Key: G major
Intro 1
G
Bbdim
Am
D
Verse 1
C
G
the way they used to be
Things I thought I remembered
A
D
well look different now to me
they used to be
Am
Verse 2
D
C
G
don't seem as tall
D
G
As I remember neither do
A
D
the fountains in the hall
Am
D
way they used to be
G
Verse 3
D
C
G
as big somehow
And I could put a ball right through
A
D
the office window now
they used to be
Am
Verse 4
D
G
C
Butch Carter used to keep
He'd bust the lip of any kid
A
D
who dared get in his 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
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
Bm
'Cause things just ain't the way
A
Cdim
Bm
E
Verse 7
E
A
D
Buck Painter is no longer
Uncle Dick has settled down with age
B
E
and rarely gets annoyed
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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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG Bbdim Am D C...
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