Red Hot Chili Peppers - These Are The Ways: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "These Are The Ways" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.
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Learn These Are The Ways Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Red Hot Chili Peppers
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "These Are The Ways" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
E A Make me a fist E A Purple Mountain road that I can't miss E Have we all had enough? A E Have we all had too much? A Lost in a dream E A Please step down from your bully machine E Can we all back it up? A C# Can we all give it up? Chorus: A E B A These are the ways when you come from America E B F#m C# C#sus4 C# The sights, the sounds, the smells A E B F#m G# These are the ways when you come from America A E A E F#m D I don't want to die and she's gonna take good care of ya A E A E B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B I just want to thrive and there's gonna be hysteria E F# Don't be late G A Walk us through the golden gate, yeah E F# Bruce and George G A Singing for their own reward E A Take me inside E A Twenty-three windows and it's gonna be a long ride E All had enough? A E Have we all had too much? G#m E Sing me the blues G#m E Cowgirl's tight in her basketball shoes A E Can we all back it up? A C# Can we all give it up? Chorus E F# Don't be late G A Walk us through the golden gate, yeah E F# Bruce and George G A Singing for their own reward You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  C#  C#sus4  D  E  F#  F#m  G  G#  G#m  B  Bsus4  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 "These Are The Ways" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "These Are The Ways" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.