The Way It Used To Be Chords
The Way It Used To Be by Engelbert Humperdinck is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Gm, Cm, D7, G, C, Em, D, Eb7, G#m, C#m, G#, C#, Fm, Eb and Bbm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Gm Cm D7 Gm
Cm D7 Gm
Lonely table just for one, In a bright and crowded room
Cm D7 Gm
While the music has begun, I drink to memories in the gloom
Cm D7 G
Though the music's still the same, It has a bittersweet refrain
D7
So play the song the way it used to be
G
Before she left and changed it all to sadness
C G
And maybe, if she's passing by the window
Em D D7 G
She will hear a love song, and a melody
C G
And even if the words are not so tender
Em D D7 Gm Eb7 G#m
She will always remember, the way it used to be
C#m Eb7 G#m
Friends stop by and say hello, and I laugh and hide the pain
C#m Eb7 G#
It's quite easy 'til they go, Then the song begins again
Eb7
So play the song the way it used to be
G#
Before she left and changed it all to sadness
C# G#
And maybe, if she's passing by the window
Fm Eb Eb7 G#
She will hear a love song, and a melody
C# G#
And even if the words are not so tender
Fm Eb Eb7 G# Bbm G#
She will always remember,,the way it used to be...