The Way It Used To Be

[Intro]/Chorus: C This is the story of a man E E Who took for granted everything he had Am And how he let it all just slip away F Never to return again Verse 1: C Now twenty years have come and gone Am And still he wonders what he did so wrong F And how that he can win back her heart G And finally step outside of the dark C He buys fresh roses every day C/B Am Her favorite flower so she used to say F And now the memories all that he has left G And I'm afraid he'll drink himself to death [Refrão] C This is the story of a man E Who took for granted everything he had Am And how he let it all just slip away F Never to return again C E Ooh Am F Ooh Verse 2: C It's clear she's moved on long ago Am But he still clings on to a distant hope F That she?ll come and make a happy home G For now it's him and the bottle all alone C Sometimes you'll see him in the yard C/B Am A wounded man with a desperate heart F He keeps the hedges trimmed nice and neat G To keep them the way that the used to be [Refrão] C This is the story of a man E Who took for granted everything he had Am And how he let it all just slip away F Never to return again C E Ooh Am F Ooh Outro: C A single dress hangs on its own Am The scent of perfume all he has to hold F A wasted life waiting on a dream G Hoping for things the way they used to be C This is the story of a man E Who took for granted everything he had Am And how he let it all just slip away F Never to return again End on: C