The Old Songs Chords & Lyrics by Barry Manilow

The Old Songs

guitar chords lyrics

Barry Manilow

"The Old Songs" (Capo: 3rd. fret)

____Intro:

A/D D A/B Bm
D/E Em7
G/A A G/A A

____Verse: 1

Dadd9
Candles burning,
Gadd9
glasses are chilled and soon
G Gadd9 G D/F#
she'll be by
Em Em#7 Em7
hope and pray she'll say
G/A A/D D
that she's willing to give us
C/D
another try___
Gadd9 A/G
and if all those plans I've made
F#m7 Bm7
don't melt the lady's heart
G D/F# Em7 G/A
I'll put on the old 45's

____Chorus:

A/D D
and maybe the old___songs___
A/B Bm7
will bring back the old___times___
Emadd9 Em#7 Em7
maybe the old_____lines will sound new
Emadd9 Em#7 C A
maybe she'll lay_____her___head on my___shoulder
A/D D Am7 C/D
maybe old___feelings will come through____
Gmaj9
maybe we'll start to cry______
A/G F#m7 F#7 Bm7 Gm6/Bb
and wonder why___we ever_____walked away____
A/D D Gm6
maybe the old songs will bring back the old times
G D/F# Em7 G/A
and make her___want___to stay___
A/D D A/B Bm7 D/E Em7 G/A A G/A A
(old___songs___, old___songs___)

____Verse: 2

Dadd9
It's been too long since I've
Gadd9 G
seen her face light up
Gadd9 G D/F#
when I come home_____
Em Em#7 Em7
it's been too ma___ny hours___
G/A A/D D
I've wa__sted staring
C/D
at the phone____
Gadd9 A/G
sweet old songs I'm counting on you
F#m7 Bm7
to bring her back to me
G D/F# Em7 G/A
I'm tired of listening alone____

____Chorus:

A/D D
and maybe the old___songs___
A/B Bm7
will bring back the old___times___
Emadd9 Em#7 Em7
maybe the old_____lines will sound new
Emadd9 Em#7 C A
maybe she'll lay_____her___head on my___shoulder
A/D D Am7 C/D
maybe old___feelings will come through____
Gmaj9
maybe we'll start to cry______
A/G F#m7 F#7 Bm7 Gm6/Bb
and wonder why___we ever_____walked away____
A/D D Gm6
maybe the old songs will bring back the old times
G/A Gmaj7 F#m7 Bm7
and make her___want___to stay___________,
Fm9 Ebadd9 Db/Eb
want to stay____________________

____Coda:

Abmaj9
or maybe we'll start to cry
Bb/Ab Gm7 G7 Cm7 Abm6/B
and wonder why we ever walked away__________
Bb/Eb Eb Abm6 Fm7-5
maybe the old____songs will bring back the old___times
Ab/Bb
and make her want to stay_______
Bb/Eb Eb Bb/C Cm7
*(old____songs____bring back the old____times____)
Fmadd9 Fm#7 Fm7 Fmadd9 Fm#7 Eb/Db Bb* (Repeat *-*)