Chords for best irish drinking songs - those were the days

_ _ Once upon a time there was a tavern
_ Where we used to raise a glass [Dm] or two _ _ _
Remember how we laughed [Am] away the _ hours
_ And [B] dreamed of all the great things [E] we would _ do
_ _ _ _ [Em] Those were [Am] the days my friend
[Dm] We thought they'd never end
[G] We'd sing and dance forever [C] and a day
_ [Dm] We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight [Am] and never lose
For [E] we were young and sure to have [Am] our _ way
_ La la la la, _ _ [D] la la la la la la
La [G] la la la, la la la [C] la la la
La [Dm] la la la, la la la [Am] la la la
Those [E] were the days my friend, those were [Am] the _ _ _ days
Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions along [Dm] the way
_ _ If by chance I'd [Am] see you in the tavern
_ [E] We'd [B] smile at one another and we'd [E] say _
_ _ _ Those were [Am] the days my friend
[Dm] We thought they'd never end
We'd [G] sing and dance forever [C] and a day
We'd [Dm] live the life we'd choose
We'd [Am] fight and never lose
For we [E] were young and sure to have [Am] our way
_ _ La la [A] la [Am] _ _ la, la la [Dm] la la la la
[G] La la la la, la la la [C] la la la
_ [Dm] La la la la, la la la [Am] la la la
Those [E] were the days my friend, those were [Am] the _ _ _ days
_ Just tonight I stood before the tavern _ _
Nothing seemed the way it [Dm] used to be
_ In the glass I saw [Am] a strange reflection
_ _ _ [B] Was that lonely person [E] really _ me? _
_ _ _ Those were [Am] the days my friend
We [Dm] thought they'd never end
[G] We'd sing and dance forever [C] and a day
_ [Dm] We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd [Am] fight and never lose
For we [E] were young and sure to [Am] have our _ _ way
La la la la, la la [Dm] la la la la
La [G] la la la, la la la la [C] la la
La la [Dm] la la, la la la [Am] la la la
Those [E] were the days my friend, those were [Am] the _ _ days
_ Through the door there came familiar laughter
_ [Em] [Am] I saw your face and heard you call my [Dm] _
name
_ [B] Oh my friends we're older [Am] but no wiser
_ _ [B] For in our hearts the dreams are [E] all the _ same
_ _ _ [A] Those were the [Am] days my friend
We thought [Dm] they'd never end
[G] We'd sing and dance forever [C] and a day
[Dm] We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight [Am] and never lose
For [E] we were young and sure [Am] to have our way
Those were the days my friend
We [Dm] thought they'd never end
We'd [G] sing and dance forever [C] and a day
We'd [Dm] live the life we'd choose
We'd fight [A] and never lose
For [E] we were young and sure to have [Am] our way
Those were the days my friend
We [Dm] thought they'd never end
We'd [G] sing and dance forever [C] and a day
We'd [Dm] live the life we'd choose
We'd [Am] fight and never lose
Those [E] were the days my friend
Those [Am] were the days _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _