Longings For A Simpler Time chords by Peggy Lee
Verse 1
G
C
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C
G
C
Recall the day, was it in May
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or was it in June?
G
C
The scent of honeysuckle
Eb
F#
B
creeping through the afternoon
The old porch swing would softly sing,
D
E
C#
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Am
Ab
what was the tune?
A
Dm
Adim
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B
Em
Am
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Was it a dream,
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Ab
those days that seemed to end too soon?
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G
Remember when,
C
how things were then,
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how plain and simple,
G
when girls were girls
C
and boys were boys,
Eb
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and life was simple.
B
When kids behaved and
fathers shaved
D
and were good dancers
E
C#
Bb
B
Ab
And we believed
Cm
in New Year's Eve
Adim
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and there were dances
A
Am
But now the cop no longer
D
whistles on his beat
G
We hurry home,
C
Eb
F#
B
D
for we're afraid to walk the street
G
Recall the time
C
when one thin dime was
Eb
F#
really money
G
C
When funny papers made us laugh
Eb
F#
cause they were funny
B
When life was grand
D
in this sweet land of milk and honey
E
C#
Bb
D
B
Ab
And hearts were true,
Cm
red, white, and blue
Ab
And skies were sunny
Adim
Am
I miss those good old days
Abaug
Am
D
like everybody does
G
C
We're longing for a simpler time
Eb
F#
A time that never was
Outro 1
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Longings For A Simpler Time
Peggy Lee
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