G
I've got an old friend
A
Getting married this weekend
C           D                 G           A7
It does not seem like I'll be there.
G
But I've been tracing
A
Tryin' to remember
C           D                 G      A7
Some of the things we used to care about
C             D      G        
When ya gonna save a corner 
Em
of a place I haven't seen?
C             D      G
When ya gonna have me over?
Em
Like the way things used to be
C         D                       G      
           The way things used to be
Em                    C             D          G          A7
The way things used to be

G
I don't want it all back,
A
I don't mind where I'm at
C         D               G      A7
I've been trying to stand tall.
G
But I've been placing
A
So much of my mind's eyes
C           D                 G        
Just trying to see over these walls.
A7
I put in front of me
C              D      G
When ya gonna answer a phone call?
Em
I'll say I'm on your street
C                  D             G
I think we used to laugh Into the morning
Em
The way things used to be
C       D                       G
         The way things used to be
Em                          C          D            G 
The way things used to be
Em                         D       G
Most of the time when it fades away
Em                     D      G          Em ->  D -> G -> A7
I don't really mind reshaping clay
C       D              G
I wasn't always such a sucker
Em
It's the sentimental me
C        D             G
Maybe I'm blowing my cover
Em
But what I wanna see
C  D                            G
      Is the way things used to be
Em
between you and me.
C       D                   G   
     The way things used to be.