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The Killers - The Way It Was Chords

Chord reference E, C#m, G#m, A, B, F#m
Rhythm tips ↓-↓

[E] [C#m] [G#m] [A] [B] [E] [C#m] [G#m] [A] [B] [E]I drove through the [C#m]desert last [G#m]night [A] [B] [E]I carried the [C#m]weight of our last [G#m]fight [A] [B] [E]Elvis singing “Don’t be [C#m]Cruel” and I wonder [G#m]if you feel it too It’s [A]like we’re going [B]under. [C#m]Somewhere outside the [F#m]lonely Esmeralda County [G#m]line, The question of my [A]heart came to my [B]mind.

If I go [A]on with [E]you by my side, can it [A]be [E]the way [B]it was when we [A]met? Did you for[E]get all about those [B]golden nights?

[E]Maybe a [C#m]thief stole your [G#m]heart [A] [B] [E]Or maybe we [C#m]just drifted [G#m]apart. I [A]remember [B]driving, [E]in my daddy’s [C#m]car to the airfield, [G#m]blanket on the hood, [A]Backs against the [B]windshield. [C#m]Back then this thing was [F#m]running on momentum, Love and [G#m]trust. That paradise is [A]buried in the [B]dust.

If I go [A]on with [E]you by my side, can it [A]be [E]the way [B]it was when we [A]met? Did you for[E]get all about those [B]golden nights? (The way it was, it was) [F#m]All of our plans are falling [C#m]through. [F#m]Sometimes a dream, it don’t come [B]true. [A]

[A] [E] [B] [A] [E] [B] [A]Darling. [E]Darling, (if we go on can it [A]be) Can it [A]be [E]the way [B]it was when we [A]met? Did you [E]forget all about them [B]golden nights?

If I go [A]on with [E]you by my side, can it [A]be [E]the way [B]it was? My heart is [A]true, girl, it’s [E]just you, I’m thinking [B]of, can it [A]be the way it [E]was?

[C#m] [G#m] [A] [B] [E](Maybe a [C#m]thief stole your [G#m]heart.) [A] [B] [E] [C#m] [G#m] [A] [B] [E] [C#m] [G#m] [A] [B]

Artist The Killers
Album Battle Born
Genres Alternative, Indie, Rock
Year 2012
Key E

How to Play The Way It Was on Guitar?

The Killers - The Way It Was can be played in the key of E using the E, C#m, G#m, A, B, F#m chords.

  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The Way It Was with the ↓-↓ strumming pattern.