What Was So Good About The Good Old Days chords by Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq.

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Intro:

C majorC A7A7 DmDm FF
C majorC A augmentedA  D MajorD  G+G

Verse:
C majorC     FF       C majorC
I get it! The future is scary
C majorC    FF            C majorC
And the present is confusing and strange
C majorC                   A augmentedA      D MajorD          G+G
But I always find myself a little bit wary of the stubborn refusal to change
C majorC        FF      C majorC   FF              C majorC
Thinking of the past can be lovely, The old tunes were bangers all well
C majorC        G+G      C majorC    A augmentedA
But it wasn't as cozy as we'd like to pretend
D MajorD                     G+G
In fact in many ways the glory years were absolute hell

Bridge:
FF
The things we thought we knew
C majorC
Are long past overdue
C majorC  FF           C majorC
For some kind of review or critique
FF              C majorC        A augmentedA
The rose-tinted glasses have become somewhat worn
A augmentedA    D7D7                G+G
And the excuses not to bother just sound weak
G+G
So I ask

Chorus:
C majorC
What was so good about the good old days?
A7A7              DmDm
Haven't we moved on from them yet?
G+G               C majorC
Aren't we supposed to grow and change our ways?
C majorC         D MajorD                G+G
And weren't there certain good old lessons we'd do well not to forget?
C majorC
What was so good about the good old days?
A7A7                 DmDm
Can't we leave them back where they belong?
DmDm    FF            C majorC       A augmentedA
For if we can't move on beyond the good old days
D MajorD         G+G       C majorC
The good new days won't last for very long

Interlude:
FF C majorC A augmentedA D MajorD G7G7 C majorC

Verse:
C majorC          G+G    C majorC
Collective memory is somewhat selective
FF                C majorC
And collectively we seen to have fall'n
C majorC         G+G      C majorC         A augmentedA
For shouting down alternative perspectives
D7D7                      G+G
To sell nostalgic myths that keep us feeling warm

FF
The past is a comfort
C majorC
It's familiar and safe
FF                    C majorC
And the hard times are all somewhat of a blur
FF
But from what I can see
FF   C majorC    A augmentedA
Nobody seems to agree
A augmentedA D MajorD                   G+G
On just when these supposed good old days were, So

Chorus:
C majorC A7A7 DmDm G+G
C majorC C majorC D MajorD G+G

Verse:
G+G                 C majorC
The freedoms of our youth make for sweet memories
C majorC  G7G7             C majorC
Reminiscence casts a captivating spell
C majorC         D MajorD
But back then you didn't have a clue
D MajorD     DmDm
That every adult that you knew
DmDm D7D7                G+G
Was longing for the good old days as well
G+G                      C majorC
And if you really scratch the surface you'll undoubtedly find
G7G7            C majorC
Plenty there to shock and appall
C majorC   A augmentedA          DmDm
And on closer inspection it becomes quite clear
DmDm    D7D7               G+G
That the good old days weren't actually all that good at all, So

Chorus:
C majorC
What was so good about the good old days?
A7A7              DmDm
Haven't we moved on from them yet?
G+G               C majorC
Aren't we supposed to grow and change our ways?
C majorC         D MajorD                G+G
And weren't there certain good old lessons we'd do well not to forget?
C majorC
What was so good about the good old days?
A7A7                 DmDm
Can't we leave them back where they belong?
DmDm    FF            C majorC       A augmentedA
For if we can't move on beyond the good old days
D MajorD         G+G       C majorC
The good new days won't last for very long

Outro:
DmDm    FF            C majorC       A augmentedA
For if we can't move on beyond the good old days
D MajorD         G+G       C majorC
The good new days won't last for very long