F                 C
The many miles we walked
Dm                  Bb
The many things we learn
F                    C
The building of the shrine
Dm            Bb
Only just to burn

F                       C
May the wind be at your back
Dm                   Bb
Good fortunes at your hands
F                        C
May the cards lay out a straight
Dm              Bb
All from your command

F                 C
That's the way it is
Dm                Bb
That's the way it is
F                 C
That's the way it is
Dm                Bb
That's the way it is

F                 C
Blue heron leaves the northern sky
Dm                     Bb
Trusts the journey to new heights
F                      C
What’s the meaning of the scar
Dm                Bb
If we don’t learn how to heal

F               C
Should we ever be apart
Dm               Bb
Then how does it feel

F                 C
That's the way it is
Dm                Bb
That's the way it is
F                 C
That's the way it is
Dm                Bb
That's the way it is

Dm               Bb
Shine light into darkness
Dm               Bb
Shine light into darkness

( F  C  Dm  Bb )

F                 C
That's the way it is
Dm                Bb
That's the way it is (so many miles to walk)
F                 C
That's the way it is (so many things we’ve got to lean)
Dm                Bb
That's the way it is (oh ooh, oh ooh, that’s the way it is)

F                 C
That's the way it is (oh oo)
Dm                Bb
That's the way it is