Theory Of A Deadman — By The Way (ver 2) Chords
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:
— Em C Am Asus2 D Dsus2 E5 F#5 G5 D5 C5 E5* G5*
eb|——0———0———0—————0—————2—————0—————x—————x————x————x————x————x—————x——————
Bb|——0———1———1—————0—————3—————3—————x—————x————x————x————x————x—————x——————
F#|——0———0———2—————2—————2—————2—————x—————x————x————7————5————9—————12—————
C#|——2———2———2—————2—————0—————0—————2—————4————5————7————5————9—————12—————
G#|——2———3———0—————0—————0—————0—————2—————4————5————5————3————7—————10—————
Eb|——0———x———x—————x—————x—————x—————0—————2————3————x————x————x—————x——————
Note the starred (*) chords are just octaves of the other chords.
Intro Em — C — Em — Asus2 repeat 4 times
Verse:
Em Dsus2
A note by the door
C
Simply explains
Am
It's all that remains
Em Dsus2
It's no wonder why
C Am
I have not slept in days
Em Dsus2
The dust on the floor
C
Piled up from the years
Am
All those scars and souvenirs
Em Dsus2
Now that you're gone
C Am
It's easy to see
Prechorus
Am
But so hard to believe
Chorus
Em D
By the way
D
You left without saying
C
Goodbye to me
Em D
Now that you're gone away
D
All I can think about is
C
You and me
You and me
Intro riff x 1
Verse
Em Dsus2
It's not like before
C
You left nothing here
Am
It's all disappeared
Em Dsus2
It hurts me to see
C Am
That we've been a lie
Prechorus:
Am palm muted
Would it have hurt you to try?
Chorus:
Em D
By the way
D
You left without saying
C
Goodbye to me
Em D
Now that you're gone away
D
All I can think about is
C
You and me
You and me
Bridge
E5 — F#5 — G5 — D5 — C5
C5 D5
It's sad to say that
E5* G5*
This pain is killing me inside
E5 (palm muted)
E5 — F#5 — G5 — D5 — C5
C5 D5
But it's time to say
E5* G5*
That this pain is keeping me alive
E5 (palm muted)
E5 — F#5 — G5 — D5 — C5
C5 D5
Twisting and turning
E5* G5*
It rips through my heart
A5 (palm muted)
It's been tearing me apart
Chorus
Em D
By the way
D
You left without saying
C
Goodbye to me
Em D
Now that you're gone 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