As It Was chords by
Harry Styles (Official Version)
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Key: A majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

(Come on, Harry, we wanna say

goodnight to you)

Bm7

Bm7

E7

E7

A

A

Verse 1
D D 
 
Holdin' me back
Bm7 Bm7 
 
Gravity's holdin' me back
E7 E7 
 
I want you to hold out the palm of your hand
A A 
 
Why don't we leave it at that?
D D 
 
Nothin' to say
Bm7 Bm7 
 
When everything gets  in the way
E7 E7 
 
Seems you cannot be replaced
A A 
 
And I'm the one who will stay, oh-oh-oh

Chorus 1
D D 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
E7 E7 
 
In this world, it's just us
A A 
 
D D 
 
You know it's not the same as it was
Bm7 Bm7 
 
E7 E7 
 
In this world, it's just us
A A 
 
D D 
 
You know it's not the same as it was
Bm7 Bm7 
 
E7 E7 
 
As it was,  as it was
A A 
 
You know it's not the same

Verse 2
D D 
 
Answer the phone
Bm7 Bm7 
 
"Harry, you're no    good alone
E7 E7 
 
Why are you sitting at home on the floor?
A A 
 
What kind of pills are you on?
D D 
 
Ringin' the bell
Bm7 Bm7 
 
And nobody's coming to help
E7 E7 
 
Your daddy lives by himself
A A 
 
He just wants to know

Chorus 2
that you're well, oh-oh-oh
D D 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
E7 E7 
 
In this world, it's just us
A A 
 
D D 
 
You know it's not the same as it was
Bm7 Bm7 
 
E7 E7 
 
In this world, it's just us
A A 
 
D D 
 
You know it's not the same as it was
Bm7 Bm7 
 
E7 E7 
 
As it was,  as it was
A A 
 
You know it's not the same

Bridge 1

D

Go home, get ahead, light-speed internet

Bm7

I don't wanna talk about the way that it was

E7

Leave America, two kids follow her

A

I don't wanna talk about who's doin' it first

Outro 1

Bm7

E7

A

As it was

D

Bm7

You know it's not the same as it was

E7

A

As it was, as it was

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBm7 E7 A D

Chords

Bm7
E7
A
D

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

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This is the definitive original version of As It Was by Harry Styles, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It suits players who want to learn As It Was the way Harry Styles intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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