Chords for Gladys Knight "The Way We Were" (1974)
Tempo:
73 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Db
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
Hey, you know everybody's talking about the good old days, right?
Everybody, the good old days, [G] the good old days.
Well, let's talk about the good old [D] days.
Come to think of it, [G] as bad as we think they are,
these will become the good old [D] days for our children.
[G] But why don't we try to remember
[Am] [D]
that kind of [G] September when [Em] life was slow
[Am] and oh, so mellow?
[D] [G]
Try to remember.
[Am] And if you remember, then [D] follow.
[G] Oh, why does [Em] it seem that the past is always [D] better?
We look back and we think the [G] winters were warmer,
the [Em] grass was greener, [D] the skies were bluer,
and smiles were
[C] Can it [B] be that it was [Am] all so simple [Bm] then?
Oh, has [E] time rewritten every line?
[G] And if we had the chance [D] to do it all again,
[G] tell me, would we?
[A] [Am] Could we?
[D] [G]
Memories
[C] Light the corners [Em] of my [G] mind
Misty [Em] watercolor memories
[C] [D] Of the [G] way we were
[C]
[G] Scattered pictures
[C] [Em]
Of the smiles we left behind
[C]
Smiles we [B] gave to one another
[G] [C]
For the way [G] we were
[Dm]
[G] [C] Can it be that it was all [Am] so simple then?
[Bm] Oh, has time rewritten [E] every line?
[Am] And if we had the chance [C] to do it all again,
[G] tell me, would [Bbm]
we?
Could [Fm] we?
[Cm] [Db]
Memories
May [Fm] be beautiful [Eb] and [Db] yet
[C] What's too [Fm] painful to [Ab] remember?
[Db] We [C] simply choose [Fm] to forget
[Db]
So
[Cm] The lifetime
[Db]
[Cm] Remember
[Db]
[Cm] Remember
[Fm] The [Bbm]
way [Ab] we
[Eb] [Ab] [Db] Remember
The [Ab]
way
Was
[Ab]
[Db] You
[Ab]
Everybody, the good old days, [G] the good old days.
Well, let's talk about the good old [D] days.
Come to think of it, [G] as bad as we think they are,
these will become the good old [D] days for our children.
[G] But why don't we try to remember
[Am] [D]
that kind of [G] September when [Em] life was slow
[Am] and oh, so mellow?
[D] [G]
Try to remember.
[Am] And if you remember, then [D] follow.
[G] Oh, why does [Em] it seem that the past is always [D] better?
We look back and we think the [G] winters were warmer,
the [Em] grass was greener, [D] the skies were bluer,
and smiles were
[C] Can it [B] be that it was [Am] all so simple [Bm] then?
Oh, has [E] time rewritten every line?
[G] And if we had the chance [D] to do it all again,
[G] tell me, would we?
[A] [Am] Could we?
[D] [G]
Memories
[C] Light the corners [Em] of my [G] mind
Misty [Em] watercolor memories
[C] [D] Of the [G] way we were
[C]
[G] Scattered pictures
[C] [Em]
Of the smiles we left behind
[C]
Smiles we [B] gave to one another
[G] [C]
For the way [G] we were
[Dm]
[G] [C] Can it be that it was all [Am] so simple then?
[Bm] Oh, has time rewritten [E] every line?
[Am] And if we had the chance [C] to do it all again,
[G] tell me, would [Bbm]
we?
Could [Fm] we?
[Cm] [Db]
Memories
May [Fm] be beautiful [Eb] and [Db] yet
[C] What's too [Fm] painful to [Ab] remember?
[Db] We [C] simply choose [Fm] to forget
[Db]
So
[Cm] The lifetime
[Db]
[Cm] Remember
[Db]
[Cm] Remember
[Fm] The [Bbm]
way [Ab] we
[Eb] [Ab] [Db] Remember
The [Ab]
way
Was
[Ab]
[Db] You
[Ab]
Key:
G
C
D
Db
Am
G
C
D
Hey, you know everybody's talking about the good old days, right?
Everybody, the good old days, [G] the good old days.
Well, let's talk about the good old [D] days.
