Same Old Lang Syne — Dan Fogelberg
Chords and lyrics for Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg (key of C).
Verse 1
Chords:
[Am]Bb7 x13131 [F]FM7 1x3210 use thumb on 6th (E) string (alt:
[C]CM7 x35453 [FM7/G]Fm6 130111 or 1x0111 use thumb on 6th (E) string
D7/F# 2x0210 G 320003
D7 xx0210
Dm6 xx0431
Em 022000
C* 3x2013
Am* x33555
[Lick] (in between the two consecutive Am chords in the Chorus)
[Am]
[Intro] (try and let the notes ring, it resonates really well with this
[C] [Am] [C] [Am]
song)
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[C] [Am] [D7/F#] [F] [G]
[Verse 1] (you can continue the fingerstyle throughout the whole song, but
chords work as well)
[C]Met my old lover in a [Am]grocery store
[C]The snow was falling Christmas [Am]Eve
[C]I stole behind her in the [Am]frozen foods
And I [D7]touched her on her [FM7]sleeve.[G]
Verse 2
[C]She didn't recognize the [Am]face at first
[C]But then her eyes flew open [Am]wide
[C]She went to hug me and she [Am]spilled her purse
And we [D7]laughed until we [FM7]cried.[G]
[Interlude] (Same fingerstyle as Intro)
[C] [Am] [C] [Am]
[C] [Am] [D7] [F] [G]
Verse 3
[C]We took her groceries to the [Am]checkout stand
[C]The food was totaled up and [Am]bagged
[C]We stood there lost in our [Am]embarrassment
As the [D7]conversation [FM7]dragged.[G]
Verse 4
[C]Went to have ourselves a [Am]drink or two
[C]But couldn't find and open [Am]bar
[C]We bought a six-pack at the [Am]liquor store
And we [D7]drank it in her [FM7]car.[G]
Chorus
[Am]We drank a toast to [F]innocence
G Am [Lick]
We drank a toast to now
[Am]Tried to reach beyond the [F]emptiness
But [G]neither one knew [Am]how.[G]
Verse 5
[C]She said she'd married her an [Am]architect
[C]Who kept her warm and safe and [Am]dry
[C]She would have liked to say she [Am]loved the man
But she [D7]didn't want to [F]lie.[G]
Verse 6
[C]I said the years had been a [Am]friend to her
[C]And that her eyes were still as [Am]blue
[C]But in those eyes I wasn't [Am]sure if I
Saw [D7]doubt or [FM7]grati-tude.[G]
Verse 7
[C]She said she saw me in the [Am]record stores
[C]And that I must be doing [Am]well
[C]I said the audience was [Am]heavenly
But the [D7]travelling was [FM7]hell.[G]
Chorus
[Am]We drank a toast to [F]innocence
G Am [Lick]
We drank a toast to now
[Am]Tried to reach beyond the [F]emptiness
But [G]neither one knew [Am]how.[G]
Chorus
[Am]We drank a toast to [F]innocence
G Am [Lick]
We drank a toast to time
[Am]Reliving in our [F]eloquence
[G]An-other "auld [Am]lang [G]syne".
Verse 8
[C]The beer was empty and our [Am]tongues were tired
[C]And running out of things to [Am]say
C Am C* Am*
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
And I [D7]watched her drive [FM7]away.[G]
Verse 9
[C]Just for a moment I was [Am]back at school
[C]And felt that old familiar [Am]pain
C Am C* Am*
And as I turned to make my way back home
The [D7]snow turned[FM7/G] into [F]rain.[G]
Outro
[CM7] [Dm6] [G]
[CM7] [Am7] [F] [G]
[C] [Fm6] [Em]
[F] [G] [Bb7] [CM7]
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