The Way It Used to Be Chords & Lyrics by City and Colour

The Way It Used to Be

guitar chords lyrics

City and Colour

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Song: The Way It Used To Be
Band: City and Colour

This is the bonus track off Dallas' fourth album 'The Hurry and The Harm'. There's
only two different chord progressions to this song; in the verse and Intro/Chorus.
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Tuning - C# STANDARD (C# F# B E G# C#)


INTRO C/G C/G E Amin [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch]
c#|----0----|-------0-------0---------0--------0-----------|
G#|----1----|-------1-------0---------1--------1-----------|
E |----0----|-------0-------1---------2--------2-----------|
B |----2----|-------2-------2---------2--------3-----------|
F#|----3----|-------3-------2---------0--------3-----------|
C#|----3----|-------3-------0------------------------------|


CHORUS
"this is the story of a man.."
C/G E Amin [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch]
|----0---------0---------0---------0-------------|
|----1---------0---------1---------1-------------|
|----0---------1---------2---------2-------------|
|----2---------2---------2---------3-------------|
|----3---------2---------0---------3-------------|
|----3---------0---------------------------------|


VERSE 1
"now 20 years have come and gone.."
C/G Amin [ch]Fmaj7/C[/ch] G
|----0--------0---------0------------------------|
|----1--------1---------1---------3--------------|
|----0--------2---------2---------0--------------| x2
|----2--------2---------3---------0--------------|
|----3--------0---------3---------2--------------|
|----3----------------------------3--------------|


CHORUS x2
"this is the story of a man.."


VERSE 2 x2
"it's clear she's moved on long ago.."


CHORUS x2
"this is the story of a man.."


VERSE 3 (play quietly)
"a single dress hangs on it's own.."


CHORUS (play quietly and then end on the first chord C/G)
"this is the story of a man.."