Key: E
Introduction:
Em7 A
Beating time on cardboard boxes
Em7 Em9 A
In an attic cold as ice
Em7 Em9 A
We were Freddie & The Dreamers
Bm
With stars before our eyes
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Em7 Em9 A
But as we loaded up the Dansette
Em7 Em9 A
With a stack of 45's
Em7 Em9 A
How could we have known that these were
Bm
The best years of our lives
Pre-Chorus
A Em7
It's so long ag o
A Em7
It seem like an age
C G D
Whatever happened to the dream
C G D
We didn't wake up sudden ly
C G D
Reality creeps up from be hind
C G A A4 A
Leaving you running out of time
Verse #3
Em7 Em9 A
Bought a ticket at the station
Em7 A
Waved my brother John goodbye
Em7 Em9 A
Got the ferry down to Hamburg
Bm
Went looking for a life
Verse #4
Em7 Em9 A
I began my education
Em7 Em9 A
Learned my lessons on the road
Em7 Em9 A
Started living for the moment
Bm
And following the code
Pre-Chorus
A Em7
They can't take away
A Em7
My memories
C G D
Whatever happened to the dream
C G D
We didn't wake up sudden ly
C G D
Reality creeps up from be hind
C G A A4 A
Leaving you running out of time
Em7 Em9 A Em7 Em9 A
A Em7
They can't take away
A Em7
My memories
C G D
Whatever happened to the dream
C G D
We didn't wake up sudden ly
C G D
Reality creeps up from be hind
C G A A4 A
Leaving you running out of time
C G D
Whatever happened to the dream
C G D
We didn't wake up sudden ly
C G D
Reality creeps up from be hind
C G A A4 A
Leaving you running out of time
Em7 Em9 A ..fade