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A E F#m A
I pondered on those days gone by
A D E
as I sat beside the mill
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and gazed upon the setting sun
A E A
as it sank beneath the hill
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I gazed on it once more me boys,
A D E
'twas the very sight I’ve seen
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well it's just the same now as it was
A E A
when we were sweet sixteen
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A E F#m A
Oh how I long for those bright days
A D E
to come again once more
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But come again they never will for
A E A
now I’m sixty-four
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A E F#m A
I went a little further on
A D E
as up the hill I walked,
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I sat down on that very spot
A E A
where we of'times sat and talked
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we talked about those happy days
A D E
so blissful and serene
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we talked about those happy days
A E A
when we were sweet sixteen
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A E F#m A
Oh how I long for those bright days
A D E
to come again once more
A F#m A D
But come again they never will for
A E A
now I’m sixty-four
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A E F#m A
Well the past is past and she's gone
A D E
on earth we'll meet no more
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ah, but we will meet in heaven above
A E A
on that eternal shore
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and when we meet we’ll part no more
A D E
we both will reign supreme
A F#m A D
no more to sing of days gone by
A E A
when we were sweet sixteen
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A E F#m A
Oh how I long for those bright days
A D E
to come again once more
A F#m A D
But come again they never will for
A E A
now I’m sixty-four