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Ana Free - The Way It Was 
Capo Fret 3
Em    Am7    Em    Am7
EmDon’t put the blame on me 
EmIt’s you who walked away 
EmDon’t make it harder than it needs to be now 
EmI trusAm7ted you, I used to be afraid 
CI neeDded yGou, I Emunderstand you couldn’t wait 
CI criDed foGr youEm, and now you see it’s such a shame 
CThat DI would die for you 
GWhen Emyou deserve to be alone 
AmYou leDave mEme with no choice but to go on 
AmNo, yoDu leaEmve me with no choice but to go on
EmAnd I may have made you sad 
EmBut here’s the way it was 
EmYou closed to door on me 
EmI thouAm7ght I knew you, you didn’t care enough 
CBaby DI neGeded Emyou, I understand you couldn’t wait 
CI criDed fGor yEmou, and now you see it’s such a shame 
CThat DI would die for you 
GAnd yDou dCeserve to be alone 
AmYou lDeave Emme with no choice but to go on 
AmYeah, Dyou Emleave me with no choice but to go on
Em    Am7    D
EmSo don’t put the blame on me 
EmIt was you who walked away 
EmDon’t make it harder than it needs to be now 
EmI trusAm7ted you, I used to be afraid 
EmAnd I, I may have made you sad 
EmBut here’s the way it was 
EmYou closed to door on me 
EmI thouAm7ght I knew you, you didn’t care enough 
CI neeDded yGou and you hey 
EmI neeAm7ded yoDu and Gyou Emhey 
AmI wouDld die for you 
AmI wouDld die for you 
GWhen yDou desCerve to be alone 
AmYou leDave Emme with no choice but to go on 
AmYou leDave Emme with no choice but to go on 
Em    Am7    C   D
CHey, Dyeah, and I cried for you 
CI criDed for you 
CI’d dDie for you 
GWhen Dyou dCeserve to be alone 
AmYou leDave mEme with no choice but to go on
Em    Am7   D   Em   C   D   Am7

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The Way It Was

by Ana Free

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Ana Free - The Way It Was

Capo Fret 3

Em Am7 Em Am7

Don’t put the blame on me

It’s you who walked away

Don’t make it harder than it needs to be now

Em Am7

I trusted you, I used to be afraid

C D G Em

I needed you, I understand you couldn’t wait

C D G Em

I cried for you, and now you see it’s such a shame

C D

That I would die for you

G Em

When you deserve to be alone

Am D Em

You leave me with no choice but to go on

Am D Em

No, you leave me with no choice but to go on

And I may have made you sad

But here’s the way it was

You closed to door on me

Em Am7

I thought I knew you, you didn’t care enough

C D G Em

Baby I needed you, I understand you couldn’t wait

C D G Em

I cried for you, and now you see it’s such a shame

C D

That I would die for you

G D C

And you deserve to be alone

Am D Em

You leave me with no choice but to go on

Am D Em

Yeah, you leave me with no choice but to go on

Em Am7 D

So don’t put the blame on me

It was you who walked away

Don’t make it harder than it needs to be now

Em Am7

I trusted you, I used to be afraid

And I, I may have made you sad

But here’s the way it was

You closed to door on me

Em Am7

I thought I knew you, you didn’t care enough

C D G

I needed you and you hey

Em Am7 D G Em

I needed you and you hey

Am D

I would die for you

Am D

I would die for you

G D C

When you deserve to be alone

Am D Em

You leave me with no choice but to go on

Am D Em

You leave me with no choice but to go on

Em Am7 C D

C D

Hey, yeah, and I cried for you

C D

I cried for you

C D

I’d die for you

G D C

When you deserve to be alone

Am D Em

You leave me with no choice but to go on

Em Am7 D Em C D Am7

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