Barry Manilow - The old songs
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Sang by Barry Manilow, it became quite a hit.
Comments and corrections are welcomed.
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The Old Songs
(D. Pomeranz/B. Kaye)
Intro : C/F - F - C/D - Dm - F/G - Gm7 - Bb/C - C - Bb/C
FCandles burning, glasses are chilled
Bb(addC) Bb Bb(addC) F/A
And soon, she'll be by...
Gm Gm(maj7) Gm7 Bb/C
Hope and pray she'll say that she's willing
To C/Fgive usF another Eb/Ftry...
And Bbif all these C/Bbplans I made
Don't Am7melt the lady's Dm7heart,
I'll Bbput on the F/Aold forty-fiGm7ves..Bb/C.
Chorus:
Maybe the C/Fold F songs,
Will bring back the C/Dold Dm7times,
Gm(addA) Gm(M7) Gm7
Maybe the old lines will sound new.
Gm(add A) Gm(M7) Eb C
Maybe she'll lay her head on my shoulder,
Maybe old C/Ffee__Flings will come Cm7true...
Eb/F Maybe we'll BbM9start to cry,
And C/Bbwonder why...we eAm7ver A7 walked awayDm7
Bbm6/Db Maybe the C/Fold Fsongs,
Will bring back the Bbm6old times
Bb F/A Gm7 Bb - C/F - F - C/D - Dm7
And make her want to stay...
F/G - Gm7 - Bb/C - C - Bb/C - C
FIt's been too long since I’ve
Bb(addC)- Bb
Seen her face light up
Bb(addC) Bb F/A
When I come home.
Gm(addA) Gm(M7) Gm7 Bb/C
It’s been too many hours I've wasted
C/FStaringF at the phoneEb/F...
Bb(addC) C/Bb
Sweet old songs I'm counting on you to
Am7Bring her back to Dm7me...
I'm Bbtired of F/Alistening aloneGm7... Bb/C
(Repeat Chorus except last line)
And Bb/Cmake her BbM7want toAm7 stay
Dm7 Want to staAbM9y F#(addAb) E/F#
Well maybe will Bm9start to cry
And C#/Bwonder why
We eBbm7ver Bb7walk aEbm7way
Bm6 Maybe the C#/F#old F#songs
Will bring back the Bm6old G#m7-5times
And B/C#make her want to C#/F#stay??F#?…
C#/Eb - Ebm7 - G#m(addBb) - G#m(M7) - G#m7
G#m(addBb) - G#m(M7) - F#/E - C#
C#/F# - F# - C#/Eb - Ebm7
G#m(addBb) - G#m(M7) - G#m7
G#m(addBb) - G#m(M7) - F#/E - C# (Fade)