Good Old Days Chords by Glen Washington
Tempo:
146.05 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
E
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Tell me now, [Am] I really wanna know right [G] now,
What [Am]
ever [G] happened to the good old days,
[Am] When the serf job was our desire?
[G] The good old days,
[Am] When we respected our brothers and sisters.
[G] The good old days,
[Am] When our mothers were still with our fathers.
[G] The good old days,
[Am] When there was peace and love with our neighbors.
[G] Now everyday is just a fuss and fight,
[Am] And in just sight, they're thinking alright.
[G] My greatest wish is to see us [Am] unite,
And stop the pulling and the fussing and [G] fighting.
And everyday another youth man dies.
[Am] Someone tell me the reason [G] why,
There's no respect for human life.
[Am] Always living in strife.
What happened [G] to the good old days,
[Am] When we prayed for a blessing we would have.
[G] The good old days,
[E] When we [Am] would always refer to the master.
[G] The good old days,
You [Am] know the fruits of the wicked came prosper.
[G] The good old days,
[Am] Soon they will end up in southern disaster.
[G] Now everyday I hear people cry,
[Am] And there is no one to give them a place.
[G] Tell them that I pray,
Hide [Am] and protect them and show them the way.
[G] And everyday I wonder why, why,
[Am] Why another baby cries.
[G] We need to get back our frame of [Am] mind.
Oh our frame of mind.
[G] The good old days,
[Am] When to serve God was our desire.
[G] The good old days,
When [Am] we respected our brothers and sisters.
[G] The good old days,
When [Am] our mothers were still with our fathers.
[G] The good old days,
When [Am] we had peace and love for our neighbors.
[G] I really [Am] want to know right now.
[G]
[Am] I've got to know right now.
[G] Tell me, tell me.
I really [Am] want to know right now.
[G]
I've [Am] got to know right now.
What they've done to [G] the good old days.
When [Am] every man was his brother's keeper.
[G] The good old days.
But [Em] when the love we [Am] share was deeper.
[G] The good old days.
Na na na.
[Am] When the seed that we have was stronger.
[G] The good old days.
[Am] When the planter was also the reaper.
[G] The good old days.
[Am] When to serve God was our desire.
[G] The good old days.
When [Am] we respected our brothers.
[Bm]
[N]
What [Am]
ever [G] happened to the good old days,
[Am] When the serf job was our desire?
[G] The good old days,
[Am] When we respected our brothers and sisters.
[G] The good old days,
[Am] When our mothers were still with our fathers.
[G] The good old days,
[Am] When there was peace and love with our neighbors.
[G] Now everyday is just a fuss and fight,
[Am] And in just sight, they're thinking alright.
[G] My greatest wish is to see us [Am] unite,
And stop the pulling and the fussing and [G] fighting.
And everyday another youth man dies.
[Am] Someone tell me the reason [G] why,
There's no respect for human life.
[Am] Always living in strife.
What happened [G] to the good old days,
[Am] When we prayed for a blessing we would have.
[G] The good old days,
[E] When we [Am] would always refer to the master.
[G] The good old days,
You [Am] know the fruits of the wicked came prosper.
[G] The good old days,
[Am] Soon they will end up in southern disaster.
[G] Now everyday I hear people cry,
[Am] And there is no one to give them a place.
[G] Tell them that I pray,
Hide [Am] and protect them and show them the way.
[G] And everyday I wonder why, why,
[Am] Why another baby cries.
[G] We need to get back our frame of [Am] mind.
Oh our frame of mind.
[G] The good old days,
[Am] When to serve God was our desire.
[G] The good old days,
When [Am] we respected our brothers and sisters.
[G] The good old days,
When [Am] our mothers were still with our fathers.
[G] The good old days,
When [Am] we had peace and love for our neighbors.
[G] I really [Am] want to know right now.
[G]
[Am] I've got to know right now.
[G] Tell me, tell me.
I really [Am] want to know right now.
[G]
I've [Am] got to know right now.
What they've done to [G] the good old days.
When [Am] every man was his brother's keeper.
[G] The good old days.
But [Em] when the love we [Am] share was deeper.
[G] The good old days.
Na na na.
[Am] When the seed that we have was stronger.
[G] The good old days.
[Am] When the planter was also the reaper.
[G] The good old days.
[Am] When to serve God was our desire.
[G] The good old days.
When [Am] we respected our brothers.
[Bm]
[N]
Key:
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Bm
Am
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_ _ _ _ _ Tell me now, _ [Am] _ I really wanna know right [G] _ now,
_ _ What _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
ever [G] happened to the good old _ days, _
_ [Am] When the serf job was our desire?
