Matchbox Twenty - The Way: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Way" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G   C  F
All I see
G                C       F
Lying there in front of me
               G    C  F
Maybe we were here before
G              C       F
I just didn't wanna believe

       G         C       F
But in all that time we never talked
F
You wrote it down so I couldn't ignore it

Chorus:
G              C                F
This is the way you want it to be
G              C                F
This is the way you want it to be
      G            C                F
Oh, this is the way you want it to be
                      G C  F
Guess you don't want me

We had love, always thought it would be enough
Oh, but then it goes away
But I don't really wanna give up

It feels like hell to let you walk
Bet it all down but I couldn't afford it

Chorus

F                             G C G C
And I never really said it before
F                                   G  C    G  C F
But I really should have given you so much more

Chorus:
But this is the way you want it to be
This is the way you want it to be
Oh, this is the way you want it to be
Guess you don't want me
Guess you don't want me, no

Guess you don't want me
Yeah, you don't want
Guess you don't want me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Way" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Way" by Matchbox Twenty.