Glen Hansard – Way Back In The Way Back When (Guitar)

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[Intro] Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm F [Verse 1]
Dm                                F
We set our sights on some distant land

Dm                                F
Way back in the way back when

Dm                                F
Packed our troubles in an old pack tent

Dm                                F
Way back in the way back when

Gm
Spoke the language 'til we knew what it meant

Gm
Way back in the way back when

Dm                             F
Prayed to God he had a hand to lend

Dm
Way back in the way back when

A
We were living, breathing,

Gm
Broken, battered but believing
[Chorus]
F   Dm    F   Dm
Way back, way back

F   Dm          F   Dm
Way back in the way back when
[Verse 2]
Dm                                F
We set out on a road that had no end

Dm                                F
Way back in the way back when

Dm                                F
Crossed the deserts in our caravan

Dm                                F
Way back in the way back when

Gm
Built our homes on the shiftin' sand

Gm
Way back in the way back when

Dm                                F
I love you, darlin', and I won't pretend

Dm
Way back in the way back when

A
We were living, breathing,

Gm
Broken, battered but believing
[Chorus]
F   Dm    F   Dm
Way back, way back

F   Dm          F   Dm
Way back in the way back when
[Bridge]
Dm                           F
We walked some hard roads

Dm                           F
We took some hard roads

Dm                           F
Drifted up on the wrong shore

Dm                           F
Been shown out the back door

Dm                           F
Been told to keep movin'

Dm                           F
Signs ain't improvin'

Dm                           F
Showin' up on the wrong side

Dm                           F
But nobody's gonna break my stride

Dm                           F
Nobody's gonna break my stride

Dm                           F
Nobody's gonna break my stride

Dm                           F
Nobody's gonna break my stride

Dm                           F
Nobody's gonna break my stride
[Verse 3]
Dm
So I dressed myself up in thicker skin
Way back in the way back when Listened to noone but the gods within Way back in the way back when
Gm
I sang my song 'til I knew what it meant

Gm
Way back in the way back when

Dm                             F
Prayed to God he had a hand to lend

Dm
Way back in the way back when

A
We were living breathing

Gm
Broken, battered but believing
[Chorus]
F   Dm    F   Dm
Way back, way back

F   Dm          F   Dm
Way back in the way back when
[Outro] Dm - F Dm - F Gm Dm - F A Gm F - Dm - F - Dm F - Dm - F - Dm