[Em]Once upon a time there was a [Am]tavern
[Em]Where we used to raise a glass [Am]or two
Remember how we laughed away the [Em]hours
[F#m7b5]Think about the great things we would [B7]do
Those were the [Em]days my friend we thought they'd [Am]never end
We'd sing and [D]dance forever and a [G]day
We'd live the [Am]life we choose. We'd fight and [Em]never lose
For we were [B7]young and sure to have our [Em]way.
[Em]Just tonight I stood before the [Am]tavern
[Em]Nothing seemed the way it used [Am]to be
In the glass I saw a strange re[Em]flection
[F#m7b5]Was that lonely woman really [B7]me
Those were the [Em]days my friend we thought they'd [Am]never end
We'd sing and [D]dance forever and a [G]day
We'd live the [Am]life we choose. We'd fight and [Em]never lose
For we were [B7]young and sure to have our [Em]way.
[Fm]Through the door there came familiar [Bbm]laughter
I [Fm]saw your face and heard you call my [Bbm]name
Oh my friend we're older but no [Fm]wiser
[G7b5]For in our hearts the dreams are still the [C7]same
Those were the [Fm]days my friend we thought they'd [Bbm]never end
We'd sing and [D#]dance forever and a [G#]day
We'd live the [Bbm]life we choose. We'd fight and [Fm]never lose
For we were [C7]young and sure to have our [Fm]way.