| f | Those Were the Days my Friend - Mary Hopkins | f | Those Were the Days my Friend - Mary Hopkins |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| [Dm] Once upon a time there was a tavern | | [Dm] Once upon a time there was a tavern |
| [D7] Where we used to raise a glass or [Gm] two | | [D7] Where we used to raise a glass or [Gm] two |
| [Gm] Remember how we laughed away the [Dm] hours | | [Gm] Remember how we laughed away the [Dm] hours |
| And [E7] dreamed of all the great things we would [A7*] do | | And [E7] dreamed of all the great things we would [A7*] do |
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| |Chorus 1: | | |Chorus 1: |
| |Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end | | |Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end |
| |We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7]ever and a [F] day | | |We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7]ever and a [F] day |
| |We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose | | |We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose |
| |For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way | | |For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way |
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| |[A7] La la la [Dm] la la la la la la [Gm] la la la La la la [A7] la, la la la la la [Dm] la | | |[A7] La la la [Dm] la la la la la la [Gm] la la la La la la [A7] la, la la la la la [Dm] la |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| [Dm] Then the busy years went rushing by us | | [Dm] Then the busy years went rushing by us |
| We [D] lost our starry notions on the [Gm] way | | We [D] lost our starry notions on the [Gm] way |
| [Gm] If by chance I'd see you in the [Dm] tavern | | [Gm] If by chance I'd see you in the [Dm] tavern |
| We'd [E7] smile at one another and we'd [A7*] say | | We'd [E7] smile at one another and we'd [A7*] say |
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| Chorus 1: | | Chorus 1: |
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| Verse 3: | | Verse 3: |
| [Dm] Just tonight I stood before the tavern | | [Dm] Just tonight I stood before the tavern |
| [D7] Nothing seemed the way it used to [Gm] be | | [D7] Nothing seemed the way it used to [Gm] be |
| [Gm] In the glass I saw a strange re[Dm]flection | | [Gm] In the glass I saw a strange re[Dm]flection |
| [E7] Was that lonely woman really [A7*] me | | [E7] Was that lonely woman really [A7*] me |
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| |Chorus 2: | | |Chorus 2: |
| |Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end | | |Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end |
| |We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7]ever and a [F] day | | |We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7]ever and a [F] day |
| |We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose | | |We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose |
| |For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way | | |For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way |
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| |[A7] La la la [Dm] La la la la la la [Gm] la la la La la la [C] la, la [C7] la la la la [F] la | | |[A7] La la la [Dm] La la la la la la [Gm] la la la La la la [C] la, la [C7] la la la la [F] la |
| |La la la [Gm] la la la, la la la [Dm] la la la La la la [A7] la, la la la la la [Dm] la | | |La la la [Gm] la la la, la la la [Dm] la la la La la la [A7] la, la la la la la [Dm] la |
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| Verse 4: | | Verse 4: |
| [Dm] Through the door there came familiar laughter | | [Dm] Through the door there came familiar laughter |
| I [D7] saw your face and heard you call my [Gm] name | | I [D7] saw your face and heard you call my [Gm] name |
| [Gm] Oh my friend we're older but no [Dm] wiser | | [Gm] Oh my friend we're older but no [Dm] wiser |
| For [E7] in our hearts the dreams are still the [A7*] same | | For [E7] in our hearts the dreams are still the [A7*] same |
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| |Chorus 2: | | |Chorus 2: |
| |Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end | | |Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end |
| |We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7]ever and a [F] day | | |We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7]ever and a [F] day |
| |We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose | | |We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose |
| |For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way | | |For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way |
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| |{blue}(Repeat the La-Las until count out){/blue} | | |{blue}(Repeat the La-Las until count out){/blue} |
| |[A7] La la la [Dm] La la la la la la [Gm] la la la La la la [C] la, la [C7] la la la la [F] la | | |[A7] La la la [Dm] La la la la la la [Gm] la la la La la la [C] la, la [C7] la la la la [F] la |
| |La la la [Gm] la la la, la la la [Dm] la la la La la la [A7] la, la la la la la [Dm] la | | |La la la [Gm] la la la, la la la [Dm] la la la La la la [A7] la, la la la la la [Dm] la |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| t | [Dm - Double Strum] | t | [Dm///////] |