In A Way

Am G D/F# F C G/B On the third floor of the hotel Am F There's a pregnant Flamenco dancer C G/B In the bathtub is a razor Am F And she's planning a great escape Am G D/F# F But in a way she's giving up on herself Am G D/F# F But either way she's giving up some of herself In the backyard there's a small boy Playing soldiers with an army ranger In the front room there's a mother And to the small boy she's a stranger Dm Dm/C G Love is only what you give up C G/B Am Life isn't what you get Dm Dm/C G Love won't always fill your cup C G/B Am Life's when you start to live C G/B F Life's when you learn to give When I leave here I'm gonna go home To the small boy and the flamenco dancer Leave the guitars in the spotlight I'm gonna go home to my biggest fans Am G D/F# F But in a way I'm giving up some of myself Am G D/F# F But in a way isn't that what it's about Am G D/F# F C G/B D/F# F But in a way I'm giving up some of myself C But either way isn't that what it's about G/B Love is only what you give up D/F# F Life isn't what you get C G/B Love won't always fill your cup D/F# F Life's when you start to live C G/B Love is only what you give up D/F# F Life's when you learn to give