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Things easy guitar chords by 
The Statler Brothers
N/A•
Intro 1
G
Bbdim
Am
D
Verse 1
G
Things just ain't
C
G
the way they used to be
Things I thought I remembered
A
D
well look different now to me
G
For adult eyes can sure surprise
C
a Childhood memory
A
No, things just ain't the way
they used to be
Am
Verse 2
D
G
The windows at the school
C
G
don't seem as tall
D
G
As I remember neither do
A
D
the fountains in the hall
G
And that fifth grade teacher
C
wasn't terrible at all
G
No, things just ain't the
Am
D
way they used to be
G
Verse 3
D
G
The playground doesn't seem
C
G
as big somehow
And I could put a ball right through
A
D
the office window now
G
And I know now why chewing
C
gum in school was not allowed
A
No, things just ain't the way
they used to be
Am
Verse 4
D
G
C
Butch Carter used to keep
G
us kids afraid
He'd bust the lip of any kid
A
D
who dared get in his way
G
I wish ole' Butch was standin'
C
here in front of me today
G
'Cause, things just ain't the way
Am
D
they used to be
G
Verse 5
E
A
D
A
I wish I could have grown into the man
That I pictured as a child and
B
E
filled those childhood plans
A
I'd do it right if only I
D
could live my life again
B
But things just ain't the way
they used to be
Bm
Verse 6
E
A
D
A
Forbidden alleys unfamiliar streets,
Places mama told me I should
B
E
never set my feet
A
Well today I know exactly where those
D
streets and alleys lead
A
Bm
'Cause things just ain't the way
E
they used to be
A
Cdim
Bm
E
Verse 7
E
A
D
Buck Painter is no longer
A
unemployed,
Uncle Dick has settled down with age
B
E
and rarely gets annoyed
A
And now I hear Butch Carter's
D
gone to workin' for the Lord
A
Cdim
Bm
No, things just ain't the way
E
A
Cdim
B
E
they used to be
A
Cdim
Bm
E
No, things just ain't the way they used to be
A
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