E2   Esus   E7      A   A7sus4  A5
E|--12----12----12---|--17----17----17---|
B|--9-----10----12---|--14----15----17---|
G|--11----9----------|--14----------14---|
D|--------------12---|--------17---------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|

On piano, it’s
e   e  e  | a  a  a
g#  a  b  | c# d  e
f#  e  d  | a  g  a


Imagine this is a treble clef:
                     a     a     a

E|-----------------|-------------------|
|  e    e    e    |              e    |
E|-----------------|--------| d----------|
|                 |  c#               |
E|------------b----|-------------------|
|       a         |              a    |
|--g#-------------|--------g----------|
|  f#             |                   |
E|-------| e---------|-------------------|
             d




[Intro]
E2  Esus  E7     A  A7sus4 A5
E2  Esus  E7     A  A7sus4 A5

[Verse 1]
E2  Esus  E7
            When I gave up
A  A7sus4 A5
            you held up
E2  Esus  E7
            When I ran out
A  A7sus4 A5
            You filled me up
E2  Esus  E7
           When I kept runnin'
A  A7sus4 A5
           you kept up
E2  Esus  E7
        When I let you down
A  A7sus4 A5
     you lifted me up
N.C.
This the way love is

[Instrumental]
E2  Esus  E7     A  A7sus4 A5

[Verse 2]
E2  Esus  E7
           When I couldn't find the words
A  A7sus4 A5        E2  Esus  E7
           you understood
                       A  A7sus4 A5
When I didn't find the time
               E2  Esus  E
you were in no hurry
                          A  A7sus4 A5
When I wouldn't make ends meet
                E2  Esus  E7
you tied them together
                   A  A7sus4 A5
When I cheated you kept to the rules

[Chorus]
      E2  Esus  E7
Well, this is the way love is
A  A7sus4 A5
This the way love is
            E2  Esus  E7
When it's a one-sided double-minded mirror
          A  A7sus4 A5
with no reflection

[Verse 3]
E2  Esus  E7
            When I was keepin' it in
A  A7sus4 A5
            you were givin' out
E2  Esus  E7
            When I was losin' out
A  A7sus4 A5
            you'd let me come back
E2  Esus  E7
            When I was holdin' back
A  A7sus4 A5
            you were holdin' on
E2  Esus  E7
            When I was losin' my cool
         A  A7sus4 A5
you were keepin' your love warm

[Chorus]
E2  Esus  E7
This is the way love is
A  A7sus4 A5
This the way love is
            E2  Esus  E7
When it's a one-sided double-minded mirror
          A  A7sus4 A5
with no reflection
E2  Esus  E7
This is the way love is
A  A7sus4 A5
This the way love is
            E2  Esus  E7
When it's a one-sided double-minded mirror
          A  A7sus4 A5
with no reflection

[Instrumental]
E2  Esus  E7     A  A7sus4 A5
E2  Esus  E7     A  A7sus4 A5
E2  Esus  E7     A  A7sus4 A5
E2  Esus  E7     A  A7sus4 A5
E2  Esus  E7     A  A7sus4 A5

[Bridge]
E2  Esus  E7
      When I kept it all to myself
       A  A7sus4 A5
like a miser holds on to his last dime
     E2  Esus  E7
When I closed up myself
                 A  A7sus4 A5
like a desperate hand on a lifeline
           E2  Esus  E7
Well I was bled, I was dried, all wrapped up in my pride
A  A7sus4 A5
This is the way it is when you're on the wrong side

[Chorus]
E2  Esus  E7
This is the way love is
A  A7sus4 A5
This the way love is
            E2  Esus  E7
When it's a one-sided double-minded mirror
          A  A7sus4 A5
with no reflection
E2  Esus  E7
This is the way love is
A  A7sus4 A5
This the way love is
            E2  Esus  E7
When it's a one-sided double-minded mirror
          A  A7sus4 A5
with no reflection
E2  Esus  E7
This is the way love is
A  A7sus4 A5
This the way love is
            E2  Esus  E7
When it's a one-sided double-minded mirror
          A  A7sus4 A5
with no reflection
E2  Esus  E7
This is the way love is
A  A7sus4 A5
This the way love is
E2  Esus  E7
This is the way love is
A  A7sus4 A5
This is the way love is

[Outro]
E2  Esus  E7     A  A7sus4 A5
E2  Esus  E7     A  A7sus4 A5
E2  Esus  E7     A  A7sus4 A5
E2  Esus  E7     A  A7sus4 A5