Capo first fret
[INTRO]
Em / C / D
G / C/ D7 / C
G / C / Dsus4 / C
[VERSE 1]
Em Cmaj7
In our times of trouble
G
We only had ourselves
Gsus2 G
Nobody else
Em Cmaj7
No one there to save us
G Bm
We had to save ourselves mmm mmmm
C
And when the storms came through
G
They found me and you
Em-D
Back to back together
C
And when the sun would shine
G
It was yours and mine
Bm D7
Yours and mine forever
[CHORUS]
G C D
Oh how the years go by
G C D Em
Oh how the love brings tears to my eyes
G C D Em
All through the changes the soul never dies
G C D7
We fight we laugh we cry
G
As the years go by
[VERSE 2]
Em Cmaj7
There were times we stumbled
G
They thought they had us down
Gsus2 G
But we came around yeah
Em Cmaj7
How we rolled and rambled
G
We got lost and we got found
Bm
Now we're back on solid ground yeah
C
It took everything
G
All our times would bring
Em D
In this world of dangers
C
Cause when your heart is strong
G
You know you're not alone
Bm D7
In this world of strangers
[REPEAT CHORUS]
[BRIDGE]
D Bm
And if we lose our way
D Bm
Any night or day
Am
Well we'll always be
Em
Where we should be
C
I'm there for you
D G
And I know you're there for me
[OPTIONAL CHORDS FOR SOLO BREAK]
G / C / D
G / C/ Em / D
Em / G / Am / D
[REPEAT CHORUS]
[FINAL CHORUS]
As the years go by
G C D
Oh how the years go by
How the years go by
G C D Em
Oh how the love brings tears to my eyes
G C D Em
All through the changes the soul never dies
G C D
We fight we laugh we cry
G C D
As the years go by
G C D
As the years go by
G C D
Am / Cm / Am7 / G