Those were the days (1968) (video) (midi)

Em - Am - B7 - Em

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1. Once upon a time there was a tavern,

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where we used to raise a glass or two.

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Remember how we laughed away the hours,

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think of all the great things we would do.

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Those were the days, my friend, we thought they`d never end,

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we`d sing and dance forever and a day,

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we`d live the life we`d choose, we`d fight and never lose,

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for we were young and sure to have your ways.

+ Em - Am - B7 - Em (dai dai dai ….)

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2. Then the busy years went rushing by us,

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we lost our starry notions on the way.

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If by chance I`d see you in the tavern,

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we`d smile at one another and we`d say.

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Those were the days, my friend, we thought they`d never end,

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we`d sing and dance forever and a day,

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we`d live the life we`d choose, we`d fight and never lose,

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those were the days, oh yes, those were the days.

+ Em - Am - B7 - Em (dai dai dai ….)

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3. Just tonight I stood before the tavern,

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nothing seemed the way it used to be,

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In the glass I saw a strange reflection,

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was that lonely woman really me ?

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Those were the days, my friend, we thought they`d never end,

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we`d sing and dance forever and a day,

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we`d live the life we`d choose, we`d fight and never lose,

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those were the days, oh yes, those were the days.

+ instrumental = CHORUS (dai dai dai ….)

+ Em - C - Em - C

(orig. moves up half a note to capo 3rd here ) + Em

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4. Through the door there came familiar laughter,

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I saw your face and heard you call my name.

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Oh, my friend, we`re older but no wiser,

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for in our hearts the dreams are still the same.

+ CHORUS

+ instrumental = CHORUS (dai dai dai ….) + G - A - Am - E

(orig. = capo 2nd; midi = capo 5th) (Mary Hopkins)