The Way It Was(Chords)

	        

Intro: E  C#m  Abm  A  B (2x) 


E                      C#m        Abm   A B 
  I drove through the desert last night 
E                C#m                Abm   A B 
  I carried the weight of our last fight 
 E                      C#m                 Abm 
Elvis singing 'Don't be Cruel' and I wonder if you feel it too 
      A                B 
It's like we're going under. 
C#m                       F#m                     Abm 
   Somewhere outside the lonely Esmeralda County line, 
                    A                 B 
The question of my heart came to my mind: 

        A        E 
If I go on with you by my side, 
       A   E       B             A 
Can it be the way it was when we met? 
          E                     B 
Did you forget all about those golden nights? 

E             C#m              Abm   A B 
  Maybe if thieves stole your heart 
E             C#m           Abm 
  Or maybe we just drifted apart. 
     A       B 
I remember driving  
E               C#m                   Abm 
  In my daddy's car to the airfield, blanket on the hood,  
 A                 B 
Backs against the windshield. 
C#m                          F#m                           Abm 
   Back then this thing was running on momentum, love and trust. 
                   A            B 
That paradise is buried in the dust. 


        A        E 
If I go on with you by my side, 
       A   E       B             A 
Can it be the way it was when we met? 
          E                     B 
Did you forget all about those golden nights? 
(The way it was, it was) 

F#m                               C#m 
   All of our plans are falling through. 
F#m                                  B A 
   Sometimes a dream, it don't come true. 

A   E   B (2x) 

    A     E 
Darling. Darling 
                    A 
(If we go on can it be) 
       A   E      B               A 
Can it be the way it was when we met? 
          E                     B 
Did you forget all about them golden nights? 

        A        E 
If I go on with you by my side, 
       A   E      B 
Can it be the way it was? 
             A                E 
My heart is true, girl, it's just you 
             B  
I'm thinking of 
       A              E 
Can it be the way it was? 

C#m   Abm   A   B 

E         C#m              Abm  A  B 
 (Maybe thieves stole your heart.) 

Outro: E  C#m  Abm  A  B (2x)
	        

Written by Brandon Flowers/David Keuning/Daniel Lanois/Mark Stoermer/Ronnie Vannucci