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Chord diagramG+G                                         Chord diagramC majorC
I was sittin' in the dressing room with Brownie McGee
       Chord diagramE minorEm                           Chord diagramD MajorD
He was drinkin' that milk with that Dewar's Whiskey
                   Chord diagramG+G                                      Chord diagramC majorC
Said John, there's nothin' written anywhere, suggests the blues will set you free
    Chord diagramE minorEm              Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramG+G
Old days are comin' back to me

      Chord diagramG+G                             Chord diagramC majorC
I was ridin' in the back seat, with Sonny Terry
                 Chord diagramE minorEm                                           Chord diagramD MajorD
Little harmonica player used to drive him around, I think his name was Harry
         Chord diagramG+G                                    Chord diagramC majorC
Tried to get him to eat tofu, raw vegetables, nuts, and berries
    Chord diagramE minorEm                  Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramG+G
But Sonny wasn't havin' any of it

          Chord diagramG+G                           Chord diagramC majorC
He let me share a room with 'em for a couple of weeks
      Chord diagramE minorEm                                            Chord diagramD MajorD
Sonny slept with his good eye open staring out from under the sheets
      Chord diagramG+G                                             Chord diagramC majorC
I was young and uncomfortable, I don't mind tellin' ya kinda gave me the creeps
    Chord diagramE minorEm              Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramG+G
Old days are comin' back to me

Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramC majorC
Old days are comin' back to me
           Chord diagramE minorEm                                   Chord diagramD MajorD
Don't know what was so good about 'em, I played practically free
      Chord diagramG+G                     Chord diagramC majorC
I had nothin' to live up to everywhere to be
    Chord diagramE minorEm              Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramG+G
Old days are comin' back to me

        Chord diagramG+G                                 Chord diagramC majorC
On some dates with Mose Allison somewhere out in the Midwest
                Chord diagramE minorEm                                                Chord diagramD MajorD
Said some of my lyrics reminded him of the poet Kenneth Patchen I took it as a compliment
           Chord diagramG+G                                            Chord diagramC majorC
He was re- ferring to the line about wearin' neon signs on your wounds, later on, I knew what he meant
Chord diagramE minorEm           Chord diagramD MajorD              Chord diagramG+G
Old days are comin' back to me

     Chord diagramG+G                                     Chord diagramC majorC
On a date with John Lee Hooker at a packed joint up in Washington
   Chord diagramE minorEm                                           Chord diagramD MajorD
He came in with a gorgeous woman on each arm as I was singing my song
Chord diagramG+G                                                  Chord diagramC majorC
Walked 'em right up and sat 'em on the edge of the stage as I went singing along
           Chord diagramE minorEm              Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramG+G
And that's called "evenin' son, I'm the headliner"

Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramC majorC
Old days are comin' back to me
             Chord diagramE minorEm                                    Chord diagramD MajorD
I don't know what was so great about 'em, I played practically free
      Chord diagramG+G                             Chord diagramC majorC
But I had nothing to live up to and everywhere to be
    Chord diagramE minorEm              Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramG+G
Old days are comin' back to me

         Chord diagramG+G                               Chord diagramC majorC
Played a gig with John Hammond Jr. up in Vancouver BC
       Chord diagramE minorEm                                       Chord diagramD MajorD
Exotic dancer came in my dressing room, started dancing exotically
          Chord diagramG+G                                                     Chord diagramC majorC
They were smoking something in the audience that night, smelled exactly like cat pee
    Chord diagramE minorEm              Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramG+G
Old days are comin' back to me

Chord diagramG+G                                           Chord diagramC majorC
Opened up a gig for Gatemouth Brown down in Baton Rouge
       Chord diagramG+G                                            Chord diagramG+G
He was playing that Hillbilly, Jazz, Cajun, Country Zydeco, and Blues
Chord diagramG+G                                   Chord diagramC majorC
Throwin' it out past the walls like some kind of musical centrifuge
Chord diagramE minorEm           Chord diagramD MajorD              Chord diagramG+G
Old days are comin' back to me

Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramC majorC
Old days are comin' back to me
             Chord diagramE minorEm                                   Chord diagramD MajorD
I don't know what was so good about 'em, I played practically free
          Chord diagramG+G                     Chord diagramC majorC
But I had nothin' to live up to everywhere to be
    Chord diagramE minorEm              Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramG+G
Old days are comin' back to me

      Chord diagramG+G                   Chord diagramC majorC
Yeah, old days are comin' back to me
             Chord diagramE minorEm                                    Chord diagramD MajorD
I don't know what was so great about 'em, I played practically free
          Chord diagramG+G                     Chord diagramC majorC
But I had nothin' to live up to everywhere to be
    Chord diagramE minorEm              Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramG+G
Old days are comin' back to me

Chord diagramE minorEm           Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramG+G

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