Twenty Years Ago

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Twenty Years Ago
Kenny Rogers
[Intro]
G Gsus4 G Gsus4
[Verse 1]
GIt's been a Gsus4long time since I Gwalked through this old FtowCn
GBut, oh, how the Gsus4memories start to Dsus4flowD  
GAnd there's the old Gsus4movie house, they fGinally closed it FdownC  
You could Gfind me there every Gsus4Friday night Dsus4twenty Dyears aGgoGsus4  G  Gsus4  
[Verse 2]
GI worked the Gsus4counter at the Gdrugstore down the sFtreetC  
GBut nobody's Gsus4left there I would Dsus4knowD  
GOn Saturday Gsus4mornings that's where Gall my friends would FmeetC  
GYou'd be surprised what a Gsus4dime would buy Dsus4twenty D/Eyears GagoAm7  G/B  D  
[Chorus 1]
All my Emmemories from those Cdays come gather Ground meAm7  G/B  D  
What I'd gEmive if they could Ctake me back in Dtime
Oh, it Emalmost seems like Cyesterday, where Bmdo the good times Cgo?
G   Gsus4   Dsus4   D   G*Gsus4 G   D  Csus4  
Life was so much easier twenty years ago
[Verse 3]
GI guess I should Gsus4stop by Mr. GJohnson's hardware sFtoreC  
GHis only Gsus4son was my friend Dsus4JoeD  
GBut he joined the Gsus4army back in G196F4C  
GHow could we know he would Gsus4never come back Dsus4twenty Dyears GagoAm7  G/B  D  
[Chorus 2]
All my mEmemories from those dCays come gather Ground meAm7  G/B  D  
What I'd gEmive if they could Ctake me back in Dtime
Oh, it aEmlmost seems like Cyesterday, where Bmdo the good times Cgo?
GLife was so much Gsus4easier Dsus4twenty Dyears GagoGsus4  G  Gsus4  
[Outro]
Oh, it Galmost seems like yGsus4esterday Emtwenty Dyears GagoGsus4  G  Gsus4  
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