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Good Old Days

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   Emaj7009800
      E6007600
    Esus022200
       E022100
   Esus4004200
  Eadd11006400
       Dxx0232
       Ax03330
      F#244322
[Intro]                       
Emaj7  E6  Emaj7  E6  Esus  E
[  E-  Esus4-  Eadd11-  Esus4-  E]  (twice)
[Verse]
Emaj7I went back home the oE6ther day
                 Emaj7                 E6   Esus   E[E -  Esus4-  Eadd11-  Esus4- E]
To see some old friends that I used to know
Emaj7It was strange to see what E6all had changed
                 Emaj7                 E6   Esus   E[E -  Esus4-  Eadd11-  Esus4- E]
Just like me my hometown had to grow
Emaj7On lazy Sunday afternoE6ons
                 Emaj7                 E6   Esus   E[E -  Esus4-  Eadd11-  Esus4- E]
We used to drive around the neighborhood
Emaj7But as I looked around E6I see
Emaj7That nothing really loE6oks the way it shEsusouldE  B  
[Chorus]
There's a pDarking lAot where the Echurch used to Bbe
And the oDld town drAunk changed hEis waysF#  
Still my Dmind goes Awandering dowEn memory Blane
Looking Dround for the gAood old daEys
[Instrumental]
  Emaj7    E6    Emaj7    E6    Esus    E[  E-  Esus4-  Eadd11-  Esus4-  E]  (once)
[Verse]
Emaj7My high school sweetheart's E6married off
                 Emaj7            E6   Esus   E   E-  Esus4-  Eadd11-  Esus4- E  
With two kids and another on the way
Emaj7And the coach I hardly recoE6gnized
Emaj7His thick black hair hE6as slowly turned to gEsusreyE  B  
[Chorus]
All the DdebutantAes and the hoEmecoming queenB  
Have takDen kids Aon to EraiF#se
Still my miDnd goes Awandering dowEn memory lanBe
Looking Dround for the Agood old dayEs
[Verse]
When I Afind myself romancing Enow
The Bway that it used to beE  
I Acan't help thinking somedayE  
ThBat it's coming back to meE  
BuAt I never was the kindE  
To Bsee the forest for the treDes
[Solo over chorus chord progression]
[Verse]
Emaj7Looking back on yeE6sterday
                 Emaj7            E6   Esus   E[E -  Esus4-  Eadd11-  Esus4- E]
Never was my favorite thing to do
Emaj7But that's okay itE6's just as well
Emaj7It seems there's less E6to hold on tEsusoE  B  
[Chorus]
There's a pDarking lAot where the Echurch used to Bbe
And the oDld town drAunk changed hEis waysF#  
Still my Dmind goes Awandering dowEn memory Blane
Well I hDope it's a pAassing phaEse
Oh yeBah
Looking Dback at the gAood old dEays

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Good Old Days

by Owsley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

Esus

Esus4

Eadd11

Emaj7

009800

007600

Esus

022200

022100

Esus4

004200

Eadd11

006400

xx0232

x03330

244322

[Intro]

Emaj7 E6 Emaj7 E6 Esus E

E Esus4 Eadd11 Esus4 E

[ - - - - ] (twice)

[Verse]

Emaj7 E6

I went back home the other day

Emaj7 E6 Esus E Esus4 Eadd11 Esus4

[E - - - - E]

To see some old friends that I used to know

Emaj7 E6

It was strange to see what all had changed

Emaj7 E6 Esus E Esus4 Eadd11 Esus4

[E - - - - E]

Just like me my hometown had to grow

Emaj7 E6

On lazy Sunday afternoons

Emaj7 E6 Esus E Esus4 Eadd11 Esus4

[E - - - - E]

We used to drive around the neighborhood

Emaj7 E6

But as I looked around I see

Emaj7 E6 Esus E B

That nothing really looks the way it should

[Chorus]

D A E B

There's a parking lot where the church used to be

D A E F#

And the old town drunk changed his ways

D A E B

Still my mind goes wandering down memory lane

D A E

Looking round for the good old days

[Instrumental]

Emaj7 E6 Emaj7 E6 Esus E E Esus4 Eadd11 Esus4 E

[ - - - - ] (once)

[Verse]

Emaj7 E6

My high school sweetheart's married off

Emaj7 E6 Esus E E Esus4 Eadd11 Esus4 E

- - - -

With two kids and another on the way

Emaj7 E6

And the coach I hardly recognized

Emaj7 E6 Esus E B

His thick black hair has slowly turned to grey

[Chorus]

D A E B

All the debutantes and the homecoming queen

D A E F#

Have taken kids on to raise

D A E B

Still my mind goes wandering down memory lane

D A E

Looking round for the good old days

[Verse]

A E

When I find myself romancing now

B E

The way that it used to be

A E

I can't help thinking someday

B E

That it's coming back to me

A E

But I never was the kind

B D

To see the forest for the trees

[Solo over chorus chord progression]

[Verse]

Emaj7 E6

Looking back on yesterday

Emaj7 E6 Esus E Esus4 Eadd11 Esus4

[E - - - - E]

Never was my favorite thing to do

Emaj7 E6

But that's okay it's just as well

Emaj7 E6 Esus E B

It seems there's less to hold on to

[Chorus]

D A E B

There's a parking lot where the church used to be

D A E F#

And the old town drunk changed his ways

D A E B

Still my mind goes wandering down memory lane

D A E

Well I hope it's a passing phase

Oh yeah

D A E

Looking back at the good old days

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