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Way Back Then by John Prine
Way Back Then
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:no capo
[Verse]
G
Night is falling
C
We're doing the things we do
D
You are acting just like me
G
I'm acting just like you
Do you remember
C
When you were my friend?
D
That's the way I'd like things
G
Just like way back then
G
Baby's sleeping
C
Brother is on the run
D
I am out undoing
G
All the good I've done
If you loved me
C
Tell you what I would do
D
Wrap the world in silver foil
G
Bring it home to you
[Instrumental]
G C D G
G C D G
[Verse]
G
Lately I see
C
That I can't pretend
D
I may never ever see
G
The likes of you again
I take a walk, I come back home
C
Then I sit a spell
D
Watch the ponies dance around
G
The empty wishing well
G
Night has fallen
C
I've said the things I did
D
The only baby sleeping
G
Is when I was a kid
Do you remember
C
When you were my friend?
D
That's the way I'd like things
G
Just like way back then
[Ending and Fade]
G C D G
G C D G
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
This is how I play it for the most part. Just repeat the tab over and over
between each verse and at the start
and end of the song. Each verse the tab plays twice through (1 play through for
each 2 lines of words).
It also sounds good if the open G notes in the beginning of the tab are instead
played open D notes.
At a few other spots the open bass notes might sound good/better on a string
lower or higher.
The fingerpicking parts with multiple strings you can add or subtract notes and
it sounds good too.
[Intro]
G C D Am
E|-3---2---0-------------------------0----------2--------2p0---------------------
B|-------------3---0-------0----1-------1--3--------3----------3---3-----0h1---1-
G|---0---0---0---0-----0--------0--0-------2--2-------2------2-------2---2-------
D|-------------------0-------0-------------0------0------0-------------------0---
A|------------------------------3--------------------------------0-------0-------
E|-3---3---3---3---3-----3-------------------------------------------------------
G
-----------3------|
------------------|
---2----0-----0---|
-----0----0-------|
0-----------------|
--------3---------|
Night is falling
We're doing the things we do
You are acting just like me
I'm acting just like you
Do you remember
When you were my friend?
That's the way I'd like things
Just like way back then
Baby's sleeping
Brother is on the run
I am out undoing
All the good I've done
If you loved me
Tell you what I would do
Wrap the world in silver foil
Bring it home to you
Lately, I feel
That I can't pretend
I may never, ever see
The likes of you again
I take a walk, I come back home
Then I sit a spell
Watch the ponies dance around
The empty wishing well
Night has fallen
I've said the things I did
The only baby sleeping
Is when I was a kid
Do you remember
When you were my friend?
That's the way I'd like things
Just like way back then
| p Pull-off
| h Hammer-on
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