Capo on 4 to play in correct key = B
Intro - G C D G
Verse 1
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It was just this morning I saw you in the street
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My mind went winging back to the days when life was sweet
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When your mother took us aside and said now listen dears
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Is there anything between you you said yes about 25 years
Chorus
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But those golden days are over they're in the long gone by
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Never more will they return no matter how we try
Verse 2
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I recall the first lunch that your mother cooked for me
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When I arrived at your front door as hungry as could be
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She said now tell me can you guess what's for lunch today my son
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But I knew it was rolly-polly pud 'cos she only had one stocking on
Chorus
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But those golden days are over they're in the long gone by
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Never more will they return no matter how we try
Verse 3
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I remember your brother Jimmy crying one summer's day
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Why do you cry young Jimmy I heard your granddad say
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'Cos I can't do what the big boys do that's why I cry said Jim
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Move over then said your granddad and he sat down and cried with him
Chorus
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But those golden days are over they're in the long gone by
C D C D G
Never more will they return no matter how we try
Verse 4
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But it was just this morning when I again saw you
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You were with your husband and several children too
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But as I passed you in the street I smiled for I could see
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What a big fat ugly crow you turned out to be
Chorus
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But those golden days are over they're in the long gone by
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Never more will they return no matter how we try