"The Way We Were" Cary Pierce From the Album "foreveryhthing vol.1" Transcribed by: Paul Richetto NOTES: * Drop all strings 2 steps folks (just like in "Speed")! * With that, I will just "name" the tabs as if we did not drop 2 steps down ok so normal would be: has now been lowered to: e d b a g f d c a g E D Notes: F C Am Am/G D/F# -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -1- (index) -1- -1- -1- -3- -2- (middle) -0- -2- -2- -2- -3- (pinky) -2- -2- -2- -0- -3- (ring finger) -3- -0- -x- -x- -1- (with thumb) -x- -x- -3- -2- Fmaj G G (bridge) Am (bridge) -1- -3- -0- -0- -1- -3- -0- -0- -2- -0- -4- -5- -3- -0- -5- -7- -3- -2- -5- -7- -1- -3- -3- -5- VERSE: F C Take a picture here, it hasn't been like this in years F C My memory will fade quicker than the paper its printed on F C My mind goes back to white rock lake on a sunrise morn' F C And the clothes you wore, strooned all over the broken grass PRE-CHORUS: Am Am/G D/F# F Fm The road to heal is gone So we march on Even though ... CHORUS: C G Am F C G F We're not the way we were We're not the way we were We're not the way we were VERSE 2: F C Hang on to the rail The cost of letting go F C Is loosing it all for ever everything F C Don't jump over the side That would be goodbye F G This thing isn't going down [BRIDGE] [CHORUS] BRIDGE: Am(bridge) G(bridge) F You know I'd like to say a thing or two (say a thing or two) Am... G... F That I promise always to love you (to love you) Am... G... F Years and years you know they get confused (get confused) Am... G... F Fm Trust in love and get through Even though ... [CHORUS - SINGLE STRUM!] C G Am F C G F We're not the way we were We're not the way we were [CHROUS] x3 End on F