The Way It Was

the way it was
the killers
battle born ( 2012 )

* intro : E – C#m – G#m – A – B ( x2 )

E C#m G#m A B
i drove through the desert last night
E C#m G#m A B
i carried the weight of our last fight
E C#m G#m
elvis singing “don’t be cruel” and i wonder if you feel it too
A B
it’s like we’re going under .
C#m F#m G#m
somewhere outside the lonely esmeralda county line ,
A B
the question of my heart came to my mind :

A E
if i go on with you by my side ,
A E B A
can it be the way it was when we met?
E B
did you forget all about those golden nights?

E C#m G#m A B
maybe if thieves stole your heart
E C#m G#m
or maybe we just drifted apart .
A B
i remember driving
E C#m G#m
in my Daddy’s car to the airfield , blanket on the hood ,
A B
backs against the windshield .
C#m F#m G#m
back then this thing was running on momentum , love and trust .
A B
that paradise is buried in the dust .

A E
if i go on with you by my side ,
A E B A
can it be the way it was when we met?
E B
did you forget all about those golden nights?
( the way it was , it was )

F#m C#m
all of our plans are falling through .
F#m B A
sometimes a dream , it don’t come true .

A – E – B ( x2 )

A E
darling . darling
A
( if we go on can it be )
A E B A
can it be the way it was when we met?
E B
did you forget all about them golden nights?

A E
if i go on with you by my side ,
A E B
can it be the way it was?
A E
my heart is true , girl , it’s just you
B
i’m thinking of
A E
can it be the way it was?

C#m – G#m – A – B

E C#m G#m A B
( maybe thieves stole your heart . )

* outro : E – C#m – G#m – A – B ( x2 )