse 4
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I never could spell misery too well
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But I know it ends with a "Y"
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B
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Why did I do what I did when I knew
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She'd get her half and half

of what's mine
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Verse 5

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Takes more than luck to really mess up
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It don't just happen this way
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D

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It took sacrifice and all my ex-wives
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2

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E
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A
A

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To To get me where I am today
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Verse 6
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So listen to my words of no wisdom
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There's no secret to my
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D

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lack of success
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Abdim
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2

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Em
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F#m
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Once she draws the
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Abdim
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line just cross
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B
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it one time
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That's the way you make
Outro 1

an ex
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Em

  • G

  • B

    2

  • E

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • Abdim

    6

  • F#m

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of That's the Way You Make an Ex by Mark Chesnutt is D major.

The primary chords used in That's the Way You Make an Ex are D, Em, G, B, E, A.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like D, Em, G, B, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of That's the Way You Make an Ex is approximately 200 beats per minute.

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