Come to think of it, [G] as bad as we think they are,
these will become the good old [D] days for our children.
_ _ [G] But why don't we try to remember
[Am] _ _ [D] _
that kind of [G] September when _ _ [Em] life was slow
_ [Am] and oh, so mellow?
[D] _ _ [G] _
_ Try to remember.
_ [Am] _ And if you remember, then [D] follow.
_ [G] Oh, why does [Em] it seem that the past is always [D] better?
We look back and we think the [G] winters were warmer,
the [Em] grass was greener, [D] the skies were bluer,
and smiles were_
_ [C] Can it [B] be that it was [Am] all so simple [Bm] then?
Oh, has [E] time rewritten every line?
[G] And if we had the chance [D] to do it all again,
[G] tell me, _ would we?
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] Could we?
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Memories
_ [C] _ _ Light the corners [Em] of my [G] mind
_ _ _ Misty [Em] watercolor _ _ memories
[C] _ _ [D] Of the [G] way we were
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Scattered pictures
_ [C] _ _ [Em]
Of the smiles we left behind
_ [C] _
Smiles we [B] gave to one another
_ [G] _ _ [C]
For the way [G] we were
_ _ _ [Dm] _
[G] _ _ _ [C] Can it be that it was all [Am] so simple then?
_ _ [Bm] Oh, has time rewritten [E] every line?
_ [Am] _ And if we had the chance [C] to do it all again,
[G] tell me, would [Bbm]
we?
Could [Fm] we?
[Cm] _ _ [Db] _
Memories
May [Fm] be beautiful [Eb] and [Db] yet
_ [C] What's too [Fm] painful to [Ab] remember?
[Db] We [C] simply choose [Fm] to _ forget
[Db]
So
_ _ [Cm] The lifetime
_ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ Remember
_ [Db] _
_ _ [Cm] Remember
_ [Fm] The [Bbm] _
_ way [Ab] we _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] Remember
_ The [Ab] _ _ _ _
way
_ _ _ Was
_ [Ab] _
_ [Db] You
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Everybody, the good old days, [G] the good old days.
Well, let's talk about the good old [D] days.
Come to think of it, [G] as bad as we think they are,
these will become the good old [D] days for our children.
_ _ [G] But why don't we try to remember
[Am] _ _ [D] _
that kind of [G] September when _ _ [Em] life was slow
_ [Am] and oh, so mellow?
[D] _ _ [G] _
_ Try to remember.
_ [Am] _ And if you remember, then [D] follow.
_ [G] Oh, why does [Em] it seem that the past is always [D] better?
We look back and we think the [G] winters were warmer,
the [Em] grass was greener, [D] the skies were bluer,
and smiles were_
_ [C] Can it [B] be that it was [Am] all so simple [Bm] then?
Oh, has [E] time rewritten every line?
[G] And if we had the chance [D] to do it all again,
[G] tell me, _ would we?
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] Could we?
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Memories
_ [C] _ _ Light the corners [Em] of my [G] mind
_ _ _ Misty [Em] watercolor _ _ memories
[C] _ _ [D] Of the [G] way we were
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Scattered pictures
_ [C] _ _ [Em]
Of the smiles we left behind
_ [C] _
Smiles we [B] gave to one another
_ [G] _ _ [C]
For the way [G] we were
_ _ _ [Dm] _
[G] _ _ _ [C] Can it be that it was all [Am] so simple then?
_ _ [Bm] Oh, has time rewritten [E] every line?
_ [Am] _ And if we had the chance [C] to do it all again,
[G] tell me, would [Bbm]
we?
Could [Fm] we?
[Cm] _ _ [Db] _
Memories
May [Fm] be beautiful [Eb] and [Db] yet
_ [C] What's too [Fm] painful to [Ab] remember?
[Db] We [C] simply choose [Fm] to _ forget
[Db]
So
_ _ [Cm] The lifetime
_ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ Remember
_ [Db] _
_ _ [Cm] Remember
_ [Fm] The [Bbm] _
_ way [Ab] we _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] Remember
_ The [Ab] _ _ _ _
way
_ _ _ Was
_ [Ab] _
_ [Db] You
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _