Chords for Chris Norman - Forty Years On (Smokie Homevideo Version)
Tempo:
78.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A] [Bm] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] I remember [A] back when we [Bm] first started, [D]
we were all [G] together chasing all [D] our dreams.
[A]
[D] Every day [A] we seemed to get [Bm] much better, our hopes and [G] disappointments were all part [D] of the scene.
[A]
[G] We traveled [A] around the world to spread [D] our music, I [G] made more [A] friends and fans each [D] place we played.
[G] Success just [A] followed on, it [F#m] seemed like [Bm] magic, [Em] so thank you [A] all for giving me [D] those days.
In 1975 [A] we really [Bm] made the breakthrough, we were [G] riding high then, with records in [D] the charts.
[A]
[D] Tours and [A] TV shows were [Bm] all we wanted, [D]
seeing so [G] many people, all took us to [D] their [A]
hearts.
[G] And everything [A] was new and [D] so exciting,
[G] just one [A] big adventure [D] all the way.
[G] We didn't [A] know our story, we [F#m] were [Bm] riding, [Em] so thank you [A] all for giving [D] me those days.
40 [G] years on, where have [D] they gone?
Thinking [A] of days that don't seem [D] so long.
Where are [G] the boys that we were [D] once then?
Fortunate [A] friends, now 40 [D] years on.
[A] [Bm] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] Thinking [A] of the times we [Bm] shared between us, [A]
times we [G] shared together, changed [D] all of our [A] lives.
[D] [A] Memories live on [Bm] now and forever, [A]
[Bm] only [G] we remember those heady [D] days and [A]
nights.
[G] Now we [A] may be older [D] but no wiser, [G] time has [A] made us go our [D] different ways, [G] we won't [A] forget
who gave us [F#m] all those [Bm] chances, [Em] so thank you [A] all for giving [D] me those days.
40 [G] years on, where [D] have they gone?
Thinking [A] of days that don't seem [D] so long.
Where are the [G] boys that we were [D] once then?
[A] Fortunate friends, now 40 [D] years on.
[A] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [A]
[D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] I remember [A] back when we [Bm] first started, [D]
we were all [G] together chasing all [D] our dreams.
[A]
[D] Every day [A] we seemed to get [Bm] much better, our hopes and [G] disappointments were all part [D] of the scene.
[A]
[G] We traveled [A] around the world to spread [D] our music, I [G] made more [A] friends and fans each [D] place we played.
[G] Success just [A] followed on, it [F#m] seemed like [Bm] magic, [Em] so thank you [A] all for giving me [D] those days.
In 1975 [A] we really [Bm] made the breakthrough, we were [G] riding high then, with records in [D] the charts.
[A]
[D] Tours and [A] TV shows were [Bm] all we wanted, [D]
seeing so [G] many people, all took us to [D] their [A]
hearts.
[G] And everything [A] was new and [D] so exciting,
[G] just one [A] big adventure [D] all the way.
[G] We didn't [A] know our story, we [F#m] were [Bm] riding, [Em] so thank you [A] all for giving [D] me those days.
40 [G] years on, where have [D] they gone?
Thinking [A] of days that don't seem [D] so long.
Where are [G] the boys that we were [D] once then?
Fortunate [A] friends, now 40 [D] years on.
[A] [Bm] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] Thinking [A] of the times we [Bm] shared between us, [A]
times we [G] shared together, changed [D] all of our [A] lives.
[D] [A] Memories live on [Bm] now and forever, [A]
[Bm] only [G] we remember those heady [D] days and [A]
nights.
[G] Now we [A] may be older [D] but no wiser, [G] time has [A] made us go our [D] different ways, [G] we won't [A] forget
who gave us [F#m] all those [Bm] chances, [Em] so thank you [A] all for giving [D] me those days.
40 [G] years on, where [D] have they gone?
Thinking [A] of days that don't seem [D] so long.
Where are the [G] boys that we were [D] once then?
[A] Fortunate friends, now 40 [D] years on.
