The Way Things Were

Intro D Dsus2 (alternate between the two until the verse) [Verso 1] D Dsus2 Throwing rocks at trains along railroad tracks D Dsus2 A Dead end kids who slip beneath the cracks Bm A We spent our time getting high G D We did our best to get by Bm A D Dsus2 And we say goodbye to the way things were D Dsus2 D Dsus2 No one said that life would be so hard D Dsus2 A So I found out my escape with an old guitar Bm A I wrote a song with a stolen riff G D You ain't got a star, you ain't got shit Bm A D Dsus2 And we say goodbye to the way things were D Dsus2 [Refrão] Bm A G Sometimes I think of when we were young D We didn't have a care Bm A G Sometimes I wish that life would just stand still Bm A We lit the fire where it all began G D Then we watched it all burn down again Bm A D Dsus2 And we say goodbye to the way things were {Solo} Bm A G D Bm A G Bm A G D Bm A D Dsus2 [Refrão] Bm A G Sometimes I think of when we were young D We didn't have a care Bm A G I want to go back to a simple place in time Bm A As the night falls we shed a tear G D Watching freedoms disappear Bm A D Dsus2 And we say goodbye to the way things were D Dsus2 (Alternate between the two until the verse) [Verso 2] D Dsus2 I surely struck on luck now and I found love D Dsus2 A I didn't know how fortunate that I was Bm A I said I'm old and to let go G D Til it's time to leave this world Bm A D Dsus2 And we say goodbye to the way things were [Refrão] Bm A G Sometimes I think of when we were young D We didn't have a care Bm A G Why do all good things come to an end? Bm A Like it was just yesterday G D Watching old dreams fade away Outro Bm A D And you say goodbye to the way things were Bm A D And you say goodbye to the way things were Bm A G And you say goodbye to the way things were D Dsus2 End on D