Den gamla bygdegården Chords by Stanley Holmer
Tempo:
159.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Bm] [G]
I stand by the old farm where I danced [D] as a child.
Here I met my first love, then I felt like [G] the king of the evening.
But many birds have passed since the last laugh has [C] sounded.
And outside [Em]
the trees [G] stand tall, [D] where often a kind of goal stands [G] on the screen.
[C] But if I close [G] my eyes [D] and remember the time that [G] once was,
[Bm] [G]
I stand by the old farm where I danced [D] as a child.
Here I met my first love, then I felt like [G] the king of the evening.
But many birds have passed since the last laugh has [C] sounded.
And outside [Em]
the trees [G] stand tall, [D] where often a kind of goal stands [G] on the screen.
[C] But if I close [G] my eyes [D] and remember the time that [G] once was,
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Em
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I stand by the old farm _ _ _ _ where _ _ _ _ _ I danced [D] as a child. _ _ _
_ Here _ I met _ my first _ love, _ _ _ _ then _ I felt _ like [G] the king of the evening. _ _ _ _
_ But _ many birds have passed _ _ since _ the _ last laugh has [C] sounded.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ And _ _ outside [Em]
the trees [G] stand tall, _ _ _ _ [D] where often a kind of goal stands [G] on the screen.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ [C] But if I close _ [G] my eyes _ _ _ _ [D] and _ remember the time that [G] once was, _ _ _
[A] _ [C] then _ _ it stands again in [G] front of me. _ _
_ [A] And once again I see dancing [D] _ couples, _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ must well up a staircase.
_ _ But _ _ _ _ the charm _ _ _ still [D] remains, _ _ _ _ _ _ although the window hangs a little crooked, _ _ _
_ and the wind _ through the door [G] _ draws. _ _ _
_ Its _ _ worthiness _ it has retained _ _ _ through _ _ _ _ the years that [C] have passed. _ _ _ _
_ It may _ still be [Em] standing there [G] and waiting _ _ _ _ [D] to _ get color on which [G] gray. _ _ _ _ _
_ But [Em] if _ I close _ [G] my _ eyes _ _ _ and [D] remember the time that once [G] was, _ _ _ _
[B] then [Em] _ _ it stands again in [G] front of me. _ _
_ [A] And once again I see dancing [D] couples _ _ in _ [G] the shadow of the old farm. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Many _ _ promises of love [D] were made, _ _ _ _ and _ surely _ _ many _ tears fell,
as _ _ _ _ _ always when love is given [G] and taken. _ _ _ _
_ But nothing here in life is forever, _ _ _ _ _ and I have also become older,
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
with _ wrinkled skin and gray hair.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ That's how it is, it's just the [G] law of time. _ _ _ _
_ [C] But if I close _ [G] my eyes _ _ _ and [D] _ remember the time that once [G] was, _ _ _ _
[Bm] then [C] _ _ _ it stands again [Em] in front [G] of me. _ _
_ [D] And once again I see dancing [G] couples. _ _ _ _
_ [D] And once again I see dancing [G] couples. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I stand by the old farm _ _ _ _ where _ _ _ _ _ I danced [D] as a child. _ _ _
_ Here _ I met _ my first _ love, _ _ _ _ then _ I felt _ like [G] the king of the evening. _ _ _ _
_ But _ many birds have passed _ _ since _ the _ last laugh has [C] sounded.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ And _ _ outside [Em]
the trees [G] stand tall, _ _ _ _ [D] where often a kind of goal stands [G] on the screen.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ [C] But if I close _ [G] my eyes _ _ _ _ [D] and _ remember the time that [G] once was, _ _ _
[A] _ [C] then _ _ it stands again in [G] front of me. _ _
_ [A] And once again I see dancing [D] _ couples, _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ must well up a staircase.
_ _ But _ _ _ _ the charm _ _ _ still [D] remains, _ _ _ _ _ _ although the window hangs a little crooked, _ _ _
_ and the wind _ through the door [G] _ draws. _ _ _
_ Its _ _ worthiness _ it has retained _ _ _ through _ _ _ _ the years that [C] have passed. _ _ _ _
_ It may _ still be [Em] standing there [G] and waiting _ _ _ _ [D] to _ get color on which [G] gray. _ _ _ _ _
_ But [Em] if _ I close _ [G] my _ eyes _ _ _ and [D] remember the time that once [G] was, _ _ _ _
[B] then [Em] _ _ it stands again in [G] front of me. _ _
_ [A] And once again I see dancing [D] couples _ _ in _ [G] the shadow of the old farm. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Many _ _ promises of love [D] were made, _ _ _ _ and _ surely _ _ many _ tears fell,
as _ _ _ _ _ always when love is given [G] and taken. _ _ _ _
_ But nothing here in life is forever, _ _ _ _ _ and I have also become older,
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
with _ wrinkled skin and gray hair.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ That's how it is, it's just the [G] law of time. _ _ _ _
_ [C] But if I close _ [G] my eyes _ _ _ and [D] _ remember the time that once [G] was, _ _ _ _
[Bm] then [C] _ _ _ it stands again [Em] in front [G] of me. _ _
_ [D] And once again I see dancing [G] couples. _ _ _ _
_ [D] And once again I see dancing [G] couples. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
