By The Way

Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Intro
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Standing in line...
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by the way......
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Dani the girl.......
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F                              C*
 Standing in line_  to see the show tonight_
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 and there's a light__ on__    heavy_ glow__
F (drums enter)   C*
 By_ the_ way_ I_ tried to say  
    A5
I'd be there__           wai__ting for__
F                           C*
 Dani the girl_ is  singing songs to me_
            A5
beneath the mar__quee__     overload__
Riff2 (Funky)
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[Chorus1]
Am                              C
 Standing in line_  to see the show tonight_
               F                   G
 and there's a light__ on__    heavy_ glow__
F                 C
 By_ the_ way_ I_ tried to say  
(By_ the_ WAY_ I_ tried to SAY)
     Am                        Bb
 I'd be there__           wai__ting for__
(I'd be there__)
[Verse1]

[Chorus2] (like intro)
F                              C*
 Standing in line_  to see the show tonight_
               A5
 and there's a light__ on__    heavy_ glow__
F                 C*
 By_ the_ way_ I_ tried to say  
    A5                                    A5* Asus4
I'd be there__           wai__ting for__
F (drums enter)             C*
 Dani the girl_ is  singing songs to me_
            A5
beneath the mar__quee__     oversold__
F                 C*
 By_ the_ way_ I_ tried to say  
    A5
I'd be there__           wai__ting FOR__
Am                              C
 Standing in line_  to see the show tonight_
               F                   G
 and there's a light__ on__    heavy_ glow__
F                 C
 By_ the_ way_ I_ tried to say  
     Am                        Bb            Dm
 I'd be there__           wai__ting for_______