Those Were The Days Chords by Cream

Tempo:
132.85 bpm
Chords used:

D

F

A

G

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Those Were The Days- Cream- 1968 chords
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[D] [F] [G] [Am]
[G] [A]
[D] [F] [A] [D] [C]
[D] [F] [Am] [D]
[C] [D] When [F] the city of [A] Atlantis [D] stood [G] serene above [D] the sea,
Long [F] time before [F#m] our time, when the [C] world was free,
[A] [C] Those [E] were [D] the [C] days.
[D]
[C] [D]
[C] [F]
[Em] [D]
Golden [F] cymbals [A] flying [D] on Ocarina [C] [D] Sound,
[F] Before all knew [A] the substance gave [C] birth to hell,
[A] [Em] Disguised [D] as [C] heaven.
[D]
[C] [D]
[C] [F]
[Em] [D] [F] Those were [G] the days.
[A] [F] Yes, they [G] were.
Those were [A] the days.
[F] Home of [G] the ways, [Bm] where we'd [F] lose every [G]
memory [F] now [G] [A] and then.
[D] Home [F] of [G] the ways.
[A]
[F] Yes, they [G] were.
Home [A] of the ways.
[G] Those were [F] the days.
Yes, [E] they were.
Those [A] were the days.
Tire
[D] [A]
[G] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[F] painted [A] shoes and danced [D] through [C] daylight [D] in your hair,
[F] Overhead [Am] a noiseless eagle's bands [C] of flame,
[A] Lightning [C] wonder [E] [D]
everywhere.
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [F]
[Em] [D]
[F] Those were [G] the days.
[A] [F] Yes, they [G] were.
Those were [A] the days.
[F]
Home of [G] the ways, [Bm] where [Am] we'd lose [G] every memory [F] [Dm] now [Am] and then.
[D] Home [F] of [G] the ways.
[Am] Yes, they [G] were.
[A] Home of the ways.
[G] Those were [F] the days.
Yes, they [E] were.
Those were [A] the days.
Key:  
D
1321
F
134211111
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
A
1231
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To learn Cream - Those Were The Days chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F, A, F, G, C, D, F, A and D. For best results, commence at 66 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 133. With A Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[D] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _
[C] _ [D] When [F] the city of [A] Atlantis [D] stood [G] serene above [D] the sea,
Long [F] time before [F#m] our time, when the [C] world was free,
[A] _ [C] Those [E] were [D] the _ _ [C] days.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D]
Golden [F] cymbals [A] flying [D] on Ocarina [C] [D] Sound,
[F] Before all knew [A] the substance gave [C] birth to hell,
[A] _ [Em] _ Disguised [D] as _ _ [C] heaven.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [F] Those were [G] the days.
[A] [F] Yes, they [G] were.
Those were [A] the days.
_ _ [F] _ Home of [G] the ways, [Bm] where we'd [F] lose every [G]
memory [F] _ now [G] [A] and then. _
[D] _ Home [F] of [G] the ways.
[A]
[F] Yes, they [G] were.
Home [A] of the ways. _
_ [G] Those were [F] the days.
Yes, [E] they were.
Those [A] were the _ days.
_ Tire _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] painted [A] shoes and danced [D] through [C] daylight [D] in your hair,
[F] Overhead [Am] a noiseless eagle's bands [C] of flame,
[A] Lightning [C] wonder [E] _ _ [D]
everywhere.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[F] Those were [G] the days.
[A] [F] Yes, they [G] were.
Those were [A] the days.
_ _ [F] _
Home of [G] the ways, [Bm] where [Am] we'd lose [G] every memory _ [F] _ [Dm] now [Am] and then.
_ _ _ [D] Home [F] of [G] the ways.
[Am] Yes, they [G] were.
[A] Home of the ways.
_ _ [G] _ Those were [F] the days.
Yes, they [E] were.
Those were [A] the days.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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