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Nostalgic Reflections on Youth

The song reminisces about the carefree days of youth spent in a tavern with friends. It describes laughing and dreaming of the future as they sang and danced without a care. Though the busy years rushed by and changed them, returning to the tavern evokes memories of their unending friendship and youthful optimism that the dreams they had would last forever.

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Nostalgic Reflections on Youth

The song reminisces about the carefree days of youth spent in a tavern with friends. It describes laughing and dreaming of the future as they sang and danced without a care. Though the busy years rushed by and changed them, returning to the tavern evokes memories of their unending friendship and youthful optimism that the dreams they had would last forever.

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  • Song Lyrics: "Those Were The Days"

Those Were The Days (Mary Hopkin 1968)

Am Dm E7 Am

Am
Once upon a time, there was a tavern
A7 Dm
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Am
Remember how we laughed away the hours,
B7 E7
Think of all the great things we would do

Am
Those were the days, my friend
Dm
We thought they'd never end
G C
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
Dm
We'd live the life we'd choose
Am
We'd fight and never lose
E7 Am
For we were young and sure to have our way

E7 Am
La La La La La La La La
Dm
La La La La La La
E7 Am
La La La La La La La La La La

Am
Then, the busy years went rushing by us
A7 Dm
We lost our starry notions on the way
Am
If, by chance, I'd see you in the tavern,
B7 E7
We'd smile at one another and we'd say

Am
Those were the days, my friend
Dm
We thought they'd never end
G C
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
Dm
We'd live the life we'd choose
Am
We'd fight and never lose
E7 Am
For we were young and sure to have our way

E7 Am
La La La La La La La La
Dm
La La La La La La
E7 Am
La La La La La La La La La La
Am
Just tonight, I stood before the tavern
A7 Dm
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
Am
In the glass, I saw a strange reflection
B7 E7
Was that lonely woman really me?

Am
Those were the days, my friend
Dm
We thought they'd never end
G C
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
Dm
We'd live the life we'd choose
Am
We'd fight and never lose
E7 Am
For we were young and sure to have our way

E7 Am
La La La La La La La La
Dm
La La La La La La
E7 Am
La La La La La La La La La La

Am
Through the door, there came familiar laughter
A7 Dm
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Am
Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser
B7 E7
For in our hearts, the dreams are still the same

Am
Those were the days, my friend
Dm
We thought they'd never end
G C
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
Dm
We'd live the life we'd choose
Am
We'd fight and never lose
E7 Am
For we were young and sure to have our way

Am
La La La La La La
Dm
La La La La La La
E7 Am
La La La La La La La La La La 2x

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