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D / / / D7 / / / G / / / G
CHORUS:
Wo G7oh oh Csometimes, I think the 60s were Gbetter
We were all bound toDgether;   D7I thought that was Gtrue
G7And I Cknow we can't go back, yes I Gknow we can't go back
But we'd better make Dsure   D7that we never forGget
Verse 1:
DEvery generation thinks D7they've got the Ganswer
DEvery generation thinks D7they've got the Gnews
DAll I ever hear is Iran, D7coke, and NicarGagua
DWe go 'round in circles just like D7monkeys in a Gzoo
(chorus)
Verse 2:
I used to be against the war when I was younger
I used to carry signs that said "Love, peace today"
All the little children that I'd meet, I'd tell them
"Just take all the guns and bombs and throw them all away"
(chorus)
(chorus; instrumental in place of "I think the 60s...thought that was true")
(repeat chorus and fade)

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Sometimes

by Tom Fogerty

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D / / / D7 / / / G / / / G

CHORUS:

G7 C G

Wo oh oh sometimes, I think the 60s were better

D D7 G

We were all bound together; I thought that was true

G7 C G

And I know we can't go back, yes I know we can't go back

D D7 G

But we'd better make sure that we never forget

Verse 1:

D D7 G

Every generation thinks they've got the answer

D D7 G

Every generation thinks they've got the news

D D7 G

All I ever hear is Iran, coke, and Nicaragua

D D7 G

We go 'round in circles just like monkeys in a zoo

(chorus)

Verse 2:

I used to be against the war when I was younger

I used to carry signs that said "Love, peace today"

All the little children that I'd meet, I'd tell them

"Just take all the guns and bombs and throw them all away"

(chorus)

(chorus; instrumental in place of "I think the 60s...thought that was true")

(repeat chorus and fade)

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