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

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Intro:

C  A7  Dm  F
C  A   D   G

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

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

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

Interlude:
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Verse:
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Collective memory is somewhat selective
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And collectively we seen to have fall'n
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For shouting down alternative perspectives
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To sell nostalgic myths that keep us feeling warm

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

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

Chorus:
C
What was so good about the good old days?
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Haven't we moved on from them yet?
G                              C
Aren't we supposed to grow and change our ways?
C                 D                                G
And weren't there certain good old lessons we'd do well not to forget?
C
What was so good about the good old days?
A7                                  Dm
Can't we leave them back where they belong?
Dm        F                        C              A
For if we can't move on beyond the good old days
D                 G              C
The good new days won't last for very long

Outro:
Dm        F                        C              A
For if we can't move on beyond the good old days
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The good new days won't last for very long