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The Way We Were chords by Gladys Knight

  • G

  • Am

  • Dsus4

  • D

  • Em

  • C

  • Bm

    2
  • E

  • Cm

    3
  • Bbm

  • Eb

    6
  • Ab

    4
  • Db

    4
  • Fm

  • Ebsus4

    6
Verse 1
G
Hey, know,
everybody's talking
about the good old days, right?
Everybody, the good old days,
the good old days.
Am
Well, let's talk about the
Dsus4
D
good old days.
G
Come to think of it, as bad
as we think they are,
these will become the good
D
old days
for our children.
Dsus4
D
G
But why don't we
try to remember
Am
D
G
Remember that kind of September
Em
when life was slow and oh
Am
D
G
so mellow.
Am
Try to remember.
Dsus4
C
And if you remember, then follow.
D
G
Oh, why does it seem
Em
that the past is always better?
Dsus4
D
We look back and we think
G
the winters were warmer,
Em
the grass was greener,
Dsus4
D
the skies were bluer,
and smiles were bright.
C
Am
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Bm
E
Oh, it's time we've written every line
Am
C
D
And if we had the chance to do it all again
G
Tell me
Am
Dsus4
Would we?
Could we?
D
Memories
G
Verse 2
Cm
C
Light the corners
Em
D
G
C
of my mind
Bm
Misty watercol

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Verse 3
Em
C
or memories
Dsus4
G
Am
Dsus4
G
Scattered pictures
Bm
C
Em
G
of the smiles we left behind.
C
Bm
Em
G
Smiles we gave to one another
C
Dsus4
D
G
For the way we were
Ha ha
C
Ah, can it be that it was all
Bm
Am
so simple then
Bm
Em
Oh has time rewritten every line
E
Am
And if we had the chance
Dsus4
to do it all again
D
G
Bbm
Eb
Ab
Cm
Tell me, would we, could we?
Ab
Db
Memories may
Fm
Eb
be beautiful at the end
Db
Cm
C
Fm
But it's too painful to remember
Eb
Ab
Db
C
Fm
We simply choose to forget
Db
Cm
C
So with the laughter
Db
Cm
We will remember
Db
Cm
Whenever we remember
Fm
Bbm
Remember the way we
Ab
Eb
Ab
Cm
Fm
were
E
Ebsus4
Eb
Remember the way we were
Db
Do -do -do -do -do -do
Db
Do -do -do do!
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