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For Old Times Sake - from Boys in the Trees - 1978
ALet's make love for oDld times Dmaj7sake
Bm7Let's set riE7ght an Bm7old miE7stake
ALet's invite our Dhearts to Dmaj7break
It's rBm7ight tonighE7t
But Bm7just for E7old time's Asake
ReFmember you as Mars
And Cm7me as Venus
AbStrange to see the grey in your Dbmaj7hair
And now Gm7feel a peace so Cdeep betFween us
  AmAnd to Dm7realize that we still G7care
CLet's make love for Fold times Fmaj7sake
Dm7Let's set riG7ght an Dm7old miG7stake
CLet's invite our Fhearts to Fmaj7break
It's Dm7right tonightG7  
But Dm7just for G7old time's Csake
I Fused to think that we would Cm7wind up together
Our Abdestinies always enDbmaj7twined
Oh but your Gm7heart kept changing like the CweaFther
  Am7And you Dm7wound up leaving me beG7hind
AOhhh Dlet's make love for Gold times Gmaj7sake
EmLet's set right A7an Em7old miA7stake
DLet's invite our Ghearts to Gmaj7break
It's Em7right tonighA7t yeah
But Em7just for A7old time's Dsake

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For Old Times Sake

by Carly Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Bm7

Cm7

Dbmaj7

Gm7

Dm7

Fmaj7

Am7

Gmaj7

Em7

For Old Times Sake - from Boys in the Trees - 1978

A D Dmaj7

Let's make love for old times sake

Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7

Let's set right an old mistake

A D Dmaj7

Let's invite our hearts to break

Bm7 E7

It's right tonight

Bm7 E7 A

But just for old time's sake

Remember you as Mars

Cm7

And me as Venus

Ab Dbmaj7

Strange to see the grey in your hair

Gm7 C F

And now feel a peace so deep between us

Am Dm7 G7

And to realize that we still care

C F Fmaj7

Let's make love for old times sake

Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7

Let's set right an old mistake

C F Fmaj7

Let's invite our hearts to break

Dm7 G7

It's right tonight

Dm7 G7 C

But just for old time's sake

F Cm7

I used to think that we would wind up together

Ab Dbmaj7

Our destinies always entwined

Gm7 C F

Oh but your heart kept changing like the weather

Am7 Dm7 G7

And you wound up leaving me behind

A D G Gmaj7

Ohhh let's make love for old times sake

Em A7 Em7 A7

Let's set right an old mistake

D G Gmaj7

Let's invite our hearts to break

Em7 A7

It's right tonight yeah

Em7 A7 D

But just for old time's sake

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