The Cats - Times were when
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TIMES WERE WHEN: THE CATS (1968) (Grimshaw) 4/4 - 98
|./. |: Repeat previous measure of 4-counts.
Intro:
Fret: |9 9 |5 |2 1 2
|A E7|A |A E7|A |
Verse 1:
A |E7 |
GRAND-DAD SITTING BY THE FIRE,
D |E7 |A |./. |
REMI-NISCING OF THE TIMES WHEN HE WAS A BOY.
./. |E7 |D
IN THE GOOD OLD DA-YS HE KEEPS ON SAYIN’
/ (Break)
|E7 |A |A
‘BOUT EV’RY-THING I’VE HEA-RD BEFORE.
Chorus:
|F#m7 |D |E7 |A
TMES WERE WHEN, TIMES WE-RE WHEN. TIMES THAT WON’T BE BACK A-GAIN,
|E7 |A E7|A |
TIMES WERE WHE – N.
Verse 2:
A |E7 |
TIMES WERE WHEN BOYS LOOKED LIKE BOY-S,
D |E7 |A |./.
AND MY DADDY SAID ACTING LIKE HU-MAN SHOULD.
|./. |E7 |D
HE DOESN’T UNDER-STAND OUR GENE-RATION,
/ (Break)
|E7 |A |A
AND MAYBE HE CAN SEE- NO GOOD.
Chorus:
|F#m7 |D |E7 |A
TMES WERE WHEN, TIMES WE-RE WHEN. TIMES THAT WON’T BE BACK A-GAIN,
|E7 |A E7|A |
TIMES WERE WHE – N.
Verse 3:
Ab |Eb7 |
BUT WHEN I GET TO HIS A-GE,
C# |Eb7 |Ab |./. |
I WILL TALK OF ALL THE GOOD TIMES I HAD TODAY.
./. |Eb7 |
TIMES WERE WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG MAN,
/ (Break)
C# |Eb7 |Ab |Ab
AND HE THOUGHT AND DID THE SAME THINGS I DO TODAY.
Chorus:
|Fm7 |C# |Eb7 |Ab
TMES WERE WHEN, TIMES WE-RE WHEN. TIMES THAT WON’T BE BACK A-GAIN,
/ (Break)
|Eb# |Ab Eb7|Ab
TIMES WERE WHE – N.
|Fm7 |C# |Eb7 |Ab
TMES WERE WHEN, TIMES WE-RE WHEN. TIMES THAT WON’T BE BACK A-GAIN,
|Eb7 |Ab Eb7|Ab |
TIMES WERE WHE – N.
Outro: [ |C# Ab|Eb7 | ]: Repeat and Fade Out
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