The Way it Used to Be

Intro: G

(Solo)

G, B, Em, C


Intro/Refrão:
                       G
This is the story of a man
                          B
Who took for granted everything he had
                           Em
And how he let it all just slip away
           C
Never to return again


Verso 1:
                               G
Now twenty years have come and gone
                             Em
And still he wonders what he did so wrong
                        C
And how that he can win back her heart
                         D
And finally step outside of the dark

                          G
He buys fresh roses every day
                    G/F#    Em
Her favorite flower so she used to say
                              C
And now the memories all that he has left
                              D
And I'm afraid he'll drink himself to death


Refrão:
                       G
This is the story of a man
                          B
Who took for granted everything he had
                           Em
And how he let it all just slip away
           C
Never to return again

(Solo)

G B Em C


Verso 2:
                                G
It's clear she's moved on long ago
                            Em
But he still clings on to a distant hope
                            C
That she'll come and make a happy home
                                D
For now it's him and the bottle all alone
                                G
Sometimes you'll see him in the yard
              G/F#    Em
A wounded man with a desperate heart
                            C
He keeps the hedges trimmed nice and neat
                              D
To keep them the way that the used to be


Refrão:
                       G
This is the story of a man
                          B
Who took for granted everything he had
                           Em
And how he let it all just slip away
           C
Never to return again

(Solo)

G B Em C


Último Verso:
                            G
A single dress hangs on its own
                            Em
The scent of perfume all he has to hold
                      C
A wasted life waiting on a dream
                               D
Hoping for things the way they used to be
                       G
This is the story of a man
                          B
Who took for granted everything he had
                           Em
And how he let it all just slip away
           C
Never to return again

G