The Way It Was — The Killers
Chords and lyrics for The Way It Was by The Killers (key of E).
Verse 1
Battle Born (2012)
Intro
E - C#m - G#m - A - B (x2)
Verse 1
[E] I drove through the [C#m]desert last [G#m][A]night[B]
[E] I carried the [C#m]weight of our last [G#m][A]fight[B]
[E]Elvis singing "Don't Be [C#m]Cruel" and I wonder [G#m]if you feel it too
It's [A]like we're going [B]under.
[C#m] Somewhere outside the [F#m]lonely Esmeralda County [G#m]line,
The question of my [A]heart came to my [B]mind:
Chorus
If I go [A]on with [E]you by my side,
Can it [C#m]be the way [B]it was when we [A]met?
Did you [E]forget all about those [B]golden nights?
Verse 2
[E] Maybe a [C#m]thief stole your [G#m][A]heart[B]
[E] Or maybe we [B]just drifted [C#m]apart.
I [A]remember [B]driving
[E] In my daddy's [C#m]car to the airfield, [G#m]blanket on the hood,
[A]Backs against the [B]windshield.
[C#m] Back then this thing was [F#m]running on momentum, love and [G#m]trust.
That paradise is [A]buried in the [B]dust.
Chorus
If I go [A]on with [E]you by my side,
Can it [C#m]be the way [B]it was when we [A]met?
Did you [E]forget all about those [B]golden nights?
(The way it was, it was)
Bridge
[F#m] All of our plans are falling [C#m]through.[B]
[F#m] Sometimes a dream, it don't come [B]true.
Instrumental
A - C#m - B
A - E - B
Verse 3
[A]Darling. [E]Darling
(If we go on can it [A]be)
Can it [C#m]be the way [B]it was when we [A]met?
Did you [E]forget all about them [B]golden nights?
Chorus
If I go [A]on with [E]you by my side,
Can it [C#m]be the way [B]it was?
My heart is [A]true, girl, it's [E]just you
I'm thinking [B]of
Can it be the way it [E]was?
Outro
C#m - G#m - A - B
[E] (Maybe a [C#m]thief stole your [G#m][A]heart)[B]
E - C#m - G#m - A - B (x2)
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