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The Cats: Times Were When (Grimshaw) 4/4 - 98 bpm.
In 1968 this song peaked on nr. 2 in the Dutch Top-40,
and charted for 18 weeks.
% : Repeat the previous chord and measure of 4-counts.
[Intro]
|   A  E7|    A|   A  E7|    A|
[Verse 1]
AGranddad’s sitting E7by the fire,
           D                  E7              A%
reminiscing on the times when he was a boy.
AIn the good old E7days, he keeps on Dsaying,
                                 / (Break)
                  E7              A%
but everything I’ve heard before.
[Chorus]
Times were F#m7when, times were Dwhen.
Times that E7won’t be back aAgain,
times were E7whe –  An.E7  A  
[Verse 2]
ATimes were when boys E7looked like boys,
Dand girls, as he’s E7says,
                             A%
acted like young women should.
He Adoesn’t underE7stand our geneDration,
                              / (Break)
                E7             A%
and in it, he can see no good.
[Chorus]
Times were F#m7when, times were Dwhen.
Times that E7won’t be back aAgain,
times were E7whe –  An.E7  A  
[Verse 3]
AbBut when I get Eb7to his age,
             Db                  Eb7            Ab%
I will talk of all the good times I had today.
AbTimes were when he Eb7was a young man,
                                                  / (Break)
                 Db                   Eb7           Ab%
and he thought and did the same things I do today.
[Chorus]
Times were Fm7when, times were Dbwhen.
Times that Eb7won’t be back aAbgain,
                           / (Break)
times were Eb7whe –  Abn.Eb7  Ab  
Times were Fm7when, times were Dbwhen.
Times that Eb7won’t be back aAbgain,
times were Eb7whe –  Abn.Eb7  Ab  
[Outro]
|   Db  Ab|   Eb7|
(Repeat and Fade Out)

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Times Were When

by The Cats

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

Eb7

Fm7

The Cats: Times Were When (Grimshaw) 4/4 - 98 bpm.

In 1968 this song peaked on nr. 2 in the Dutch Top-40,

and charted for 18 weeks.

% : Repeat the previous chord and measure of 4-counts.

[Intro]

A E7 A A E7 A

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

A E7

Granddad’s sitting by the fire,

D E7 A

reminiscing on the times when he was a boy.

A E7 D

In the good old days, he keeps on saying,

/ (Break)

E7 A

but everything I’ve heard before.

[Chorus]

F#m7 D

Times were when, times were when.

E7 A

Times that won’t be back again,

E7 A E7 A

times were whe – n.

[Verse 2]

A E7

Times were when boys looked like boys,

D E7

and girls, as he’s says,

acted like young women should.

A E7 D

He doesn’t understand our generation,

/ (Break)

E7 A

and in it, he can see no good.

[Chorus]

F#m7 D

Times were when, times were when.

E7 A

Times that won’t be back again,

E7 A E7 A

times were whe – n.

[Verse 3]

Ab Eb7

But when I get to his age,

Db Eb7 Ab

I will talk of all the good times I had today.

Ab Eb7

Times were when he was a young man,

/ (Break)

Db Eb7 Ab

and he thought and did the same things I do today.

[Chorus]

Fm7 Db

Times were when, times were when.

Eb7 Ab

Times that won’t be back again,

/ (Break)

Eb7 Ab Eb7 Ab

times were whe – n.

Fm7 Db

Times were when, times were when.

Eb7 Ab

Times that won’t be back again,

Eb7 Ab Eb7 Ab

times were whe – n.

[Outro]

Db Ab Eb7

| | |

(Repeat and Fade Out)

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