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[Verse 1]
A
And all these sad yound men
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paraiding through their lives
D
the girls that they have loved have now
 A               E
become expensive wifes

[Verse 2]
A
They think they know it all
 Dbm
and in some ways they do
D
they're reaching out for better times
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if they only knew

[Chorus]
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These are the good old days
            D               Bm
this is the best time of my life
E                  F#m
the best I've ever known
       Bm             G        E
and it won't ever be the same again
 A
These are the good old days
               D                Bm
and when my clothes are out of style
 E                   F#m
and life is slowing down
    G                 E
I'll know what I have done

[Verse 3]
A
While all this sad young men
  Dbm
go marchin' up to walk
D
the old men shake their heads and say
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we've seen it all before

[Verse 4]
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But how are they to know
 Dbm
lessons take so long
 D
and by the time they found the answer
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life is almost gone      

[Outro]
A
These are the good old days
            D               Bm
this is the best time of my life
E                  F#m
the best I've ever known
       Bm             G        E
and it won't ever be the same again
 A
These are the good old days
               D                Bm
and when my clothes are out of style
 E                   F#m
and life is slowing down
    G                 E
I'll know what I have done