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Those Were The Days
Words and Music by Gene Raskins1962
 Verse:
Am - - -
A - Dm -
- - Am -
B - E -           (pause)
 Chorus:
E     (single notes) Am - Dm
- G G7 C
- Dm - Am
- E7 - Am
- - A Dm
-      E7 - Am   (pause, repeat verse)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Verse:
Once upon a time there was a tavern,
Where we used to raise a glass or two.
Remember how we laughed away the hours,
And dreamed of all the great things we would do.

Chorus:
Those were the days my friend. We thought they'd never end,
We'd sing and dance forever and a day.
We'd live the life we chose we'd fight and never lose,
For we were young and sure to have our way.
La la la la la la la la la la la la,
Those Were The Days, oh yes, those were the days.
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Watch the WineLand Banjo Band play "Those Were The Days" (youtube)
 
Listen to the Southern California Banjo Band play "Those Were The Days" (youtube)
 
Listen to Larry Kennedy perform "Those Were The Days" (mp3)
Recorded at 39 Main Restaurant in Tiburon, CA - 1975
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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