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The Way It Used To Be

by Engelbert Humperdinck

Written by: Cooper, Higgins, Coler, Tenant & Lowe

THE WAY IT USED TO BE Cooper, Higgins, Coler, Tenant & Lowe Engelbert Humperdinck 6/8 Dm Gm | ////// | / ~ Lone ly^ta ble e^just^for | one ee ee ee ee ee | A7 Dm | / / ~ In=a bright and^crowd ed | room mm mm mm mm mm | Dm Gm ||: / ~ While the^mu sic c^has^be | gun nn nn nn nn nn | ||: / ~ Friends stop^by and d^say^hel | lo oo oo oo oo oo | A7 Dm | / ~ I^drink^to me=mo ries s^in^the | gloom mm mm mm mm mm | | / ~ And ^I laugh=and hide ee ^the | pain nn nn nn nn nn | Gm | / ~ Though ^the mu ^sics s^still^the | same ee ee ee ee ee | | / ~ Its ^quite ea ^sy y^til^they | go oo oo oo oo oo | A7 D | / It^has a ^bit ter sweet ^re | frain nn nn nn nn ~ ^So | | / Then the ^song be gins ^a | gain nn nn nn nn ~ ^So | D D6 DM7 D A7 | play the^song The Way ^It t^Used^To | Be ee ee ee ee e^Be | A7 Em7 A7 Em7 D | fore she^left and changed ^it all ^to | sad ^ness ss s=s ss s / ^And | G D D6 | ^may be e^if^she's ^pass ing g^by^the | ^win dow w^She^will hear r rr ^our | A7 D | ^love song g^And^the me e ee ^lo | dy y=y y yy yy y yy ^And | G D D6 | ^ev en n^if^the ^words are e^not^so | ^ten der r^She^will ^al ll l^ways^re | A G F#m Em D A7 1. | ^mem ber rr The^Way It t^Used^To | Be ee ee / / / :|| A G F#m Em D 2. | ^mem ber rr The^Way It t^Used^To | Be ee ee / / / ||

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The Way It Used To Be is performed by Engelbert Humperdinck and written by Cooper, Higgins, Coler, Tenant & Lowe. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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