THOSE WERE THE DAYS    (intro)   (sample)

 

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1.    When the city of Atlantis stood serene above the sea,

      D                C                       D                            C

    long time before our time, when the world was free,

       A       C     G    D–C    – D – C –D – C - F - G

    those were the da...ys.

 

       D                       C            D           C

2.    Golden cymbals flying on ocarina sounds,

      D                 C                         D                       C

    before wild Medusa's serpents    gave birth to hell,

      A   C       G   D  - C     - D – C – D – C  - F - G

    disguised as heaven.

 

    A       C     G    D       C                       G                    A

Those were the days, yes they were, those were the days.

    A       C              G       D           C

Those were their ways, miracles everywhere,

    D                    F          G        A

where are they now? They're gone.

    A       C      G     D       C                       G                       A

Those were their ways, yes they were, those were their ways.

    G                     F                                G                     A

Those were the days, yes they were, those were the days.

 

     D                           C                         D                 C

3.    Tie your painted shoes and dance, blue daylight in your hair,

      D                C                      D              C

    overhead a noiseless eagle      fans a flame,

      A          C  G   D-C  - D – C – D – C – F - G

    wonder everywhere.

 

+ CHORUS

 

    (Cream)