By the Way Chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers

[Start]

[Verse]
F C Am F               
■ ■ ■  Standing in line
           C7          
To see the show tonight
              C7      
And there's a light on
C7        
Heavy glow
F            C           
By the way I tried to say
     A       
I'll be there
A          
Waiting for
C            
Dani the girl
           C          
Is singing songs to me
            Am     
Beneath the marquee
Dm                 
Overload Steakknife
Dm7 D7 Dm7 D7
■   ■  ■   ■ 
     D7   
Card shark
       
Con job
        
Boot cut
               
Skin that flick
             Dm       
She's such a little DJ
          Dm   
Get there quick
   Dm                        
By street but not the freeway
Dm             
Turn that trick
   Dm                  
To make a little leeway
D7           
Beat that nic
    D7                      
But not the way that we play
    D7  
Dog town
          
Blood bath
        
Rib cage
         
Soft tail


[Chorus]
F               
Standing in line
           C           
To see the show tonight
              Dm      
And there's a light on
Dm        
Heavy glow
F                  C     
By the way I tried to say
    Am      
I'd be there
Bb         
Waiting for
D7    Dm D7     
Black ■  ■  jack
D7       
Dope dick
D7       
Pawn shop
D7        
Quick pick
D7            
Kiss that dyke
Dm7 C Dm7 C Dm
■   ■ ■   ■ ■ 


[Verse]
  Dm                       
I know you want to hold one
Dm           
Not on strike
    D7                   
But I'm about to bowl one
Dm           
Bite that mic
  D7                      
I know you never stole one
Dm         D7  
Girls that like
  D7                 
A story so I told one
D7       
Song bird
         
Main line
         
Cash back
     Dm Dm7 Dm F  
Hard ■  ■   ■  top
F               
Standing in line
           C           
To see the show tonight
              A       
And there's a light on
A         
Heavy glow
F            C7       C  
By the way I tried to say
    C       
I'd be there
A          
Waiting for


[Chorus]
F            
Dani the girl
           C          
Is singing songs to me
            A      
Beneath the marquee
A          
Of her soul
F  C                     
By the way I tried to say
    C       
I'd be there
Am         
Waiting for
Dm7 Dm Dm7 D7
■   ■  ■   ■ 


[Bridge]
D7                              
Oh ah kissed ya then I missed ya
D7                              
Oh ah kissed ya then I missed ya
D7                              
Oh ah kissed ya then I missed ya
   D7                           
Oh ah kissed ya then I missed ya
   D7                           
Oh ah kissed ya then I missed ya
                              D7
Oh ah kissed ya then I missed ya
   D7                           
Oh ah kissed ya then I missed ya
Dm   
Oh ah


[Chorus]
F7              
Standing in line
           C           
To see the show tonight
              Dm      
And there's a light on
Dm        
Heavy glow
F            C           
By the way I tried to say
    A7      
I'd be there
Bb         
Waiting for
F            
Dani the girl
           C          
Is singing songs to me
            Dm     
Beneath the marquee
   Dm      
Of her soul
F            C           
By the way I tried to say
  Am   A7 
I know you
Bb         
From before


[Outro]
F               
Standing in line
           C           
To see the show tonight
              Dm      
And there's a light on
Dm        
Heavy glow
F            C           
By the way I tried to say
Am          
I'd be there
Bb          Dm
Waiting for ■ 


[End]