The Way It Was

the way it was the killers battle born ( 2012 ) * Intro : E - C#m - G#m - A - B ( x2 ) E C#m G#m A B i drove through the desert last night E C#m G#m A B i carried the weight of our last fight E C#m G#m elvis singing "don’t be cruel" and i wonder if you feel it too A B it’s like we’re going under . C#m F#m G#m somewhere outside the lonely esmeralda county line , A B the question of my heart came to my mind : A E if i go on with you by my side , A E B A can it be the way it was when we met? E B did you forget all about those golden nights? E C#m G#m A B maybe if thieves stole your heart E C#m G#m or maybe we just drifted apart . A B i remember driving E C#m G#m in my Daddy’s car to the airfield , blanket on the hood , A B backs against the windshield . C#m F#m G#m back then this thing was running on momentum , love and trust . A B that paradise is buried in the dust . A E if i go on with you by my side , A E B A can it be the way it was when we met? E B did you forget all about those golden nights? ( the way it was , it was ) F#m C#m all of our plans are falling through . F#m B A sometimes a dream , it don’t come true . A - E - B ( x2 ) A E darling . darling A ( if we go on can it be ) A E B A can it be the way it was when we met? E B did you forget all about them golden nights? A E if i go on with you by my side , A E B can it be the way it was? A E my heart is true , girl , it’s just you B i’m thinking of A E can it be the way it was? C#m - G#m - A - B E C#m G#m A B ( maybe thieves stole your heart . ) * Outro : E - C#m - G#m - A - B ( x2 )