C G
Watching while some old friends do a line,
G C
Holding back the want to in my own addicted mind.
C7 F C C/B Am G F
Wishing it was still a thing even I could do,
C G C
Wishing all these old things were new.
G C
Watching while some young men go to jail,
G C
And they show it all on TV just to see somebody fail.
C7
And I guess there's not a single thing
G C C/B Am G F
A man like me can do,
C G C
Wishing all these old things were new.
G C
Wishing all these old things were new,
F C Am D G
Good times like the roaring '20s and the roaring '80s too.
F C C/B Am G F
Thinking about the good old days, before it all fell through,
C G C
Wishing all these old things were new.
[Instrumental]
C G C G C C7 F C C/B Am G F C G C
G C
The kids don't want my cigarettes around,
G C
They say its time that dad should lay tobacco down.
C7
But if I could start all over,
F C C/B Am G F
Guess I'd still do what I do,
C G C
Wishing all these old things were new.
G C
Wishing all these old things were new,
F C Am D G
Good times like the roaring '20s and the roaring '80s too.
F C C/B Am G F
Thinking about the good old days, before it all fell through,
C G C
Wishing all these old things were new.
G C
Wishing all these old things were new.