_ [G] The good old days, _ _ _
[Am] When we respected our brothers and sisters.
_ [G] The good old days, _ _
[Am] When our mothers were still with our fathers.
_ [G] The good old days, _ _ _
[Am] When there was peace and love with our neighbors.
_ [G] _ Now everyday is just a fuss and fight,
[Am] _ And in just sight, they're thinking alright.
[G] _ My greatest wish is to see us [Am] unite,
And stop the pulling and the fussing and [G] fighting.
And everyday another youth man dies.
[Am] _ Someone tell me the reason [G] why,
There's no respect for human life.
[Am] _ Always living in strife.
What happened [G] to the good old days, _ _
[Am] When we prayed for a blessing we would have.
[G] The good old days, _ _ _
[E] When we [Am] would always refer to the master.
_ [G] The good old days, _ _
You [Am] know the fruits of the wicked came prosper.
[G] The good old days, _ _ _
[Am] Soon they will end up in southern disaster.
_ [G] Now everyday I hear people cry,
[Am] And there is no one to give them a place.
[G] _ Tell them that I pray,
Hide [Am] and protect them and show them the way.
_ [G] And everyday I wonder why, why,
[Am] _ _ Why another baby cries.
[G] We need to get back our frame of [Am] mind.
_ Oh our frame of mind.
[G] The good old days, _ _ _
[Am] When to serve God was our desire. _
[G] The good old days, _
When [Am] we respected our brothers and sisters.
[G] The good old days, _
When [Am] our mothers were still with our fathers.
_ [G] The good old days, _
When [Am] we had peace and love for our _ neighbors.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ I really [Am] want to know right now. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] I've got to know right now. _ _
[G] Tell me, tell me.
I really [Am] want to know right now. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
I've [Am] got to know right now.
What they've done to [G] the good old days. _ _
When [Am] every man was his brother's keeper. _
[G] The good old days. _
But [Em] when the love we [Am] share was deeper. _
[G] The good old days.
Na na na. _
[Am] When the seed that we have was stronger. _
[G] The good old days. _ _
[Am] When the planter was also the reaper.
[G] The good old days. _ _ _
[Am] When to serve God was our desire. _
[G] The good old days. _ _
When [Am] we respected our brothers. _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ What _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
ever [G] happened to the good old _ days, _
_ [Am] When the serf job was our desire?
_ [G] The good old days, _ _ _
[Am] When we respected our brothers and sisters.
_ [G] The good old days, _ _
[Am] When our mothers were still with our fathers.
_ [G] The good old days, _ _ _
[Am] When there was peace and love with our neighbors.
_ [G] _ Now everyday is just a fuss and fight,
[Am] _ And in just sight, they're thinking alright.
[G] _ My greatest wish is to see us [Am] unite,
And stop the pulling and the fussing and [G] fighting.
And everyday another youth man dies.
[Am] _ Someone tell me the reason [G] why,
There's no respect for human life.
[Am] _ Always living in strife.
What happened [G] to the good old days, _ _
[Am] When we prayed for a blessing we would have.
[G] The good old days, _ _ _
[E] When we [Am] would always refer to the master.
_ [G] The good old days, _ _
You [Am] know the fruits of the wicked came prosper.
[G] The good old days, _ _ _
[Am] Soon they will end up in southern disaster.
_ [G] Now everyday I hear people cry,
[Am] And there is no one to give them a place.
[G] _ Tell them that I pray,
Hide [Am] and protect them and show them the way.
_ [G] And everyday I wonder why, why,
[Am] _ _ Why another baby cries.
[G] We need to get back our frame of [Am] mind.
_ Oh our frame of mind.
[G] The good old days, _ _ _
[Am] When to serve God was our desire. _
[G] The good old days, _
When [Am] we respected our brothers and sisters.
[G] The good old days, _
When [Am] our mothers were still with our fathers.
_ [G] The good old days, _
When [Am] we had peace and love for our _ neighbors.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ I really [Am] want to know right now. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] I've got to know right now. _ _
[G] Tell me, tell me.
I really [Am] want to know right now. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
I've [Am] got to know right now.
What they've done to [G] the good old days. _ _
When [Am] every man was his brother's keeper. _
[G] The good old days. _
But [Em] when the love we [Am] share was deeper. _
[G] The good old days.
Na na na. _
[Am] When the seed that we have was stronger. _
[G] The good old days. _ _
[Am] When the planter was also the reaper.
[G] The good old days. _ _ _
[Am] When to serve God was our desire. _
[G] The good old days. _ _
When [Am] we respected our brothers. _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _