Barry Manilow - The Old Songs Chords & Tabs

"The Old Songs" (Capo: 3rd. fret)

____Intro:

 A/D  D  A/B  Bm
 D/E  Em7
 G/A  A  G/A  A    

____Verse: 1

 Dadd9
 Candles burning,
                          Gadd9
 glasses are chilled and soon
G           Gadd9  G  D/F#
 she'll be by 
 Em       Em#7          Em7
 hope and pray she'll say
            G/A              A/D  D
 that she's willing to give us    
           C/D
 another try___ 
     Gadd9          A/G
 and if all those plans I've made 
       F#m7              Bm7
 don't melt the lady's heart 
      G          D/F#  Em7  G/A
 I'll put on the old 45's 

____Chorus:

               A/D   D
 and maybe the old___songs___
                     A/B   Bm7
 will bring back the old___times___ 
           Emadd9  Em#7             Em7
 maybe the old_____lines will sound new 
              Emadd9  Em#7             C      A
 maybe she'll lay_____her___head on my___shoulder 
          A/D   D                  Am7  C/D
 maybe old___feelings will come through____ 
             Gmaj9
 maybe we'll start to cry______
     A/G             F#m7  F#7          Bm7  Gm6/Bb
 and wonder why___we ever_____walked away____ 
           A/D D                         Gm6
 maybe the old songs will bring back the old times 
     G    D/F#  Em7  G/A       
 and make her___want___to stay___
 A/D   D         A/B   Bm7  D/E  Em7  G/A  A  G/A  A
(old___songs___, old___songs___)

____Verse: 2
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 Dadd9
 It's been too long since I've 
                       Gadd9  G
 seen her face light up
               Gadd9  G  D/F#
 when I come home_____ 
 Em              Em#7    Em7
 it's been too ma___ny hours___
          G/A         A/D  D
 I've wa__sted staring
          C/D
 at the phone____ 
 Gadd9               A/G
 sweet old songs I'm counting on you 
    F#m7               Bm7
 to bring her back to me 
     G        D/F#          Em7  G/A
 I'm tired of listening alone____

____Chorus:

               A/D   D
 and maybe the old___songs___
                     A/B   Bm7
 will bring back the old___times___ 
           Emadd9  Em#7             Em7
 maybe the old_____lines will sound new 
              Emadd9  Em#7             C      A
 maybe she'll lay_____her___head on my___shoulder 
          A/D   D                  Am7  C/D
 maybe old___feelings will come through____ 
             Gmaj9
 maybe we'll start to cry______
     A/G             F#m7  F#7          Bm7  Gm6/Bb
 and wonder why___we ever_____walked away____ 
           A/D D                         Gm6
 maybe the old songs will bring back the old times 
     G/A               Gmaj7  F#m7    Bm7                
 and make her___want___to stay___________,
            Fm9  Ebadd9     Db/Eb
 want to stay____________________

____Coda:

                Abmaj9
 or maybe we'll start to cry
     Bb/Ab         Gm7  G7        Cm7  Abm6/B  
 and wonder why we ever walked away__________ 
           Bb/Eb  Eb                        Abm6  Fm7-5
 maybe the old____songs will bring back the old___times 
     Ab/Bb              
 and make her want to stay_______
  Bb/Eb  Eb                      Bb/C   Cm7             
*(old____songs____bring back the old____times____)
 Fmadd9  Fm#7  Fm7  Fmadd9  Fm#7  Eb/Db  Bb* (Repeat *-*)