Maroon 5 - The Way I Was: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Way I Was" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F#               G#m7
Making love to a picture frame
          E
One more time tonight
F#                  G#m7
You can tell by the lines in her smile
          E
Something is not right

               F# G#m7
Where are you hiding?
  E
She's on the outside
                   F# G#m7
I'm on the inside crying
       E
Just another crazy boy hungry for your

Bmaj7                                   E
Hot love, wrap yourself around me like a warm glove
The emptiness leaves me
      Bmaj7
And I feel the never need to go back
        E
To the way I was, the way I was

Chorus

   C#m
And I can't make the same mistake
   D#m
If you lose my love, it was yours to take
       G#m
Break down your door, take a little more
      B
When I need you around
C#m                                D#m
And I'm so terrified of leaving, it's a new low
                            E
Try and pick me up again but let go
                      F#
See how far I get without you
Desperately need more of your

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#m7

Guitar chord G#m7

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Bmaj7

Guitar chord Bmaj7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Way I Was" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Way I Was" by Maroon 5.

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