The Way It Used To Be chords by Jerry Vale

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C
Fm
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Bbm
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Gm
Csus4

Intro 1

Verse 1
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Am 
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Lonely table just for one
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In a bright and crowded room
La, la, la, la, la, la.
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While the music has begun,
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La, la, la, la, la, la.
Em 
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I drink to memories in the gloom.
Em 
la, la, la, la, la.
Am 
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Though the music's still the same,
E 
It has a bitter, sweet refrain.
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E 
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So play the song the way it used to be
Before she left and changed
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it all to sadness
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And maybe if she's
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passing by the window
She would hear our love
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E 
song and the melody
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E 
And even if the words are not so tender,
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she will always remember
E 
C 
the way it used to be.
Fm 
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Bbm 
Friends stop by and say hello.
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Fm 
Then I laugh and hide the pain
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F 
Fm 
Bbm 
C 
It's quite easy till they go
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Then the song begins again,
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so play the song the way it used to be,
before she left and changed
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F 
it all to sadness.
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And maybe if she's passing
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by the window,
C 
she would hear our love song
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and the melody.
Bb 
F 
And even if the words are not so tender,
C 
she will always remember
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Gm 
the way it used to be.
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Csus4 
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Csus4 
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The way,     the the way is to       live