The Way It Really Is Lisa Loeb "Cake AND Pie" Tune down 1 step. If you're confused, The song is in 4:4 time, with a fairly fast tempo (about 170 for a metronome). Where you see ..., it means that it continues to the next "bit of tab" E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| D||---------------|-------3---------|-------3---------|------0---------------| A||-------10------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| E||--8------------|--4--------------|--1--------------|--3-------------------| I kept talking to myself, I had to get the words... You barely said a thing, you kinda heard me out E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| D||---------------|-------3---------|-------3---------|---------0h-1h-0------| A||-------10------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| E||--8------------|--4--------------|--1--------------|--3-------------------| ...out of my head (so I did) and then you said (you said) THEN E||------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------| B||------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------| G||----------------12------|--------------7--7--|---------------9-------|--9------8----| D||----------------13--13--|-------8------8--8--|-------10------10--10--|--8------7----| A||--------13----------13--|-------8---------8--|-------10----------10--|--------------| E||--11----------------11--|--6--------------6--|--8----------------8---|--7------6----| "You're crazy, why do you keep doing this? Everything is fine." Then I think I'm crazy, I do this all the time THEN E||--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|--------------------| B||--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|--------------------| G||----------12--------|-----------7--7----|------------9---------|--8------------|--4--------4--------| D||----------13--13----|-----8-----8--8----|------10----10--10----|--9------------|--5--------5--------| A||----13--------13----|-----8--------8----|------10--------10----|---------------|--5--------5--------| E||11------------11----|-6------------6----|--8-------------8-----|--7------------|--3--------3--------| Un..................til I start to think that nothing's even ---------------|---------------|---------------|| ---------------|---------------|---------------|| --4---4--------|--4---4--------|--4---4--------|| --5---5--------|--5---5--------|--5---5--------|| --5---5--------|--5---5--------|--5---5--------|| --3---3--------|--3---3--------|--3---3--------|| wrong... E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| D||---------------|-------3---------|-------3---------|------0---------------| A||-------10------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| E||--8------------|--4--------------|--1--------------|--3-------------------| Maybe I am hiding in my own confusion Maybe what if it could be the way I wish it really was E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||:--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| D||---------------|-------3---------|-------3---------|---------0h-1h-0------| A||-------10------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| E||--8------------|--4--------------|--1--------------|--3-------------------| Maybe we're just a picture in my head... Maybe I don't wanna see it, the way it really is. E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| D||---------------|-------3---------|-------3---------|------0---------------| A||-------10------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| E||--8------------|--4--------------|--1--------------|--3-------------------| Sometimes your intentions are totally impossible... And sometimes even I have no idea what E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------:| D||---------------|-------3---------|-------3---------|---------0h-1h-0------| A||-------10------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| E||--8------------|--4--------------|--1--------------|--3-------------------| to read (what does that mean?) what I need (I wish I did) ********IF YOU WANT THE SECOND GUITAR WITH POWER CHORDS IN CHORUS****** |---3------4---|---1------3---| |---4------4---|---1------3---| |---5------5---|---1------3---| |---5------6---|---3------5---| |---3------6---|---3------5---| |----------4---|---1------3---| Cm G# Fm Gm ************************************************************************ THEN E||------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------| B||------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------| G||:---------------12------|--------------7--7--|---------------9-------|--9------8---:| D||----------------13--13--|-------8------8--8--|-------10------10--10--|--8------7----| A||--------13----------13--|-------8---------8--|-------10----------10--|--------------| E||--11----------------11--|--6--------------6--|--8----------------8---|--7------6----| "I'm crazy, why do I keep doing this? Everything is fine." Then you think I'm crazy, I do this all the time E||--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|--------------------| B||--------------------|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|--------------------| G||----------12--------|-----------7--7----|------------9---------|--8------------|--4--------4--------| D||----------13--13----|-----8-----8--8----|------10----10--10----|--9------------|--5--------5--------| A||----13--------13----|-----8--------8----|------10--------10----|---------------|--5--------5--------| E||11------------11----|-6------------6----|--8-------------8-----|--7------------|--3--------3--------| Un..................til I start to think that something's really ---------------|---------------|---------------|| ---------------|---------------|---------------|| --4---4--------|--4---4--------|--4---4--------|| --5---5--------|--5---5--------|--5---5--------|| --5---5--------|--5---5--------|--5---5--------|| --3---3--------|--3---3--------|--3---3--------|| wrong... E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| D||---------------|-------3---------|-------3---------|------0---------------| A||-------10------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| E||--8------------|--4--------------|--1--------------|--3-------------------| Maybe I am hiding in my own confusion... Maybe what if it could be the way I wish it really was... E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| D||---------------|-------3---------|-------3---------|---------0h-1h-0------| A||-------10------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| E||--8------------|--4--------------|--1--------------|--3-------------------| Maybe we're just a picture in my head Maybe I don't wanna see it, the way it really is. (power chord through this part...strum 4x per bar) E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| D||--3------------|--3--------------|--5--------------|--5-------------------| A||--3------------|--3--------------|--5--------------|--5-------------------| E||--1------------|--1--------------|--3--------------|--3-------------------| E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||--5------------|--5--------------|--5--------------|--5-------------------| D||--5------------|--5--------------|--5--------------|--5-------------------| A||--3------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3-------------------| E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| Looking through my window at the big, blue sky, E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| D||--3------------|--3--------------|--5--------------|--5-------------------| A||--3------------|--3--------------|--5--------------|--5-------------------| E||--1------------|--1--------------|--3--------------|--3-------------------| the lazy sun is shining and so I run out.....side E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||--5------------|--5--------------|--5--------------|--5-------------------| D||--5------------|--5--------------|--5--------------|--5-------------------| A||--3------------|--3--------------|--3--------------|--3-------------------| E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| To look for you, I look for you, and then it starts to ... E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| D||---------------|-------3---------|-------3---------|------0---------------| A||-------10------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| E||--8------------|--4--------------|--1--------------|--3-------------------| ...rain Is that the way it really is? E||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| B||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| G||---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| D||---------------|-------3---------|-------3---------|---------0h-1h-0------| A||-------10------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| E||--8------------|--4--------------|--1--------------|--3-------------------| (ad lib and stuff depending on which vocal track you sing hehe) CHORUS until you're sick of playing ;) By: Téa Smith tealou@iinet.net.au Copyright Lisa Loeb/A&M records.