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Chris De Burgh - Old-Fashioned People
Esus Am Em
Old-fashioned people, they never know why
Dm
The world is changing day to day
G E7 Am
It moves so fast and leaves them in another time
Esus Am Em
An old-fashioned dancer is dancing alone
Dm
Dreaming of those music halls
G E7 Am
And with his lady waltzing away until the dawn
Bridge:
F G Am
And I thought I heard him say
F G Am
Please don't take my dreams away...
[Refrão] Dm7 G
They carry me back again
C Am
Show me that life again
Esus Dm E7 Am
Carry me back to the places that I knew
Dm7 G
Carry me back again
C Am
Show me that life again
Esus Dm E7 Am
Carry me back to the places that I knew
Esus Am Em
Old-fashioned lovers, they walk in the park
Dm
Beside the river hand in hand
G E7 Am
And hurry home for tea before it gets dark
Bridge:
F G Am
Could be you and me one day
F G Am
Time will come when we will say...
[Refrão] Dm7 G
Carry me back again
C Am
Show me that life again
Esus Dm E7 Am
Carry me back to the places that I knew
Dm7 G
Carry me back again
C Am
Show me that life again
Esus Dm E7 Am
Carry me back to the places that I knew
Dm7 G
Carry me back again
C Am
Show me that life again
Esus Dm E7 E F G Am
Carry me back to the places that I knew____
OUTRO: Dm G Em A Dm F C
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