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The Runways - 1979

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[Intro]
 G   Em(2x)
[Verse 1]
GWe were standing under cherry treesEm  
Emhand in the hand, i was looking in your Geyes
GWe were living by Tahoma LakeEm  
Emwish on that day i would not awakeG  
Gthere was a sadness, goodbye timeEm  
Emit was summer 1979G  
G Em
[Chorus 1]
AmOh take me Cback to this Gtime
Take me Amback to C197G9
Take me Amback to this Csummer when we were Gyoung
[Verse 2]
GNow we are old, now we are weakEm  
EmWe can't even stand on our feetG  
GNow we just remember when we were youngEm  
EmCounting the thing that we didn't doneG  
GI should just take your handEm  
Emand say two words: please stayG  
G Em
[Chorus 2]
AmiI do not wCant any Gmore 
I don'Amit want nothing Cmore than to sGit here
and sinAmicerely be looCking into you eyGes
[Bridge]
B7We've could done something, Embut we did nothing
B7and this is the minute when you Emrealize that what you
B7seek for you already Emhad 
[Chorus 3]
AmiOh take me Cback to this Gtime
Take me Amiback to C197G9
Take me Amiback to this Csummer when we were Gyoung
[Outro]
 G   Em(4x)
 Am   C   G(3x)

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The Runways - 1979

by Misc Unsigned Bands

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Ami

[Intro]

G Em

(2x)

[Verse 1]

G Em

We were standing under cherry trees

Em G

hand in the hand, i was looking in your eyes

G Em

We were living by Tahoma Lake

Em G

wish on that day i would not awake

G Em

there was a sadness, goodbye time

Em G

it was summer 1979

G Em

[Chorus 1]

Am C G

Oh take me back to this time

Am C G

Take me back to 1979

Am C G

Take me back to this summer when we were young

[Verse 2]

G Em

Now we are old, now we are weak

Em G

We can't even stand on our feet

G Em

Now we just remember when we were young

Em G

Counting the thing that we didn't done

G Em

I should just take your hand

Em G

and say two words: please stay

G Em

[Chorus 2]

Ami C G

I do not want any more

Ami C G

I don't want nothing more than to sit here

Ami C G

and sincerely be looking into you eyes

[Bridge]

B7 Em

We've could done something, but we did nothing

B7 Em

and this is the minute when you realize that what you

B7 Em

seek for you already had

[Chorus 3]

Ami C G

Oh take me back to this time

Ami C G

Take me back to 1979

Ami C G

Take me back to this summer when we were young

[Outro]

G Em

(4x)

Am C G

(3x)

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