Chords for Frank Foster- The Way It Was- Official Music Video
Tempo:
139 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Bb
Eb
Fm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[Eb] [Abm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] Well, I grew up halfway [Ab] between Mississippi [Bb] and Texas.
Summer [Eb]
sure was a hot [Ab] down on old Cypress Bottom [Bb] Road.
[Eb] I remember Mama waking [Ab] us up and cooking [Bb] us breakfast.
And [Eb] Daddy patting us on the back [Ab] as he walked us to them old corn [Bb] rows.
And we kicked [Ab] up dust [Bb] back when it was the way it [Eb]
was.
[Ab] [Bb]
Back when it was the way [Eb] it was.
[Ab]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb] Now we didn't have [Ab] a whole lot but wasn't hurting [Bb] for nothing.
[Eb] Some good ground that Daddy [Ab] found in the good old [Bb] up above.
[Eb] A creek bottom full of [Ab] firewood that was well worth [Bb]
cutting.
[Eb] Had some old dogs that would load [Ab] up my 72 pickup [Bb]
truck.
And run a rabbit hog or white [Ab] tail buck.
[Bb] Back when it was the way it [Eb]
was.
[Ab]
[Bb] Back when it was the [Fm] way [Eb] it was.
[Ab]
[Bb] Back when it was [Gm] the [Eb] way.
[Ab] Back
[Bb] when it was the way [Eb] it was.
[Ab]
[Bb] [D] Now [Eb] there's a barefoot ball [Ab] game bound to be broke [Bb] at somewhere.
[Fm] [Eb]
And I got a hundred on [Ab] between the front porch and the [Bb] mailbox.
[Eb]
Unless of course the wind it [Ab] was raining we was staring [Bb] down yonder.
[Eb] That old weeping willow [Ab] across the road down there by Uncle [Bb]
Hop's.
All soaking up every [Ab] single drop.
[Bb] Back when it was the way it [Eb] was.
[Ab] [Bb]
Back when it was the [Ab] way [Eb] it was.
[Ab]
[Bb] Back when it was the way.
[Eb]
[Ab] Back
[Bb] when it was the [Ab] way [Eb] that it was.
[Ab] [Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[F]
[N]
[Eb] [Abm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] Well, I grew up halfway [Ab] between Mississippi [Bb] and Texas.
Summer [Eb]
sure was a hot [Ab] down on old Cypress Bottom [Bb] Road.
[Eb] I remember Mama waking [Ab] us up and cooking [Bb] us breakfast.
And [Eb] Daddy patting us on the back [Ab] as he walked us to them old corn [Bb] rows.
And we kicked [Ab] up dust [Bb] back when it was the way it [Eb]
was.
[Ab] [Bb]
Back when it was the way [Eb] it was.
[Ab]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb] Now we didn't have [Ab] a whole lot but wasn't hurting [Bb] for nothing.
[Eb] Some good ground that Daddy [Ab] found in the good old [Bb] up above.
[Eb] A creek bottom full of [Ab] firewood that was well worth [Bb]
cutting.
[Eb] Had some old dogs that would load [Ab] up my 72 pickup [Bb]
truck.
And run a rabbit hog or white [Ab] tail buck.
[Bb] Back when it was the way it [Eb]
was.
[Ab]
[Bb] Back when it was the [Fm] way [Eb] it was.
[Ab]
[Bb] Back when it was [Gm] the [Eb] way.
[Ab] Back
[Bb] when it was the way [Eb] it was.
[Ab]
[Bb] [D] Now [Eb] there's a barefoot ball [Ab] game bound to be broke [Bb] at somewhere.
[Fm] [Eb]
And I got a hundred on [Ab] between the front porch and the [Bb] mailbox.
[Eb]
Unless of course the wind it [Ab] was raining we was staring [Bb] down yonder.
[Eb] That old weeping willow [Ab] across the road down there by Uncle [Bb]
Hop's.
All soaking up every [Ab] single drop.
[Bb] Back when it was the way it [Eb] was.
