Those Were The Days
Mary HopkinVersion1
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Once upon a time, there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours,
Think of all the great things we would do
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way
La La La La La La
La La La La La La
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Then, the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If, by chance, I'd see you in the tavern,
We'd smile at one another and we'd say
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way
La La La La La La
La La La La La La
La La La La La La La La La La
Just tonight, I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass, I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me?
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way
La La La La La La
La La La La La La
La La La La La La La La La La
Through the door, there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts, the dreams are still the same
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way
La La La La La La
La La La La La La
La La La La La La La La La La 2x
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Readable chord sheet for Those Were The Days by Mary Hopkin
[Am] [Dm] [E] [Am] [Am]Once upon a time, there was a tavern Where we used to raise a glass or [Dm]two Remember how we laughed away the [Am]hours, [B7]Think of all the great things we would [E]do Those were the [Am]days, my friend We thought they'd [Dm]never end We'd sing and [G]dance for[G7]ever and a [C]day We'd live the [Dm]life we'd choose We'd fight and [Am]never lose For we were [E]young and sure to have our [Am]way [Am]La La La La La La [Dm]La La La La La La La La [E]La La La La La La La [Am]La [Am]Then, the busy years went rushing by us We lost our starry notions on the [Dm]way If, by chance, I'd see you in the [Am]tavern, We'd [B7]smile at one another and we'd [E]say Those were the [Am]days, my friend We thought they'd [Dm]never end We'd sing and [G]dance for[G7]ever and a [C]day We'd live the [Dm]life we'd choose We'd fight and [Am]never lose For we were [E]young and sure to have our [Am]way [Am]La La La La La La [Dm]La La La La La La La La [E]La La La La La La La [Am]La [Am]Just tonight, I stood before the tavern Nothing seemed the way it used to [Dm]be In the glass, I saw a strange re[Am]flection [B7]Was that lonely woman really [E]me? Those were the [Am]days, my friend We thought they'd [Dm]never end We'd sing and [G]dance for[G7]ever and a [C]day We'd live the [Dm]life we'd choose We'd fight and [Am]never lose For we were [E]young and sure to have our [Am]way [Am]La La La La La La [Dm]La La La La La La La La [E]La La La La La La La [Am]La [Am]Through the door, there came familiar laughter I saw your face and heard you call my [Dm]name Oh, my friend, we're older but no [Am]wiser [B7]For in our hearts, the dreams are still the [E]same Those were the [Am]days, my friend We thought they'd [Dm]never end We'd sing and [G]dance for[G7]ever and a [C]day We'd live the [Dm]life we'd choose We'd fight and [Am]never lose For we were [E]young and sure to have our [Am]way [Am]La La La La La La [Dm]La La La La La La La La [E]La La La La La La La [Am]La 2x