The Way It Was
Bee Gees
RockAdvanced for beginners11 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
D
A
D9Diagram coming soon
Dmaj7Diagram coming soon
C#mDiagram coming soon
E7
G
F#Diagram coming soon
Bm
D7
E
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: D A D9 D D Dmaj7 C#m I don't know how, but nights get lonely now Dmaj7 D E7 G They keep appearing in my eyes, such a warm and tender glow A D For just one moment, I remember all Dmaj7 C#m The love we had, was never all that bad Dmaj7 D There were smiles and there were tears E7 G On that special starry night A D With your arms around me, held on tight G F# Bm G D A Wasn't that the way, it was, two strangers reaching for D D7 G F# Bm A worthless cause? Wasn't that the love, we shared E E7 A D Or just the restless years, when no-one, cared Intro: D Dmaj7 C#m I don't know why, it's hard to say goodbye Dmaj7 D E7 G Or even justify the end, you meant so very much to me A D Then to let you go, start my life again D Dmaj7 C#m The love we had, was never all that bad Dmaj7 D There were smiles and there were tears E7 G Till that special summer day, when I reached out for you A G You just walked away G F# Bm G D A ï? Wasn't that the way, it was, two strangers reaching for D D7 G F# Bm A worthless cause? Wasn't that the love, we shared E E7 A D Or just the restless years, when no-one, cared
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Chord set
D · A · D9 · Dmaj7 · C#m · E7 · G · F# · Bm · D7 · E
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.