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[Intro]
C Em G D
[Verse 1]
CTime to let it go
EmIt won't let go of me
GHanging by a thread
DCutting the cord and then falling back into the
CBlack 'cause if I don't
EmIf I wait 'til it feels right
I'll be waGiting my whole life
DClosing my eyes, remember how we were like
[Chorus]
CGold, when you see me
EmHi, if you need me
GBabe, that's the way it wDas
That's the history
CBlue, how we used to rEmoar
Like an open fGire
That's the way it wDas
But that's history
[Post-Chorus]
CO-o-o-o-o-o
EmO-o-o-o-o
GThat's the way it wDas
But that's history
CO-o-o-o-o-o
EmO-o-o-o-o
GThat's the way it wDas
But that's history
[Verse 2]
CI have a memory
You're vEmisiting me at night
CGlimbing in my bed
DYou were so quiet that you never woke me
CI love the way you could
EmSee the good in everything
GBut, do we fuel the fire?
CDlosing my eyes, remember how we were like
[Chorus]
CGold, when you see me
EmHi, if you need me
GBabe, that's the way it wDas
That's the history
CBlue, how we used to rEmoar
Like an open fGire
That's the way it wDas
But that's history
[Verse 3]
CStarted with a word
EmNow, look at where we are
GEverything we've done
DIt's there on our faces for anyone willing to
CRead between the lines
EmNow, look at where we are
GEverything we've done
It's thDere on our faces for anyone willing to
[Chorus]
CO-o-o-o-o-o
EmO-o-o-o-o
GThat's the way it wDas
But that's history
CO-o-o-o-o-o
EmO-o-o-o-o
GThat's the way it wDas
But that's history
[Bridge]
CWell, I got a feeling
DDarling, it's possGible
'Cause love's got no ceilCing
DNow, that it's jGust so strong
And I got a feelCing
Like Deverything is pGossible
I'm Ctrying to chDange
CM-m-m-m-m
[Chorus]
CGold, when you see me
EmHi, if you need me
GBabe, that's the way it wDas
That's the history
CBlue, how we used to rEmoar
Like an open fGire
That's the way it wDas
But that's history
[Verse 3]
CStarted with a word
EmNow, look at where we are
GEverything we've done
DIt's there on our faces for anyone willing to
CRead between the lines
EmNow, look at where we are
GEverything we've done
DStarted out with just one
[Chorus]
CO-o-o-o-o-o
EmO-o-o-o-o
GO-o-o-o-o
DO-o-o-o
CO-o-o-o-o-o
EmO-o-o-o-o
GO-o-o-o-o
DO-o-o-o
[Outro] (Strum once)
CGold, when you see me
EmHi, if you need me
GBabe, that's the way it wDas
But that's history
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The story behind the song

"Like Gold" began with a simple humming melody and an idea of looking back at a past relationship. It captures the feeling of reflecting on a love where the fire has gone out, but remembering the really good times that were there. The song plays like a heart-on-sleeve ballad, evoking the embers of a relationship that "used to roar like an open fire." It invites you to channel that bittersweet reflection on a love that, though faded, once shone brightly.

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