The Way Things Were Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
I [Csus2]don't[C][Am][Gsus4][F]
[C]expect you [Csus2]to believe me
For that [Am]matter, I don't even care
You're the [Gsus4]only one for my [G]baby I
could've [F]sworn I made that clear
I did not [Csus2]mean to make you worry
I [Am]knew I should have called
But [G]I was out with the guys
I lost track of time
I [F]didn't have my car
[Fm]You know how those guys are
[F]But [C]you don't wanna talk about it
You won't let me [Dm]justify myself
But I don't care [F]what your friends
might have told you
Cause [C]baby, there's no one else
[G]And I don't ever [C]think about her
Baby, I don't [Dm]need to play games
I just wanna put [F]the past behind us
And [C]for things to be the same
[G]I am the[F] wind, the pla[Fm]ce, the wor[C]ld
And I know that you don't trust me
Some say [Am]time heals all wounds
I [G]stitched and cut my damn [C]self
If there's a [F]chance [Am]of losing yo[Dm]u
[C]An d I never meant to hurt you
You know how I [Am]hate to see you cry
That [G]was the part of talking that
was the [F]lowest point of my life
I'll make [Fm]it up if you let me try
But [F]you don't [G]wanna [C]talk about it
You left me [Dm]just by myself
And I don't care [F]what your
friends might have told you
Cause [C]baby there's no one else
[G]And I [C]don't ever think about her
And baby, I don't [Dm]need to think each day
I just wanna [F]put the past behind us
And for [C]things to be the same
[G]I like the way[F] thi[Fm]ngs w[C]ere
[Em]And I [A]know I'm a[Am] com
[G]plicated man
[F#m]I refuse to l[G]et you turn your[Am] back
and [G]wash your hands [Em]of love[E]
[A]I believe that w[G]e can work t[Am]hings out
[F#m]It might take som[C]e time
[Em]But the [Am]bot tom line is that we
[G]were meant to [F]be
[E]Hey, hey, hey, yeah
An[C]d I don't wanna talk about it
And I don't wanna [Dm]justify myself
And I don't care [F]what your friends
might have told you
Cause [C]baby, there's no one else
[G]And I'll [C]never think about her
And baby, I don't [Dm]need to play no games
And I just wanna [F]put my arms around ya
Hold on tight
Nev[C]er, they won't be the [G]same
The [F]way [Fm]things [Am]were
Whoa, like the [F]way [Fm]things [Am]were
[G]Like [F]the way [Fm]thing[Bb]s were
[Am]Let [G]the ligh[F]t fade[Fm][Bb]

[Outro 1]
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