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Am Dm Am
Once upon a time there was a tavern,
A Dm
Where we used to raise a glass or two.
Am
Remember how we'd laugh away the hours,
B7 E7
Think of all the great things we would do.
Am
Those were the days my friend,
Dm
We thought they'd never end,
G C
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
Dm
We'd live the life we choose,
Am
We'd fight and never lose,
E7 Am
For we were young and sure to have our way!
La la la la la la
la la la la la la
la la la la
la la la la la la
Am Dm Am
Then the busy years went rushing by us,
A Dm
We lost our starry notions on the way
Am
If by any chance I'd see you in the tavern,
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We'd smile at one another and we'd say;
Am
Those were the days my friend,
Dm
We thought they'd never end,
G C
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
Dm
We'd live the life we choose,
Am
We'd fight and never lose,
E7
Those were the days,
Am
oh yes, these were the days.
La la la ...
Am Dm Am
Just tonight I stood before the tavern
A Dm
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
Am
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
D7
Was the lonely woman really me?
Am
Those were the days my friend,
Dm
We thought they'd never end,
G C
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
Dm
We'd live the life we choose,
Am
We'd fight and never lose,
E7
Those were the days,
Am
oh yes, these were the days.
La la la ...
Am Dm Am
Through the door there came familiar laughter
A Dm
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Am
Oh my friend, we're older but no wiser
D7
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same
Am
Those were the days my friend,
Dm
We thought they'd never end,
G C
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
Dm
We'd live the life we choose,
Am
We'd fight and never lose,
E7
Those were the days,
Am
oh yes, these were the days.
la la la ...
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