| Verse 1: |
| G7 | |
| You to me |
| C | |
| Are sweet as r | oses in the morning |
| G7 | |
| And | you to me |
| C | F | |
| Are soft as su | mmer rain at | dawn in love we share |
| Em | |
| That s | omething rare |
| Chorus: |
| Dm | |
| The s | idewalks in the street |
| G7 | C | |
| The c | oncrete and the clay beneath my f | eet |
| Am/E | |
| Begins to | crumble |
| F | G7 | |
| But l | ove will never | die |
| C | Am/E | |
| Because we'll se | e the mountains | tumble |
| F | G7 | |
| Bef | ore we say good | bye |
| F | |
| My love and | I will be |
| E | G7/D | |
| In l | ove etern | ally |
| G7 | |
| T | hat's the way |
| C | |
| Mmm, that's the w | ay it's meant to be |
| Verse 2: |
| All around |
| I see the purple shades of evening |
| And on the ground |
| The shadows fall and once again you're in my arms |
| So tenderly |
| (repeat chorus) |
| Instrumental break: |
| (acoustic guitar solo over verse chords) |
| (repeat chorus) |
| Coda |
| G7 | |
| And t | hat's the way |
| C | |
| That's the w | ay it's meant to be |
| That's the way |
| (that's the way it's meant to be) |
| Whoa, that's the way |
| That's the way it's meant to be (fade) |
| -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers |