This Is How It Goes - Missy Higgins

Transcribed by Damian Smith (pondlife87@hotmail.com)

 

Notes: this song is on piano with a few faint lead guitar riffs in C minor. I've roughly tabbed the main piano part, the rest I've just done as chords. For simplicity, I've used a capo, with all chords are relative to the capo.

 

INTRO:

 

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Piano (on guitar, capo 3)

Am G F x2

e|-----|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----|--------1---------------3---------------1~------------------|

G|-----|--------2---------------0---------------2~----2--2-2--------|

D|-----|------2---2-----------0---0-----------3---------------------|

A|-----|-0--0--------0----------------------------------------------|

E|-----|-----------------3--3--------3---1--1-----------------0h1h3-|

 

Lead guitar (w/ effects, no capo)

e|-----|-8~~--------------------------------------------------------|

B|-8~~-|-----------------------------8~~----------------------------|

G|-----|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----|---------------------------------10~~-----------------------|

A|-----|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

capo 3

 

VERSE 1:

Am G F

Suddenly I can't stay in this room.

Am G F

You'll never sway, and I have nothing left that I can think of to say.

Am G F

What do you want me to think of my thought?

Am G F

Bear it in mind, if I cannot believe in me who will I then be?

 

PRE-CHORUS:

Dm E F G

And so I'll run but not too far, incase you chase me, oh...

 

CHORUS:

Am C G Am

But this is how it goes, baby.

Am C G Am

I'll get angry at your words and I'll go home

Am C G Am Am C G

And you won't call after me 'cos I'll be back before you know, you know...

 

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INTERLUDE x2

Lead guitar (w/ effects, no capo)

e|---------8-----10--11----10--8---|

B|------8--------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|-10------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|

 

VERSE 2:

Am G F

So give me a tooth full of that smile,

Am

and know-it-all eyes you show me

G F

just to prove that you don't need to lose it.

Am G F

You tell me I'm your fortress of desire

Am G

but is it a crime for me to say my own view

F

and want then not to fear you?

 

PRE-CHORUS:

Dm E F G

And so I'll run but not too far, incase you chase me, oh...

 

CHORUS:

{over chorus, lead guitar plays this note: D|-10-| with a certain rhythm, listen to track)

Am C G Am

But this is how it goes, baby.

Am C G Am

I'll get angry at your words and I'll go home

Am C G Am Am C G Am

And you won't call after me 'cos I'll be back before you know, you know...

Am C G (hold)

yeah I'll be back before you know...

 

PIANO SOLO

(Am G F G Am G F G Am G F)

La di da di da...........

 

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+ Lead guitar (w/ effects, no capo)

e|-----------10--10-10-11-10-8--(8)-(8)-----------------------|

B|--9b--8-----------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 

PRE-CHORUS

Dm E (single strums)

And so I'll run but not too far...

 

(Am G F G x1)

 

CHORUS

Am C G Am

But this is how it goes, baby.

Am C G Am

I'll get angry at your words and I'll go home

Am C G Am Am C G Am

And you won't call after me 'cos I'll be back before you know, you know...

Am C G (hold)

yeah I'll be back before you know...

Dm E

and so I'll run but not too far...