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Old Emotions

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[Intro]
  E    F#      A(x2)
E  G#m  E  G#m  F#
[Verse]
F#You smell a familiar EperfumeG#m  E  G#m  
F#From a girl you knew Elong agoG#m  E  G#m  
F#On a holiday Eweekend, G#moh-oh,   E  G#moh-ohF#  
F#And you BknowA  G#m  B  
[Chorus]
BThat you're Ethere once G#mmore
EIn some forG#mgotten F#storyE  
EFrom G#myour priEvate liG#mbraryF#  
Of Athings that Byou'll F#re - Amem-Bber
EThen it comes back F#againA  
AThose old emotions
EAnd it brings backF#, and it brings backA  
AThose old emotions
[Instrumental]
  E    G#m    E    G#m   F#(x2)
[Verse]
F#There's a taste in the Esea airG#m  E  G#m  
F#And the gulls cry EoverheadG#m  E  G#m  
F#You walk and sink in the Ewet sand, G#moh-oh,   E  G#moh-ohF#  
F#And you BknowE  G#m  B  
[Chorus]
BThat you're Ethere once G#mmore
EIn some forG#mgotten F#storyE  
EFrom G#myour priEvate liG#mbraryF#  
Of Athings that Byou'll remember
EThen it comes back F#againA  
AThose old emotions
EAnd it brings backF#, and it brings backA  
AThose old emotions
[Instrumental]
 E(Let ring for 8 beats)
E  F#  A  B
[Verse]
EThen it comes back F#againA  
AThose old emotions
EAnd it brings backF#, and it brings backA  
AThose old emotions
EThen it comes back F#againA  
EThen it comes back F#againA  
AThose old emotions

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Old Emotions

by Spoons

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Intro]

E F# A

(x2)

E G#m E G#m F#

[Verse]

F# E G#m E G#m

You smell a familiar perfume

F# E G#m E G#m

From a girl you knew long ago

F# E G#m E G#m F#

On a holiday weekend, oh-oh, oh-oh

F# B A G#m B

And you know

[Chorus]

B E G#m

That you're there once more

E G#m F# E

In some forgotten story

E G#m E G#m F#

From your private library

A B F# A B

Of things that you'll re - mem-ber

E F# A

Then it comes back again

Those old emotions

E F# A

And it brings back, and it brings back

Those old emotions

[Instrumental]

E G#m E G#m F#

(x2)

[Verse]

F# E G#m E G#m

There's a taste in the sea air

F# E G#m E G#m

And the gulls cry overhead

F# E G#m E G#m F#

You walk and sink in the wet sand, oh-oh, oh-oh

F# B E G#m B

And you know

[Chorus]

B E G#m

That you're there once more

E G#m F# E

In some forgotten story

E G#m E G#m F#

From your private library

A B

Of things that you'll remember

E F# A

Then it comes back again

Those old emotions

E F# A

And it brings back, and it brings back

Those old emotions

[Instrumental]

(Let ring for 8 beats)

E F# A B

[Verse]

E F# A

Then it comes back again

Those old emotions

E F# A

And it brings back, and it brings back

Those old emotions

E F# A

Then it comes back again

E F# A

Then it comes back again

Those old emotions

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