Cifras
The Way it Used to Be

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This is the story of a man
                                                                     B  
Who took for granted everything he had
                                                                        Em  
And how he let it all just slip away
                             C  
Never to return again
                                                                                  G  
Now twenty years have come and gone
                                                                             Em  
And still he wonders what he did so wrong
                                                                C  
And how that he can win back her heart
                                                                  D  
And finally step outside of the dark
                                                                     G  
He buys fresh roses every day
                                                     G/F#         Em  
Her favorite flower so she used to say
                                                                                C  
And now the memories all that he has left
                                                                                D  
And I'm afraid he'll drink himself to death
                                                             G  
This is the story of a man
                                                                     B  
Who took for granted everything he had
                                                                        Em  
And how he let it all just slip away
                             C  
Never to return again
(Solo)
                                                                                     G  
It's clear she's moved on long ago
                                                                          Em  
But he still clings on to a distant hope
                                                                          C  
That she'll come and make a happy home
                                                                                     D  
For now it's him and the bottle all alone
                                                                                     G  
Sometimes you'll see him in the yard
                                     G/F#         Em  
A wounded man with a desperate heart
                                                                          C  
He keeps the hedges trimmed nice and neat
                                                                                D  
To keep them the way that the used to be
                                                             G  
This is the story of a man
                                                                     B  
Who took for granted everything he had
                                                                        Em  
And how he let it all just slip away
                             C  
Never to return again
(Solo)
                                                                          G  
A single dress hangs on its own
                                                                          Em  
The scent of perfume all he has to hold
                                                          C  
A wasted life waiting on a dream
                                                                                  D  
Hoping for things the way they used to be
                                                             G  
This is the story of a man
                                                                     B  
Who took for granted everything he had
                                                                        Em  
And how he let it all just slip away
                             C  
Never to return again
G