^G1,2,3,4,^C5 years go by ^GI don't really know why, ^DI don't really know why ^G7,8,9,1^C1 years go by ^GI don't really know why, ^DI don't really know why ^GI still ^Cfeel the ^Gsame way I ^Ddid when I was 17 ^GI still look ^Cover my ^Gshoulder waiting ^Dfor the world to change

^GBut these are the ^Cgood old days ^GThese are the ^Dgood old days ^GThese are the ^Cgood old days ^GAnd I think I'd ^Dlike to stay ^GOh^C, ^GI'^Dd like to stay

^G1, 2, 3, 4, ^C5 years ago ^GI didn't see a belly with ^Da child on the inside ^G6, 7, 8, 1^C0 years ago I ^Gthought I knew about love ^DI only knew about the fight ^GI look back and I ^Crealize a^Gll those times ^DI was lonely ^GPraying for ^Csomeday to ^Ghurry up and ^Dcome and save me

^GBut these are the ^Cgood old days ^GThese are the ^Dgood old days ^GThese are the ^Cgood old days ^GAnd I think I'd ^Dlike to stay ^GOh^C, ^GI'^Dd like to stay

And the ^Gmoment you ^Clet go The ^Gfaster the ^Dtime goes The ^Gdarker the ^Cnight is The ^Glighter the ^Dmoon glows

^GThese are the^C good old days ^GThese are the^D good old days

^G1, 2, 3, 4, ^C5 years from now ^GI hope I’m still getting sown ^DHope I’m still around ^GBut 6, 7, 8, 1^C0 beers ago ^GI had a revalation ^DAll’s well right^G now ^CIt’s all good right^G now ^DIt’s all good right^G now ^CIt’s all good r^Gight^D now

(x3) ^GBut these are the ^Cgood old days ^GThese are the ^Dgood old days ^GThese are the ^Cgood old days ^GAnd I think I'd ^Dlike to stay ^GOh^C, ^GI'^Dd like to stay