Am                          F               C
So you're standing in the parking lot of life
Am                          F               C
And you're try'na figure out your fate tonight
Am                            F               C
Then you hear a sound comin' out of the car radio
Am                      F                                C
Sayin' son if you don't learn then you will never know
Am                      F               C
So you try to drag your feet down to the bar
Am                     F                 C
When you starting to forget just who you are
Am                     F                      C
And they told you it was written in the stars
Am                       F                      C
But you've never had a chance to look that far...

[Chorus]
Am             F               C
Yeah.. that's just the way it goes;
Am                F               C
Maybe you'll die young before you're old
Am             F               C
Yeah.. that's just the way it is;
Am             F               C
Nobody's gonna tell you how to live

[Verse 2]
     Am         F       C
In a world that changes every day
     Am          F              C
It's easy to get lost along the way
     Am           F           C
In a world that's never as it seems
      Am            F                  C
Where people try to buy and sell their dreams
      Am            F                  C
Where people try to buy and sell their dreams

[Chorus]
Am             F               C
Yeah.. that's just the way it goes;
Am                F               C
Maybe you'll die young before you're old
Am             F               C
Yeah.. that's just the way it is;
Am             F               C
Nobody's gonna tell you how to live
Am             F               C
Nobody's gonna tell you how to live

[Instrumental]
Am  F  C
Am  F  C
Am  F  C
G

[Chorus]
F               C               G
Yeah.. that's just the way it goes;
F               C               G
Maybe you'll die young before you're old
F               C               G
Yhea.. that's just the way it is;
F               C               G
Nobody's gonna tell you how to live
F               C               G
Nobody's gonna tell you how to live

[Outro] (strum softly)
F                C               G
Nobody's gonna tell you how to live...
F                C               G
Nobody's gonna tell you how to live...
Am               F               C
'Cos nobody understands just what it is...