Intro: E C#m G#m A B
E C#m G#m A B
I drove through the desert last night.
E C#m G#m A B
I carried the weight of our last fight.
E C#m G#m
Elvis singing 'Don't be Cruel' and I wonder if you feel it too.
A B
It's like we're going under.
C#m F#m G#m
Somewhere outside the lonely Esmeralda County line,
A B
The question of my heart came to my mind
A E
If I go on with you by my side,
C#m B B A A A
Can it be the way it was when we met?
E B
Did you forget all about those golden nights?
E C#m G#m A B
Maybe if thieves stole your heart
E B C#m
or maybe we just drifted apart.
A B E C#m
I remember driving in my daddy's car to the airfield,
G#m A B
Blanket on the hood, backs against the windshield.
C#m F#m G#m
Back then this thing was running on momentum, love and trust.
A B
That paradise is buried in the dust.
A E
If I go on with you by my side,
C#m B B A A A
Can it be the way it was when we met?
E B
Did you forget all about those golden nights?
(The way it was, it was.)
F#m C#m G#m
All of our plans are falling through.
F#m B
Sometimes a dream, it don't come true.
A C#m B
A E B
A E
Darling. Darling
C#m B B A A A
(If we go on can it be)Can it be the way it was when we met?
E B
Did you forget all about those golden nights?
A E
If I go on with you by my side,
C#m B B A A A
Can it be the way it was when we met?
E
My heart is true, girl, it's just you
B E
I'm thinking of, Can it be the way it was?
(C#m G#m A B)
E C#m G#m A B
(Maybe thieves stole your heart.)
Outro: E C#m G#m A B(2x)