Those Were the Days my Friend (shorter) - Mary Hopkins
[Dm] Once upon a time there was a [Dm7] tavern [D]
[D7] Where we used to raise a glass or [Gm] two
[Gm] Remember how we laughed away the [Dm] hours
And [E7] dreamed of all the great things we would [A7*] do
Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end
We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7] ever and a [F] day
We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose
For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way
[Dm] Then the busy years went rushing [Dm7] by us We [D] lost our starry notions on the [Gm] way
[Gm] If by chance I'd see you in the [Dm] tavern We'd [E7] smile at one another and we'd [A7*] say
Chorus:
Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end
We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7] ever and a [F] day
We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose
For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way
[Dm] Just tonight I stood before the [Dm7] tavern
[D7] Nothing seemed the way it used to [Gm] be
[Gm] In the glass I saw a strange re[Dm]flection
[E7] Was that lonely woman really [A7*] me
Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end
We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7] ever and a [F] day
We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose
For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way
(Tune of chorus)
[A7] La la la [Dm] La la la la la la [Gm] la la la La la la [C] la, la [C7] la la la la [F] la
La la la [Gm] la la la, la la la [Dm] la la la La la la [A7] la, la la la la la [Dm] la
[Dm] Through the door there came familiar [Dm7] laughter
I [D7] saw your face and heard you call my [Gm] name
[Gm] Oh my friend we're older but no [Dm] wiser
For [E7] in our hearts the dreams are still the [A7*] same
Those were the [Dm] days my friend we thought they'd [Gm] never end
We'd sing and [C] dance for[C7] ever and a [F] day
We'd live the [Gm] life we choose we'd fight and [Dm] never lose
For we were [A7] young and sure to have our [Dm] way
(Tune of chorus)
[A7] La la la [Dm] La la la la la la [Gm] la la la La la la [C] la, la [C7] la la la la [F] la
La la la [Gm] la la la, la la la [Dm] la la la La la la [A7] la, la la la la la [Dm] la
Those Were the Days my Friend (shorter) [Dm]Mary Hopkins
Dm Once upon a time there was a Dm7 tavern D D7 Where we used to raise a glass or Gm two Gm Remember how we laughed away the Dm hours And E7 dreamed of all the great things we would A7* do
Those were the Dm days my friend we thought they'd Gm never end We'd sing and C dance forC7 ever and a F day We'd live the Gm life we choose we'd fight and Dm never lose For we were A7 young and sure to have our Dm way
Dm Then the busy years went rushing Dm7 by us We D lost our starry notions on the Gm way Gm If by chance I'd see you in the Dm tavern We'd E7 smile at one another and we'd A7* say
Chorus Those were the Dm days my friend we thought they'd Gm never end We'd sing and C dance forC7 ever and a F day We'd live the Gm life we choose we'd fight and Dm never lose For we were A7 young and sure to have our Dm way
Dm Just tonight I stood before the Dm7 tavern D7 Nothing seemed the way it used to Gm be Gm In the glass I saw a strange reDmflection E7 Was that lonely woman really A7* me
Those were the Dm days my friend we thought they'd Gm never end We'd sing and C dance forC7 ever and a F day We'd live the Gm life we choose we'd fight and Dm never lose For we were A7 young and sure to have our Dm way
Tune of chorus A7 La la la Dm La la la la la la Gm la la la La la la C la, la C7 la la la la F la La la la Gm la la la, la la la Dm la la la La la la A7 la, la la la la la Dm la
Dm Through the door there came familiar Dm7 laughter I D7 saw your face and heard you call my Gm name Gm Oh my friend we're older but no Dm wiser For E7 in our hearts the dreams are still the A7* same
Those were the Dm days my friend we thought they'd Gm never end We'd sing and C dance forC7 ever and a F day We'd live the Gm life we choose we'd fight and Dm never lose For we were A7 young and sure to have our Dm way
Tune of chorus A7 La la la Dm La la la la la la Gm la la la La la la C la, la C7 la la la la F la La la la Gm la la la, la la la Dm la la la La la la A7 la, la la la la la Dm la