This Is How It Goes Chords & Tabs
this is my second tab
dropped D
w/ distortion
intro
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verse
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D|----------------------------------------------0-7-7---0-3-3---3
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-7-7---0-3-3---3
D|----------------------------------------------0-7-7---0-3-3---3
chorus
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D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-
So I hold my breath till my heart ex-
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plodes! cause
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D|3-3---3---3--------------------0---0----0--8-8---8----8
A|3-3---3---3------------3-7-6-5-0---0----0--8-8---8----8
D|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---------0---0----0--8-8---8----8
that's how it is and this is how it goes
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D|3-3---3---3------------------0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8
A|3-3---3---3------------3-----0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8
D|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8
you can steal my body but you can't steal my soul cause
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D|3-3---3---3------------------
A|3-3---3---3------------3-7-6-
D|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7-------
that's how it is and this is how it goes
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A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8
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verse
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A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8
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D|----------------------------------------------0-7-7---0-3-3---3
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-7-7---0-3-3---3
D|----------------------------------------------0-7-7---0-3-3---3
chorus
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D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-
So I hold my breath till my heart ex-
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D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-
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plodes! cause
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D|3-3---3---3--------------------0---0----0--8-8---8----8
A|3-3---3---3------------3-7-6-5-0---0----0--8-8---8----8
D|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---------0---0----0--8-8---8----8
that's how it is and this is how it goes
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D|3-3---3---3------------------0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8
A|3-3---3---3------------3-----0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8
D|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8
you can steal my body but you can't steal my soul cause
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G|--------5--------------------
D|3-3---3---3------------------
A|3-3---3---3------------3-7-6-
D|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7-------
that's how it is and this is how it
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interlude
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D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-
this is how it it goes
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this is how it
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D|3-3---3---3--------------------0---0----0--8-8---8----8
A|3-3---3---3------------3-7-6-5-0---0----0--8-8---8----8
D|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---------0---0----0--8-8---8----8
it goes this is how it
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D|3-3---3---3------------------0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8
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D|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8
it goes this is how it
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D|3-3---3---3---7-7---11-11
A|3-3---3---3---7-7--------
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it goes
E|5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
B|6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
G|7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
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E|5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 X2
B|3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
G|3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
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E|5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5
B|6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
G|7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
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So un - - screw my head
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B|3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
G|3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
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And rinse it out
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B|6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
G|7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
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Polish my thoughts
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B|3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
G|3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
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Turn into doubts
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B|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
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Un screw my head
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B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
G|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
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And rinse it out
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B|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
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Polish my thoughts
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G|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------
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Turn into doubts
Turn into Turn into
chorus
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D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8--3-3---3----3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-
So I hold my breath till my heart ex-
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D|0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8-
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plodes! cause
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D|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---------0---0----0--8-8---8----8
that's how it is and this is how it goes
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D|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---5-3-0-0---0----0--8-8---8----8
you can steal my body but you can't steal my soul cause
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A|3-3---3---3------------3-7-6-5\-
D|3-3---3---3--7-7-5-6-7---------0
that's how it is and this is how it goes