The Way It Was

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[Intro]
C
| |
[Verse 1]
C
You kiss a little different now
Dm
You changed your hair, I like it now
F G C
And baby, your body still feels the same
And soon I'll be lying on the floor, picking up the pieces
Dm
Drinking it away, pretending I don't need ya
F G C
But right now, I'ma hold you like nothing has changed
[Chorus]
C Dm
I'm going crazy over you (Hey, hey, hey, hey, over you)
Dm
Over you again, yeah (Over you)
F G
It's never gonna be the way it was, oh (Ha, ha, ha, ha)
C
It's never gonna be the way it was
C Dm
And it's so crazy, what you do (Hey, hey, hey, hey, what you do)
Dm
What you do to me, oh yeah (What you do)
F G
This isn't how I remember us (Ha, ha, ha, ha)
C
It's never gonna be the way it was, oh
[Verse 2]
C
It's a shot to my veins, lying in your bed
Dm
Never thought I'd be back with you again
F G C
So, do your worst, 'cause you know that I'll always forgive you
C
Guess I will, guess I will
[Chorus]
C Dm
I'm going crazy over you (Hey, hey, hey, hey, over you)
Dm
Over you again, yeah (Over you)
F G
It's never gonna be the way it was, oh (Ha, ha, ha)
C
It's never gonna be the way it was
C Dm
And it's so crazy, what you do (Hey, hey, hey, hey, what you do)
Dm
What you do to me, oh yeah (What you do)
F G
This isn't how I remember us (Ha, ha)
C
No, it's never gonna be the way it was, oh (Ha, ha)
[Bridge]
F C
You know, I still want you, baby
F
We both know (We both know)
F
We both know (We both know)
G
We will never be the same
[Chorus]
C Dm
I'm going crazy over you
Dm
Over you again, oh yeah
F G
It's never gonna be the way it was
C
It's never gonna be the way it was
C Dm
I'm going crazy over you, babe (Hey, hey, hey, hey, over you)
Dm
Over you again, baby (Over you)
F G
This isn't how I remember us, no, baby (Ha, ha, ha, ha)
C
It's never gonna be the way it was
C Dm
I'm going crazy, what you do (Hey, hey, hey, hey, what you do)
Dm
What you do to me, baby (What you do)
F G
This isn't how I remember us (Ha, ha)
C
No, it's never gonna be the way it was (Ha, ha)

The Way It Was chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Way It Was by Backstreet Boys. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
| C  |
[Verse 1]
And soon I'll be lying on the floor, picking up the pieces
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]

The Way It Was Chords by Backstreet Boys

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