The way we
were
instrumental intro
= verse 1
G Em - Am D Em - G - C
1. Memories light the corners of my mind,
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G - C D G - C
- D
misty
water-colored mem'ries of the way we were.
G
Em - Am
D Em - G - C
2. Scattered pictures of the smiles we left behind,
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Em
G - C - D G - G7
smiles
we gave to one another for
the way we were.
C
Bm
Am
Can it be that it was all so
simple then,
Bm E
or
has time rewritten every line ?
Am
C Am - D7
If we
had the chance to do it all again,
G - Am D
tell
me, would we, could we ?
G Em - Am D Em - G - C
3. Mem'ries may be beautiful and yet
B7 Em - G - C
what's
too pain ful to remember
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we simply
choose to forge............t.
Bm - C
Bm - C
So it's the laughter we will remember
Bm - C D G - C
whenever
we remember the way we were.
D G - Am D
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(orig.
= capo 2nd) (Barbra Streisand)