Cifras
The Way it 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 
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