{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":272979,"song":"Times Were When","artist":"The Cats","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11220741-times-were-when-chords-by-the-cats/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/272979?type=chord","rating":4.35453,"votes":4,"content":"The Cats: Times Were When (Grimshaw) 4/4 - 98 bpm.\r\n\r\nIn 1968 this song peaked on nr. 2 in the Dutch Top-40,\r\nand charted for 18 weeks.\r\n\r\n% : Repeat the previous chord and measure of 4-counts.\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n|[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E7[/ch]|[ch]A[/ch]    |[ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E7[/ch]|[ch]A[/ch]    |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nGranddad’s sitting by the fire,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]            %\r\nreminiscing on the times when he was a boy.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn the good old days, he keeps on saying,[/tab]\r\n                                 / (Break)\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]            %\r\nbut everything I’ve heard before.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#m7[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTimes were when, times were when.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E7[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTimes that won’t be back again,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\ntimes were whe –  n.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nTimes were when boys looked like boys,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nand girls, as he’s says,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                  %\r\nacted like young women should.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E7[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe doesn’t understand our generation,[/tab]\r\n                              / (Break)\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]           %\r\nand in it, he can see no good.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F#m7[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTimes were when, times were when.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E7[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTimes that won’t be back again,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\ntimes were whe –  n.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]             [ch]Eb7[/ch]\r\nBut when I get to his age,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]             [ch]Eb7[/ch]                [ch]Ab[/ch]          %\r\nI will talk of all the good times I had today.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]                 [ch]Eb7[/ch]\r\nTimes were when he was a young man,[/tab]\r\n                                                  / (Break)\r\n[tab][ch]Db[/ch]                 [ch]Eb7[/ch]                 [ch]Ab[/ch]         %\r\nand he thought and did the same things I do today.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fm7[/ch]              [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nTimes were when, times were when.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Eb7[/ch]            [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nTimes that won’t be back again,[/tab]\r\n                           / (Break)\r\n[tab]           [ch]Eb7[/ch]    [ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb7[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\ntimes were whe –  n.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fm7[/ch]              [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nTimes were when, times were when.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Eb7[/ch]            [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nTimes that won’t be back again,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Eb7[/ch]    [ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb7[/ch] [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\ntimes were whe –  n.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n|[ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]|[ch]Eb7[/ch]   |\r\n\r\n(Repeat and Fade Out)","plain_text":"The Cats: Times Were When (Grimshaw) 4/4 - 98 bpm.\n\nIn 1968 this song peaked on nr. 2 in the Dutch Top-40,\nand charted for 18 weeks.\n\n% : Repeat the previous chord and measure of 4-counts.\n\n[Intro]\n\n|A   E7|A    |A   E7|A    |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n                                 / (Break)\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n                              / (Break)\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n                                                  / (Break)\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n                           / (Break)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n|Db   Ab|Eb7   |\n\n(Repeat and Fade Out)","chords":["A","E7","D","F#m7","Ab","Eb7","Db","Fm7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}