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The Way Life's Meant To Be chords by
Electric Light Orchestra
Electric Light Orchestra

1981Pop
Intro 1

[Strings]
G
G
G
G

Verse 1
G

Well, I came a long way to be here today
C

And I left you so long on this avenue
D

And here I stand, in the strangest land
G

Not knowing what to say or do
G

As I gaze around at these strangers in town
C

I guess the only stranger is me
D

And I wonder (yes, I wonder)

Yes, I wonder (oh, I wonder)
G

Is this the way life's meant to be?
Verse 2
G

Although it's only a day

since I was taken away
C

And left standing here looking in wonder

(it's your life, it's your life)
D

Oh, the ground at my feet,

maybe it's just the old street
G

But everything that I know lies under

(it's your life, it's your life)
G

And when I see what they've done

to this place that was home
C

Shame is all that I feel
D

Oh, and I wonder (oh, I wonder)

Yes, I wonder (...wonder, wonder,

wonder, wonder)
G

Is this the way life's meant to be?
Bridge 1
C
D

Too late, too late to cry,
G
B
Em

the peo- ple say
C
D
G

Too late for you, too late for me
C
D

You've come so far,
G
B
Em

now you know everything, my friend
A
C

(Look and see the wonders of our world)
Solo 1
G
G
G
C

D
D
D
G

G
G
G
C
C

D

And I wonder (oh, I wonder)

Yes, I wonder (yes, I wonder)
G

Is this the way life's meant to be?
Verse 3
G

As I wander around this wreck of a town
C

Where people never speak aloud
D

With its ivory towers and its plastic flowers
G

I wish I was back in nineteen eighty-one
G

Just to see your face, instead of this place
C

Now I know what you mean to me, ooh
D

And I wonder (oh, I wonder)

Yes, I wonder (yes, I wonder)
G

Is this the way life's meant to be?
Outro 1
G
C

(Ooh, la la la la la, la la la la la la, la)
D
D
G

(Ooh, la la la la la, la la la la la la, la la-la
G
C

(Ooh, la la la la la, la la la la la la, la)
D

And I wonder (oh, I wonder)

Yes, I wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder
G

Is this the way life's meant to be?
D

Ooh, I wonder

Oh, I wonder, wonder, wonder
G

Is this the way life's meant to be?
D
G

Oh, oh oh, is this the way life's meant to be?
D
G

Mm- mm, is this the way life's meant to be?

I wanna know now,
D
G

is this the way life's meant to be?

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  • C

  • D

  • B

    2
  • Em

  • A

Capo: 3

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