Those Were The Days

THOSE WERE THE DAYS Gene Raskin Mary Hopkins Am Am6 ||: ^Once upon ^a time^there was^a | tavern nn nn nn | ||: Then^the busy years^went rushing | by^us ss ss We | ||: ^Just tonight I^stood before ^the | tavern nn nn nn | ||: Thru^the door^there came^fa miliar | laughter rr rr I | A7 Dm Dm6 | Where^we used^to raise^a glass^or | two oo oo ~ ^Re | | lost^our starry notions on^the | way yy yy / | | Nothing seemed^the way^it used^to | be ee ee / | | saw^your face^and heard^you call^my | name ee ee / | Dm Dm6 Am | member how^we ^laughed away ^the | hours ss ss s^And | | If^by chance^I'd see^you in^the | tavern nn nn n^We’d | | In^the glass^I saw^a strange^re | flection nn nn nn | | Oh^my friend^we're older but^no | wiser rr rr for | B7 E7 | dreamed^of all^the great^things we^would | do oo oo oo | | smile^at one^an other and^we'd | say yy yy yy | | Was^that lonely man really | me ee ee ee | | in^our hearts^the dreams^are still^the | same ee ee ee | Am Dm | / Those were the | days ss my friend.| dd We thought they'd | nev vv er end.| G7 C | dd We'd sing and | dance ee ee for | ev er and a | day yy yy yy | / We'd live the | Dm Am E7 | life ee we choose | we'd fight and | nev vv er lose.| ee for we were | young gg gg and | Am Dm | sure to have our | way yy yy yy | / La la la | la aa la la | aa La la la | la aa la la | E7 | aa Those were the | days ss ss Oh | yes those were the | Am 1. 2. 3. | days ss ss ss.| ss ss ss / :|| Am C D Dm A 4. | days ss ss ss | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// ||