Way Back In The 1960s
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[Intro ]
A7
A7 D7 A7
I was a young man back in the 1960's
A7
Yes, you made your own amusements then
D7 A7
For going to the pictures
A7 E7
Well, the travel was hard and I mean
A7 E7
We still used the wheel
A7 D A
But you could sit down at your table
D7 A7
And eat a real food meal
D A
But hey, you young people
D A
Well, I just do not know
D A
And I can't even understand you
E7
When you try to talk slow
E7
There was one fellow singing in those days
And he was quite good, and I mean to say that
D7 A7
His name was Bob Dylan, and I used to do gigs too
D7 A7
Before I made my first million
A7 E7
That was way, way back before
A7 E7
Before the wild World War Three
A7 D A
When England went missing
D7 A7
And we moved to Paraguayee
D A
But hey, you young people
D A
Well, I just do not know
D A
And I can't even understand you
E7
When you try to talk slow
E7 A7 D7 A7
Well, I got a secret, and don't give us away
D7 A7
I got some real food tins for my 91st birthday
A7 E7
And your grandmother bought them
A7 E7
Way down in the new antique food store
A7 D A D7 A7
And for beans and for bacon, I will open up my door
D A
But hey, you young people
D A
Well, I just do not know
D A
And I can't even understand you
E7
When you try to talk slow
A7
Well, I was a young man back in the 1960's
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