Key: A
Introduction:
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(verse 1)
A D A
In these last few days, you've been on my mind.
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An' we should get together an' talk about old times.
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An' put the past behind us before life slips away.
D E D
I been thinkin' 'bout you in these last few days.
(verse 2)
A D A
In these last few days, I have felt my age.
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I wish that I was younger, but time has turned the page.
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I sure miss the water and the rhythm of the waves.
D E D
I've been feelin' fragile in these last few days.
(chorus)
D E A
But I have been a father, a husband and a son.
D E A
Lookin' back is bitter sweet now that my race has run.
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I've tried to be a witness from the cradle to the grave.
D E D
Time has felt so precious in these last few days.
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(verse 3)
A D A
In these last few days, I have seen the light.
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And I'll be waitin' for you on the other side.
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My old friend, I love you, that's really all there's left to say.
D E D
Lay down here beside me in these last few days.
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My old friend, I'll miss you, but I'm trying to be brave.
D E D
Lay down here beside me in these last few days.