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Same Old Lang Syne original guitar chords by
Dan Fogelberg
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
C
C

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C
C

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C
C

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Am
Am

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D7/F#
D7/F#

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F
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G
G

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Verse 1
C
C

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Am
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Met my old lover in the grocery store
C
C

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Am
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The snow was falling Christmas Eve
C
C

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Am

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I stood behind her in the frozen foods
D7/F#
D7/F#

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F
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G
G

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And I touched her on the sleeve
C
C

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Am
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She didn't recognize the face at first
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C

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Am

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But then her eyes flew open wide
C
C

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She went to hug me
Am
Am

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and she spilled her purse
D7/F#
D7/F#

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F
F

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G
G

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And we laughed until we cried
C
C

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Am
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C
C

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C
C

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Am
Am

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D7/F#
D7/F#

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F
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G
G

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Verse 2
C
C

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We took her groceries
Am
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to the check out stand
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C

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The food was totaled up and bagged
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C

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Am
Am

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We stood there lost in our embarrassment
D7/F#
D7/F#

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F
F

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G
G

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As the conversation dragged
C
C

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We went to have ourselves a drink or two
C
C

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Am
Am

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But couldn't find an open bar
C
C

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Am

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We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
D7/F#
D7/F#

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F

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G
G

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And we drank it in her car
Chorus 1
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Am

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We drank a toast to innocence
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We drank a toast to now
F
F

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We tried to reach beyond the emptiness
G
G

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C/G
C/G

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G

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But neither one knew how
Verse 3
C
C

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Am
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She said she's married her an architect
C
C

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Who kept her warm and safe and dry
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C

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She would have liked to say
Am
Am

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she loved the man
D7/F#
D7/F#

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F
F

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G
G

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But she didn't like to lie
C
C

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Am
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I said the years had been a friend to her
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C

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And that her eyes were still as blue
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C

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Am
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But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw
D7/F#
D7/F#

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F

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G
G

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Doubt or gratitude
C
C

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Am
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She said she saw me in the record stores
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C

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And that I must be doing well
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Am
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I said the audience was heavenly
D7/F#
D7/F#

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G
G

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But the traveling was Hell
Chorus 2
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F
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We drank a toast to innocence
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We drank a toast to now
F
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We tried to reach beyond the emptiness
G
G

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C/G
C/G

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But neither one knew how
Chorus 3
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We drank a toast to innocence
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Am
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We drank a toast to time
F
F

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Reliving, in our eloquence
G
G

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C/G
C/G

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G

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Another "Auld Lang Syne"
Verse 4
C
C

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The beer was empty and
Am
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our tongues were tired
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C

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And running out of things to say
C
C

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Am
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She gave a kiss to me as I got out
D7/F#
D7/F#

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G
G

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And I watched her drive away
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Am
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Just for a moment I was back at school
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Am
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And felt that old familiar pain
C
C

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Am
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And, as I turned to make my way back home
D7/F#
D7/F#

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F
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G/F
G/F

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The snow turned into rain
Fmaj9
Fmaj9

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F6
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G9sus4
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Cmaj7
Cmaj7

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Dm7
Dm7

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G7
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Cmaj7
Cmaj7

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Am7
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F
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Cmaj7
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Abdim7
Abdim7
3

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Fmaj7
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G
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Bb13
Bb13
6

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Cmaj7
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Am

  • D7/F#

  • F

  • G

  • C/G

  • G/F

  • Fmaj9

  • F6

  • G9sus4

  • Cmaj7

  • Dm7

  • G7

  • Am7

  • Abdim7

    3

  • Fmaj7

  • Bb13

    6

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg is C major.

The primary chords used in Same Old Lang Syne are C, Am, D, F, G, C/G.

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