Those Were The Days - Charles Strouse Chords
Chords: For, F7, G7, Bbm),, F, C7, Bb, F6/C, F6, Faug
More chords by Charles Strouse
Genre: musical, pop, classic
This version is based on the original music by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse.
For the walk down after "Those were the days" (F F7 G7 Bbm),
just play the top four strings of the F, F7, and G7.
Overall, this version plays well with a happy, quick, Django-ish strum.
[Intro]
F C7 F C7 F
[Verse 1]
C7 F Bb F
Boy, the way Glenn Miller played
F6/C F6 F6 Faug F
Songs that made the hit parade
Bb A Dm G Gm7
Guys like me we had it made
C7 F F7 G7 Bbm F
Those were the days
C7 F Bb F
Didn't need no welfare state
F6/C F6 Faug F
Everybody pulled his weight
Bb A Dm G Gm7
Gee our old LaSalle ran great
C7 F F7 G7 Bbm F
Those were the days
[Bridge 1]
F7 Bb F Dm
And you knew who you were then
G C7 F Faug F6
Girls were girls and men were men
Dm Bbm
Mister we could use a man like
F/C G7 C C
Herbert Hoover again
[Verse 2]
N.C. F Bb F
People seemed to be content
F6/C F6 Faug F
Fifty dollars paid the rent
Bb A Dm G Gm7
Freaks were in a circus tent
C7 F F7 G7 Bbm F
Those were the days
[Bridge 2]
F7 Bb F Dm
Take a little Sunday spin
G C7 F Faug F6
Go to watch the Dodgers win
Dm Bbm
Have yourself a dandy day
F/C G7 C C
That cost you under a fin
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