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Lyrics from reprint of 1985 sheet music.
E/B  B  E/B  B
E/B  B  E/B  B
     BYou always Esay you like my style;B/F#  F#  B/F#  F#  
     BYou say I'm Etough and kind of wildF#.
     BAm I too Emuch for you to tame?B/F#  F#  B/F#  F#  
     BI swear this Etime
It's not a Agame.F#  
I've Eknown a lot of girls;F#  
No, Ethis I won't deny.F#  
I'll Egive our love,
I'll give it more than a F#try.
     BThat was thenF#  G#m  
This is now.E  
     BLet me F#prove my love, girl;
     G#mI'll make you Eproud.
     BI never madeF#  G#m  
This kind of Evow.
     BBut that was theF#n and this is Enow.F#  
     BI've led a Ethousand lives, it seems;B/F#  F#  B/F#  F#  
     BThere's been a Elot of broken dreF#ams.
     BMy mind, it Ejust swept love aside.B/F#  F#  B/F#  F#  
BBut you broke me Edown,
You've put me Awise.F#  
I Edoubted all compasF#sion,
But Eyou showed me the scoF#re.
I Ecan't doubt it,
I don't doubt it no F#more
     BThat was thenF#  G#m  
This is now.E  
     BLet me F#prove my love, girl;
     G#mI'll make you Eproud.
     BI never madeF#  G#m  
This kind of Evow.
     BBut that was theF#n and this is Enow.F#  
3RD VERSE INSTRUMENTAL SOLO AD LIB
     BThat was thenF#  G#m  
This is now.E  
     BLet me F#prove my love, girl;
     G#mI'll make you Eproud.
     BI never madeF#  G#m  
This kind of Evow.
     BBut that was theF#n and this is Enow.E/B  
     BBut that was thF#en and this is Anow.B  

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That Was Then This Is Now

by The Monkees

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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E/B

B/F#

G#m

Lyrics from reprint of 1985 sheet music.

E/B B E/B B

B E B/F# F# B/F# F#

You always say you like my style;

B E F#

You say I'm tough and kind of wild.

B E B/F# F# B/F# F#

Am I too much for you to tame?

B E

I swear this time

A F#

It's not a game.

E F#

I've known a lot of girls;

E F#

No, this I won't deny.

I'll give our love,

I'll give it more than a try.

B F# G#m

That was then

This is now.

B F#

Let me prove my love, girl;

G#m E

I'll make you proud.

B F# G#m

I never made

This kind of vow.

B F# E F#

But that was then and this is now.

B E B/F# F# B/F# F#

I've led a thousand lives, it seems;

B E F#

There's been a lot of broken dreams.

B E B/F# F# B/F# F#

My mind, it just swept love aside.

B E

But you broke me down,

A F#

You've put me wise.

E F#

I doubted all compassion,

E F#

But you showed me the score.

I can't doubt it,

I don't doubt it no more

B F# G#m

That was then

This is now.

B F#

Let me prove my love, girl;

G#m E

I'll make you proud.

B F# G#m

I never made

This kind of vow.

B F# E F#

But that was then and this is now.

3RD VERSE INSTRUMENTAL SOLO AD LIB

B F# G#m

That was then

This is now.

B F#

Let me prove my love, girl;

G#m E

I'll make you proud.

B F# G#m

I never made

This kind of vow.

B F# E E/B

But that was then and this is now.

B F# A B

But that was then and this is now.

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