Verse 1
G G C Oh, they were the golden days, they were our best
G CThe sky was painted in a shade of tawny red
C GThe leaves were fallin' down, the birds all flew the nest
Refrain
Em DYou were someone that I had. .
G C Em D GYou were someone that I had. .
Verse 2
Em DWell, maybe we weren't meant to last a lifetime..
Maybe you were only ever passin' by
Em DIt's hard to think about you now in a new light
Em DSo I'll watch you fade into the black .
Refrain
G C Em DYou were someone that I had. .
G C Em DYou were someone that I had. .
G C Em D GYou were someone that I had. .
Chorus
C EmGive me some time, I'll wash out my tears
D GI will recover, I will revere
C EmAnd I know it hurts, but I will hold them dear
D CI will remember you, always remember you
G GFor the good years..
Verse 3
GBut now the tapestry is splitting at the seams
CAnd I watch the river take it to the sea
C GAnd all our colours slowly runnin' down my cheeks
Em DWe were golden, now we're fadin' into black .
Refrain
G C Em DYou were someone that I had. .
G C Em DYou were someone that I had. .
G C Em DYou were someone that I had. .
Chorus
C EmGive me some time, I'll wash out my tears
D GI will recover, I will revere
C EmAnd I know it hurts, but I will hold them dear
D CI will remember you, always remember you
G Em DFor the good years. .
Bridge
G Em D G C Em DDoes it break your heart like mine? .
G C Em DDoes it take you back in time?.
G C Em DYou were someone that I had. .
G C Em DYou were someone that I knew .
G C Em DAnd I miss you. .
G Em D G C Em DDoes it break your heart like mine? .
G Em DDoes it take you back in time?.
G C Em DYou were someone that I had. .
G C Em DYou were someone that I knew. .
GAnd I miss you
Chorus
C EmGive me some time, I'll wash out my tears
D GI will recover, I will revere
C EmAnd I know it hurts, but I will hold them dear
D CI will remember you, always remember you
GFor the good years
Outro
GOh, they were the golden days, they were our best
The sky was painted in a shade of tawny red
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