[Ab] [Bb]
Back when it was the [Ab] way [Eb] it was.
[Ab]
[Bb] Back when it was the way.
[Eb]
[Ab] Back
[Bb] when it was the [Ab] way [Eb] that it was.
[Ab] [Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[F]
[N]
Key:
Ab
Bb
Eb
Fm
F
Ab
Bb
Eb
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Well, I grew up halfway [Ab] between Mississippi [Bb] and Texas.
_ _ _ _ Summer [Eb]
sure was a hot [Ab] down on old Cypress Bottom [Bb] Road.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I remember Mama waking [Ab] us up and cooking [Bb] us breakfast.
_ _ _ And [Eb] Daddy patting us on the back [Ab] as he walked us to them old corn [Bb] rows.
_ And we kicked [Ab] up dust _ [Bb] back when it was the way it [Eb]
was.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Back when it was the way [Eb] it was.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] [Eb] Now we didn't have [Ab] a whole lot but wasn't hurting [Bb] for nothing.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Some good ground that Daddy [Ab] found in the good old [Bb] up above.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] A creek bottom full of [Ab] firewood that was well worth [Bb]
cutting.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Had some old dogs that would load [Ab] up my 72 pickup [Bb]
truck.
And run a rabbit hog or white [Ab] tail buck.
_ [Bb] Back when it was the way it [Eb]
was.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Back when it was the [Fm] way [Eb] it was.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Back when it was [Gm] the [Eb] way.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Back _ _
[Bb] _ _ when it was the way [Eb] it was.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] Now [Eb] there's a barefoot ball [Ab] game bound to be broke [Bb] at somewhere.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb]
And I got a hundred on [Ab] between the front porch and the [Bb] mailbox.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Unless of course the wind it [Ab] was raining we was staring [Bb] down yonder.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] That old weeping willow [Ab] across the road down there by Uncle [Bb] _
Hop's.
All soaking up every [Ab] single drop.
_ [Bb] Back when it was the way it [Eb] was.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Back when it was the [Ab] way [Eb] it was.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Back when it was the way.
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Back _ _
[Bb] _ _ when it was the [Ab] way [Eb] that it was.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Well, I grew up halfway [Ab] between Mississippi [Bb] and Texas.
_ _ _ _ Summer [Eb]
sure was a hot [Ab] down on old Cypress Bottom [Bb] Road.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I remember Mama waking [Ab] us up and cooking [Bb] us breakfast.
_ _ _ And [Eb] Daddy patting us on the back [Ab] as he walked us to them old corn [Bb] rows.
_ And we kicked [Ab] up dust _ [Bb] back when it was the way it [Eb]
was.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Back when it was the way [Eb] it was.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] [Eb] Now we didn't have [Ab] a whole lot but wasn't hurting [Bb] for nothing.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Some good ground that Daddy [Ab] found in the good old [Bb] up above.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] A creek bottom full of [Ab] firewood that was well worth [Bb]
cutting.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Had some old dogs that would load [Ab] up my 72 pickup [Bb]
truck.
And run a rabbit hog or white [Ab] tail buck.
_ [Bb] Back when it was the way it [Eb]
was.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Back when it was the [Fm] way [Eb] it was.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Back when it was [Gm] the [Eb] way.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Back _ _
[Bb] _ _ when it was the way [Eb] it was.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] Now [Eb] there's a barefoot ball [Ab] game bound to be broke [Bb] at somewhere.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb]
And I got a hundred on [Ab] between the front porch and the [Bb] mailbox.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Unless of course the wind it [Ab] was raining we was staring [Bb] down yonder.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] That old weeping willow [Ab] across the road down there by Uncle [Bb] _
Hop's.
All soaking up every [Ab] single drop.
_ [Bb] Back when it was the way it [Eb] was.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ Back when it was the [Ab] way [Eb] it was.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Back when it was the way.
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Back _ _
[Bb] _ _ when it was the [Ab] way [Eb] that it was.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _