Intro C  Dm  F  Fm


Verse 1

     C          Em          F            C
It's hard for a back street affair to be easy.
    Am           G                 C         G  C
For each hour of happiness there's two hours of pain.
   Am          Em      F                C
We meet in the shadows because all that matters
   Am                 C    F        G
is spending the night with you once again.
C                Em             F          C  
You leave with a promise you'll call me tomorrow
      Am    G             C         G    C
but I never know when the next time will be.
    Am             Em        F              C  
And each time you leave me I can't help but wonder
    Am                        F           G                
was tonite the last night for you and for me


Chorus 1

C                 F                 Dm        G       Em
Any which way you can, just love me any which way you can.
F                 Em           C
My love's not the choking kind.
Dm              C         Am       G        C
You've got your life, and I've got mine, so if you
             F     Dm           G     Em   F  C
can never be free. Darling I'll understand.
F               Am            C    Am   
But when you're lying next to me, just love me 
Dm        G       C    D  F  Fm
any which way you can.

Verse 2

           C           Em       F       C
Now you're on your way home and I'm all alone.
    Am         G        C    G      C
I'm feeling as empty as this double bed.
Am                 Em             F        C 
It's so hard to be strong, when I know I belong,
        Am           F          Dm     G 
in your arms but I'm lying here lonely instead.

Chorus 2

C                 F                 Dm        G       Em
Any which way you can, just love me any which way you can.
F                 C
My love's not the choking kind.
Dm              C         Am       G     C           
You've got your life, and I've got mine. If you
             F          Dm           G    Em    F  C
can never be free. well Darling I'll understand.
F               Am            C   Am  
But when you're lying next to me, just love me 
F         G       C    D  F  
any which way you can.

Outro

Fm                C
Any which way you can.