Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Andrew adds a hammer on to the C majorC (2nd fret, D MajorD string) almost every time he plays the chord.
Chords used: Fmaj C majorC G+G A minorAm
Intro:
Fmaj C majorC G+G
Verse 1:
C majorC G+G
Ohh Mr. Joes been fixin' cars
Fmaj C majorC
long as I remember
Fmaj C majorC
Fender to fender
G+G
full engine overhauls
C majorC G+G
His pride and joy is that old Buick
Fmaj C majorC
Only time he'll ever use it
Fmaj C majorC G+G
is to drive his wife to church and the grocery store
Fmaj C majorC G+G
Like they've done 30 years of Sundays before
Chorus:
Fmaj C majorC
They don't make em' like they used to any more
Fmaj C majorC G+G
Everything they know they've learned from the second world war
Fmaj C majorC
Broken gears, broken hearts
Fmaj C majorC
Take em' apart and put em' back to together
Fmaj C majorC G+G
Drive your best girl around forever in and old Skylark
Fmaj C majorC G+G C majorC
'cause they don't make em' like they used to any more
Verse 2:
C majorC G+G
And I know Sal, down at the music shop
Fmaj C majorC
He's a modern day Geppetto
Fmaj C majorC
Instead of boys he fixes cellos
G+G
and my guitar
C majorC G+G
Give a smile, when I walk in
Fmaj C majorC
Take a break and get to talkin'
Fmaj C majorC G+G
about the way things got to be the way they are
Fmaj C majorC G+G
He said just keep playing them old blues on that old guitar
Chorus:
Fmaj C majorC
They don't make em' like they used to any more
Fmaj C majorC G+G
Everything they know they've learned from the second world war
Fmaj C majorC
Broken strings, broken hearts
Fmaj C majorC
Take em' apart and put em' back to together
Fmaj C majorC G+G
Drive your best girl around forever in and old Skylark
Fmaj C majorC G+G C majorC
'cause they don't make em' like they used to any more
Interlude:
A minorAm G+G
Bad habits we fell into
A minorAm G+G
Traded old for brand new
Fmaj C majorC G+G
'till a man can't fix a damn thing anymore
Fmaj C majorC G+G
I got to hand it to my dad and his before
Chorus:
Fmaj C majorC
They don't make em' like they used to any more
Fmaj C majorC G+G
Everything they know they've learned from the second world war
Fmaj C majorC
Broken strings, broken hearts
Fmaj C majorC
Take em' apart and put em' back to together
Fmaj C majorC G+G
Drive your best girl around forever in and old Skylark
Fmaj C majorC Fmaj
'cause they don't make em' like they used to, na
Fmaj C majorC Fmaj
'cause they don't make em' like they used to, na
Fmaj C majorC G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
They don't make em' like they used to anymore