Key: C
Introduction: C F G Dm F G C F G Dm F G
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Oh some times I think back to when I was younger
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Life was so much simpler then
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Dad would be up at dawn
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He'd be watering the lawn
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Or maybe going fishing again
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Oh and mom would be fixing up something in the kitchen
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Fresh biscuits or hot apple pie
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And I'd spend all day long in the basement
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Torturing rats with a hack-saw
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And pulling the wings off of flies
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Those were the good old days
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Those were the good old days
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The years go by but the memory stays
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And those were the good old days
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I can still remember good old Mr. Fender
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Who ran the corner grocery store
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Oh, he'd strolled down the aisle with a big friendly smile
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And he'd say "Howdy" when you walked in the door
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Always treated me nice, gave me kindly advice
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I don't know why I set fire to his place
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Oh I'll never forget the day I bashed in his head
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Well you should've seen the look on his face
Let me tell ya now
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Those were the good old days
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Those were the good old days
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The years go by but the memory stays
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And those were the good old days
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Do you remember sweet Michelle
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She was my high school romance
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She was fun to talk to and nice to smell
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So I took her to the homecoming dance
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Then I tied her to a chair and I shaved off all her hair
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And I left her in the desert all alone
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Well sometimes in my dreams
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I can still hear the screams
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Oh I wonder if she ever made it home
I tell ya
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Those were the good old days
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Those were the good old days
Bb F C Am
The years go by but the memory stays
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And those were the good old days
Let me tell ya buddy
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Those were the good old days
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Those were the good old days
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The years go by but the memory stays
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And those were the good old days
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