We Are Past Our Dancing Days
View chords used in this chart
[Intro ]
Am G C C F G C C
C G F F C C C C
[Verso 1]
Am G C
We have drunk so much today
F G C
Don't think we'll ever get home
Am G F
We'll just lie out in the street
C
Until it's over
Am G C
And it helps me get to sleep
F G C
If I pretend I've been shot
Am G F
And we're lying in the street
C
And it's over
[Refrão]
F G C
And you and I, we are past our dancing days
F
But that's alright
G C
You think that I can't dance anyway
G F C
Some people love their dancing shoes
G F C
But I love only you
{Intrumental}
C F C F
C F C F C G C F
[Verso 2]
Am G C
And we wake up with the sun
F G C
Shining down on the street
Am G F
And the sunlight keeps us warm
C
Until it's over
Am G C
And I slowly find my feet
F G C
And all the pain has left me
Am G F
And we're walking in the sun
C
And it's over
[Refrão]
F G C
And you and I, we are past our dancing days
F
But that's alright
G C
We hated dancing anyway
G F C
Some people love their dancing shoes
G F C
But I love only you
{Instrumental}
C F C F
C F C F C G C
Outro
F G C
And you and I, we have past our dancing days
F
But that's alright
G C
We hated dancing anyway
G F C
And we have lost our dancing shoes
G F C
But we've got better things to do
G F C
Some people love their dancing shoes
G F C
But I love only you
How to play We Are Past Our Dancing Days
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