The Way I Was Chords
The Way I Was by Jem And The Holograms is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Em, Bm, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D
I've been here in this place
Em
I've been stuck in this space
Bm G
Like a ghost that's been missing its life
D
Silent words in my mouth
Em
Yeah, they want to scream out
Bm G
And I'll leave my old shadow behind
Am Bm G
In my heart and out of my mind
Oh-woah
D
I'll go, but I won't go quietly
Em
Go down, but I'll go down fighting
Bm
Don't know where, don't know why
G
But I can't go back, back to the way I was
D
I'll show who I am from the inside
Em
Gonna take my walk on the wild side
Bm
Don't know where, don't know why
G
But I can't go back, back to the way I was
D
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Em
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Bm
Oh-woah, oh-woah
G
No, I can't go back, back to the way I was
D
I'm the leaf, I'm a seed
Em
That's been waiting for spring
Bm G
I'm a girl reinventing herself
D
We might fall, we might rise
Em
We are all butterflies
Bm G
Breaking free from our jars on the shelf
Am Bm
Finding out the truth for ourselves
Oh-woah
D
I'll go, but I won't go quietly
Em
Go down, but I'll go down fighting
Bm
Don't know where, don't know why
G
But I can't go back, back to the way I was
D
I'll show who I am from the inside
Em
Gonna take my walk on the wild side
Bm
Don't know where, don't know why
G
But I can't go back, back to the way I was
D
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Em
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Bm
Oh-woah, oh-woah
G
No, I can't go back, back to the way I was
D
I'll go, but I won't go quietly
Em
Go down, but I'll go down fighting
Bm
Could be hurt, could be love
G
But I can't go back, back to the way I waaaaaas
D
I'll go, but I won't go quietly (oh oh oh)
Em
Go down, but I'll go down fighting (go down fighting)
Bm
Don't know where, don't know why (woahhhh)
G
But I can't go back, back to the way I was
D
I'll show who I am from the inside (who I am from the inside)
Em
Gonna take my walk on the wild side (on the wild side)
Bm
Don't know where, don't know why (ohhhhh)
G
But I can't go back, back to the way I was
D
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Em
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Bm
Oh-woah, oh-woah
G
No, I can't go back, back to the way I was
D
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Em
Oh-woah, oh-woah, oh
Bm
Oh-woah, oh-woah
G
No, I can't go back, back to the way I was