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My Old Ways

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[Intro]
A  C#m  Bm  E
[Verse 1]
ESome things Anever change
Or C#mgo away
I Bmwait around
And now it’s Eyesterday
Like some Alittle kid
Who’s C#movergrown
The Bmlonely one
Who’s never Ebeen alone
[Chorus]
But E7I don’t want to ever go BbackB/Bb  
To my C#mold C#m/Bways
ACheatin’ and F#mcreepin’ aEround
E7I don’t ever want to go F#mbackF#m/F  
To the C#mold daysC#m/Bb  
ALeaving the F#mdead undergEround
But F#7I don’t ever want to go
No, G#7I don’t ever want to go C#mback
To my Eold Aways again
[Verse 2]
EAlways Awaiting for
The C#mrain to stop
And Bmpraying for
The other Eshoe to drop
Let your Aworries go
We’re C#mall in love
A Bmtidal wave
That comes from Eup above
[Chorus]
But E7I don’t want to ever go BbackB/Bb  
To my C#mold C#m/Bways
ACheatin’ and F#mcreepin’ aEround
E7I don’t ever want to go F#mbackF#m/F  
To the C#mold daysC#m/Bb  
ALeaving the F#mdead undergEround
But F#7I don’t ever want to go
No, G#7I don’t ever want to go C#mback
To my Eold Aways again
I don’t want to go Eback
To my old Aways again
I don’t want to go Eback
To my old Aways again 
[Interlude]
E  F#m  B  E
[Outro]
I don’t want to go Eback
To my old Aways again 

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My Old Ways

by Dr. Dog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

B/Bb

C#m/B

F#m

F#m/F

C#m/Bb

F#7

G#7

[Intro]

A C#m Bm E

[Verse 1]

E A

Some things never change

C#m

Or go away

I wait around

And now it’s yesterday

Like some little kid

C#m

Who’s overgrown

The lonely one

Who’s never been alone

[Chorus]

E7 B B/Bb

But I don’t want to ever go back

C#m C#m/B

To my old ways

A F#m E

Cheatin’ and creepin’ around

E7 F#m F#m/F

I don’t ever want to go back

C#m C#m/Bb

To the old days

A F#m E

Leaving the dead underground

F#7

But I don’t ever want to go

G#7 C#m

No, I don’t ever want to go back

E A

To my old ways again

[Verse 2]

E A

Always waiting for

C#m

The rain to stop

And praying for

The other shoe to drop

Let your worries go

C#m

We’re all in love

A tidal wave

That comes from up above

[Chorus]

E7 B B/Bb

But I don’t want to ever go back

C#m C#m/B

To my old ways

A F#m E

Cheatin’ and creepin’ around

E7 F#m F#m/F

I don’t ever want to go back

C#m C#m/Bb

To the old days

A F#m E

Leaving the dead underground

F#7

But I don’t ever want to go

G#7 C#m

No, I don’t ever want to go back

E A

To my old ways again

I don’t want to go back

To my old ways again

I don’t want to go back

To my old ways again

[Interlude]

E F#m B E

[Outro]

I don’t want to go back

To my old ways again

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