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Hi! This is my first tab so, it might be slightly wrong.
(*= Strum on time) 
Chords: Am, Em, G, F, Dm, C, E 
Intro: Am, Em x3
       Am, G
Verse:
AmHonestlyEm,    Fwhat happened to you and me
DmDid all our stars Gjust fall into the sAmeaEm  
AmTell me girlEm  
FWe used to wanna change the world
DmWhat happened to usG  
What's happened to usAm  Em  
pre-Chorse:
FOh can we go back Amhome
TGonight I gotta hold you cAmlose
I wanna let Dmgo
Chores:
CSo give me that old school Gsound
AmI wanna drop the needle Edown
FAnd take it back to Gway back Cwhen
CYou're talking when the sun lays Gdown
AmAnd all of these lights fade Eout
FStill you and me like Gway back Cwhen
Verse:
Am*
Mm baby we fell behind
F*
Well baby you still find time
DmTo send those chills Gright down my spineAm  Em  
AmAnd tell them to hold the fireEm  
FWe aint gonna go to the wild
DmLets come back tGo life one last tiAmmeEm  
Pre-Chores
FOh can we go back Amhome
TGonight I gotta hold you Amclose
I wanna let Dmgo
Chores: 
CSo give me that old school Gsound
AmI wanna drop the needle Edown
FAnd take it back to Gway back Cwhen
CYou're talking when the sun lays Gdown
AmAnd all of these lights fade Eout
FStill you and me like Gway back Cwhen
Bridge:
AmYeah these are the Edays
GYeah we'll go back and Dmsave
DmAnd remember Gway back Cwhen
Dm, G
Chores:
CSo give me that old school Gsound
AmI wanna drop the needle Edown
FAnd take it back to Gway back Cwhen
CYou're talking when the sun lays Gdown
AmAnd all of these lights fade Eout
FStill you and me like Gway back Cwhen
CSo give me that wGooohooo          
AmwooohooooE  
FYou and me like Gway back Cwhen
CwooohooG  
Amwooohoo wEoohoooo
FStill you and me like Gway back Cwhen
Dm* G*   C*
way back when

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Way Back When

by Ben Haenow

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Hi! This is my first tab so, it might be slightly wrong.

(*= Strum on time)

Chords: Am, Em, G, F, Dm, C, E

Intro: Am, Em x3

Am, G

Verse:

Am Em F

Honestly, what happened to you and me

Dm G Am Em

Did all our stars just fall into the sea

Am Em

Tell me girl

We used to wanna change the world

Dm G

What happened to us

Am Em

What's happened to us

pre-Chorse:

F Am

Oh can we go back home

G Am

Tonight I gotta hold you close

I wanna let go

Chores:

C G

So give me that old school sound

Am E

I wanna drop the needle down

F G C

And take it back to way back when

C G

You're talking when the sun lays down

Am E

And all of these lights fade out

F G C

Still you and me like way back when

Verse:

Am*

Mm baby we fell behind

Well baby you still find time

Dm G Am Em

To send those chills right down my spine

Am Em

And tell them to hold the fire

We aint gonna go to the wild

Dm G Am Em

Lets come back to life one last time

Pre-Chores

F Am

Oh can we go back home

G Am

Tonight I gotta hold you close

I wanna let go

Chores:

C G

So give me that old school sound

Am E

I wanna drop the needle down

F G C

And take it back to way back when

C G

You're talking when the sun lays down

Am E

And all of these lights fade out

F G C

Still you and me like way back when

Bridge:

Am E

Yeah these are the days

G Dm

Yeah we'll go back and save

Dm G C

And remember way back when

Dm, G

Chores:

C G

So give me that old school sound

Am E

I wanna drop the needle down

F G C

And take it back to way back when

C G

You're talking when the sun lays down

Am E

And all of these lights fade out

F G C

Still you and me like way back when

C G

So give me that wooohooo

Am E

wooohoooo

F G C

You and me like way back when

C G

wooohoo

Am E

wooohoo woohoooo

F G C

Still you and me like way back when

Dm* G* C*

way back when

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