James Johnston - Back in the day

When a ^Emman was a ^Dman and his ^Gword was ^Ctrue And your problems ^Emcould be ^Dfixed with a ^Gbeer o^Cr two There wasn't ^Emso much ^Dhate on the ^Gnightly ^Cnews Yeah, la^Emtely I've been ^Dthinkin' that ^Gwe coul^Cd use, a little more

^EmBack, ^Dback in the ^Gday When the ^Cworld didn't seem so crazy ^EmI'm just ^Dtrying to ^Gsay ^CSome things don't need changin' From ^Dwhere I stand, ^Emit ain't workin' ^CEverybody's hurtin', think it's time we turn it ^EmBack, ^Dback in the ^Gday ^C

Oh, when you waved to a stranger and your neighbour was a ^Cfriend And a ^Emdeal would be ^Ddone with the ^Gshake of a ^Chand And a ^Embonfire ^Dnight was a ^Gweeke^Cnd's plan Oh, ^Emlately I've been ^Dwishin' we could ^Ggo ba^Cck then ...

Oh, ^Emback, ^Dback in the ^Gday When the ^Cworld didn't seem so crazy ^EmI'm just ^Dtrying to ^Gsay ^CSome things don't need changin' From ^Dwhere I stand, ^Emit ain't workin' ^CEverybody's hurtin', think it's time we turn it ^EmBack, ^Dback in the ^Gday ^C

Oh, let's take it ^Emback (^DBack in the ^Gday, back in the ^Cday...) Oh, take it ^Emback (Back in the ^Gday, back in the ^Cday...)

Oh, I'm just ^Dlooking for a world where my kids Can ^Cgrow up wild and free, like I did ^EmBack^D/F#, ^G back in the ^Cday ^EmOh,^{D/F# G} back in the ^Cday ^CMan, I wish I could go

^EmBack, ^Dback in the ^Gday When the ^Cworld didn't seem so crazy ^EmI'm just ^Dtrying to ^Gsay ^CSome things don't need changin' From ^Dwhere I stand, ^Emit ain't workin' ^CEverybody's hurtin', think it's time we turn it ^EmBack, ^Dback in the ^Gday ^C

Oh, take me ^Emback^{D G C}Hey, hey Hey, take me ^Emback^{D G C} Yeah, ^Gtake me ^Emback