Key: G
Introduction:
E
Remember days of yesterday
B
How it flew so fast
G
The two score and the year we had
A
I thought would always last
E
The summer days and west coast dreams
B
I wished would never end
D
A young boy and his father
A
Idol and best friend
F#m A
I'll always remember
B E
Those were the best of times
F#m A
A lifetime together
E
I'll never forget
E
The morning shows on the radio
B
The Case of the Missing Dog
G
Lying on the pillows at the old 812
A
Watching Harold and Maude
E
The record shops, the stickball fields
B
My home away from home
D
And when we weren't together
A
The hours on the phone
F#m A
I'll always remember
B E
Those were the best of times
F#m A
I'll cherish them forever
B
The best of times
C#m B A
But then came the call
C#m B A
Our lives change forever more
C#m D#m A
"You can pray for a change
F#m E
But prepared for the end... "
Bm Am F#m
The fleeting wings of time
Am E
Flying through each day
Bm Am F#m
All the things I should've done
Am E
But time just slipped away
Am E
Remember seize the day
Bm Bm/A
Life goes by in the blink of an eye
Bm Bm/F# E
With so much left to say
A A9
These were the best of times
A Em
I'll miss these days
F C E4E
Your spirit lit my life each day
Bm Am F#m
Thank you for the inspiration
Am E
Thank you for the smiles
Bm Am F#m
All the unconditional love
Am E
That carried me for miles
Am E
it carried me for miles
Bm Bm/A Bm Bm/F# E
But most of all thank you for my life
A A9
These were the best of times
A Em
I'll miss these days
F C E4 E
Your spirit lit my life each day
A A9
My heart is bleeding bad
A Em
But I'll be ok
F C E4 E
Your spirit guides my life each day