By The Way — Theory of a Deadman
Chords and lyrics for By The Way by Theory of a Deadman (key of C).
Verse 1
By The Way-Theory of a Deadman-Scars and Souvenirs
Great song by a great band.
Arranged for single acoustic guitar.
Tuned half step down. Eb-G#-C#-F#-Bb-Eb
Please comment and let me know if there are any mistakes. Peace.
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Chords used:
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Note the starred (*) chords are just octaves of the other chords.
Intro
Em - C - Em - Asus2 repeat 4 times
Verse
[Em]A note by the [Dsus2]door
[C]Simply explains
[Am]It's all that remains
[Em]It's no wonder [Dsus2]why
I have not slept in [C]days[Am]
[Em] The dust on the [Dsus2]floor
Piled [C]up from the years
All those [Am]scars and souvenirs
[Em]Now that you're [Dsus2]gone
It's easy to [C]see[Am]
Pre-Chorus
[Am]But so hard to believe
Chorus
[Em]By the [D]way
[D]You left without saying
[C]Goodbye to me
Now that you're[Em] gone [D]away
[D]All I can think about is
[C]You and me
You and me
Intro riff x 1
Verse
[Em]It's not like [Dsus2]before
You [C]left nothing here
It's [Am]all disappeared
[Em]It hurts me to[Dsus2] see
That we've been a[C] lie[Am]
Pre-Chorus
Am palm muted
Would it have hurt you to try?
Chorus
[Em]By the [D]way
[D]You left without saying
[C]Goodbye to me
Now that you're [Em]gone [D]away
[D]All I can think about is
[C]You and me
You and me
Bridge
E5 - F#5 - G5 - D5 - C5
[C5]It's sad [D5]to say that
E5* G5*
This pain is killing me inside
E5 (palm muted)
E5 - F#5 - G5 - D5 - C5
[C5]But it's [D5]time to say
E5* G5*
That this pain is keeping me alive
E5 (palm muted)
E5 - F#5 - G5 - D5 - C5
[C5]Twisting [D5]and turning
E5* G5*
It rips through my heart
A5 (palm muted)
It's been tearing me apart
Chorus
[Em]By the [D]way
[D]You left without saying
[C]Goodbye to me
Now that you're [Em]gone [D]away
[D]All I can think about is
[C]You and me
You and me
Outro
[Em] [D]
[D]All i think about now
[C]Is you and me
You and me
[Em] [D]
[D]All i think about now
[C]Is you and me
You and me
E5 - F#5 - G5 - D5 - C5
C5 - D5 - E5* - G5*
E5 Palm muted
By the way
By the way
By the way
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