[A] [Bm] [D] [G] [D] [A]
[D]
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
F#m
D
A
G
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[D] I remember [A] back when we [Bm] first started, [D]
we were all [G] together chasing all [D] our dreams.
[A] _
_ [D] Every day [A] we seemed to get [Bm] much better, our hopes and [G] disappointments were all part [D] of the scene.
[A] _
[G] We traveled [A] around the world to spread [D] our music, I _ [G] made more [A] friends and fans each [D] place we played. _
[G] Success just [A] followed on, it [F#m] seemed like [Bm] magic, [Em] so thank you [A] all for giving me [D] those days.
_ In 1975 [A] we really [Bm] made the breakthrough, we were [G] riding high then, with records in [D] the charts.
[A] _
_ [D] Tours and [A] TV shows were [Bm] all we wanted, [D]
seeing so [G] many people, all took us to [D] their _ [A]
hearts.
[G] And everything [A] was new and [D] so exciting, _
_ [G] just one [A] big adventure [D] all the way. _
[G] We didn't [A] know our story, we [F#m] were [Bm] riding, [Em] so thank you [A] all for giving [D] me those days.
_ _ _ 40 [G] years on, where have [D] they gone?
Thinking [A] of days that don't seem [D] so long.
Where are [G] the boys that we were [D] once then?
Fortunate [A] friends, now 40 [D] years on.
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] Thinking [A] of the times we [Bm] shared between us, [A]
times we [G] shared together, changed [D] all of our [A] lives.
_ [D] _ [A] Memories live on [Bm] now and forever, [A]
[Bm] only [G] we remember those heady [D] days and [A]
nights.
[G] Now we [A] may be older [D] but no wiser, _ [G] time has [A] made us go our [D] different ways, [G] we won't [A] forget
who gave us [F#m] all those [Bm] chances, [Em] so thank you [A] all for giving [D] me those days.
_ _ 40 [G] years on, where [D] have they gone?
Thinking [A] of days that don't seem [D] so long.
Where are the [G] boys that we were [D] once then?
_ [A] Fortunate friends, now 40 [D] years on.
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[D] I remember [A] back when we [Bm] first started, [D]
we were all [G] together chasing all [D] our dreams.
[A] _
_ [D] Every day [A] we seemed to get [Bm] much better, our hopes and [G] disappointments were all part [D] of the scene.
[A] _
[G] We traveled [A] around the world to spread [D] our music, I _ [G] made more [A] friends and fans each [D] place we played. _
[G] Success just [A] followed on, it [F#m] seemed like [Bm] magic, [Em] so thank you [A] all for giving me [D] those days.
_ In 1975 [A] we really [Bm] made the breakthrough, we were [G] riding high then, with records in [D] the charts.
[A] _
_ [D] Tours and [A] TV shows were [Bm] all we wanted, [D]
seeing so [G] many people, all took us to [D] their _ [A]
hearts.
[G] And everything [A] was new and [D] so exciting, _
_ [G] just one [A] big adventure [D] all the way. _
[G] We didn't [A] know our story, we [F#m] were [Bm] riding, [Em] so thank you [A] all for giving [D] me those days.
_ _ _ 40 [G] years on, where have [D] they gone?
Thinking [A] of days that don't seem [D] so long.
Where are [G] the boys that we were [D] once then?
Fortunate [A] friends, now 40 [D] years on.
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] Thinking [A] of the times we [Bm] shared between us, [A]
times we [G] shared together, changed [D] all of our [A] lives.
_ [D] _ [A] Memories live on [Bm] now and forever, [A]
[Bm] only [G] we remember those heady [D] days and [A]
nights.
[G] Now we [A] may be older [D] but no wiser, _ [G] time has [A] made us go our [D] different ways, [G] we won't [A] forget
who gave us [F#m] all those [Bm] chances, [Em] so thank you [A] all for giving [D] me those days.
_ _ 40 [G] years on, where [D] have they gone?
Thinking [A] of days that don't seem [D] so long.
Where are the [G] boys that we were [D] once then?
_ [A] Fortunate friends, now 40 [D] years on.
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _