Just Like Old Times chords by Todd Snider

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Novice

The verses are "talked" more than sung, so listen to the recording to get a feel for the flow.

Chords:
D     xx0323
D7    xx0212
G     320003
A     x03330
A5    x02xxx
F#m/A x04xxx
Em    022000

Intro:
D    D7    G
D    D7    G

Verse:
D                                          D7
There's a Coke machine glowin' through the parking lot
G
Call that a room with a view
D                                    D7
It was the best night of pool that I ever shot
G
I made a lot of money too
N.C                   A
I was looking for some company
        G
In the weekly "Scene"
        Em                   G
Seen an ad it just had to be you
A5       F#m/A    A5        F#m/A
I hadn't seen you since New Orleans
A                F#m/A           A5      F#m/A
Never did figure out where you'd run off to

Verse:
  D                      D7
I know I looked bad last time that you saw me
 G
But lately I been doin' all right
D                               D7
I won a tournament last week in Oklahoma City
 G
Hustled half of this town tonight
           A                   G
I got some cocaine if you want some
  Em                       G
It's the best that I could find
     A5             F#m/A       A       F#m/A
Hey, we could just sit here and talk all night
     A5             F#m/A       A       F#m/A
If that big ol' guy out in the car don't mind


Chorus:
G         D
Like old times
A                       D
Screw off the top on a bottle of wine
G                   D           A5 F#m/A
Living out our own kind of American dream
G    D
Old times
 A                       D
Your goal was always the same as mine
 G                          D                       A         D
You didn't want to get your fishing line in that old main stream

Verse:
D                               D7
No I ain't expecting anybody but you
G
I don't know who this could be at the door
D                            D7
I'm pretty sure that you got a clue
G
And I bet that you've been to this hotel before
        A                        G
Put the "you-know-what" - In the bathroom but
Em                       G
don't flush it down just yet
     A5             F#m/A       A       F#m/A
Put your pager in my suitcase, I'll get the window
     A5             F#m/A       A       F#m/A
You light a cigarette, It'll be like

Chorus:
G    D
Old times
A              D
Just like the old times
G               D           A
Living out our own kind of American dream
G    D
Old times
A                        D
Your goal was always the same as mine
G                          D                    A        D
You didn't want to throw a fishing line in that old main stream

Bridge:
Em
No sir, officer, you don't understand
A
We're just two old friends drinkin' wine
Em
I'm sure she is but that's not all she is
A
She's also an old friend of mine
Em                                                     A
I got her high school picture right here in my wallet - 1982
Em
No sir officer no offense taken
A
You have a good night, too

Verse:
D                           D7
Good thing we didn't throw this away
G
Baby Turn up the radio
D                              D7
I'm pretty sure those cops knew what we were up to
G
I guess they just decided to let us go
A                                  G
Don't make such a thing about the picture
Em                       G
That was just something I kept
     A5             F#m/A       A       F#m/A
Don't get all sentimental on me now, girl
     A5             F#m/A       A       F#m/A
You haven't even told me what your new name is yet

Chorus:
G    D
Like old times
A             D
Just like the old times
G              D           A
Living out our own kind of American dream
G    D
Old times
A                    D
Your goal was always the same as mine
G                          D                    A          D
You didn't want to throw a fishing line in that old main stream
N.C.
And you didn't

Outro:
D  D7  G
D  D7  G
D  D7  G
D  D7  G
D  D7  G
D  D7  G
D  D7  G
D  D7  G
G  D