Twenty Years Ago Chords by Kenny Rogers

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[Ab] It's been a long time since I've been through this old town. _
Oh, how [Db] the memories start to [Eb] flow. _ _ _
[Ab] There's the old movie house.
They finally closed it down.
You could find me there [Db] every Friday night.
[Ab] Twenty years ago.
[Db] I _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] worked the [Db] counter at the [Ab] drug store down the [Gb] street.
_ [Ab] But nobody's [Db] left there I would [Eb] know.
_ _ _ [Ab] On Saturday [Db] mornings that's where [Ab] all my friends would [Db] be.
[Ab] You'd be surprised what a [Db] dime would buy.
Twenty years ago.
_ [Fm] All my memories [Db] from those days come gathering.
_ _ [Ab] What I'd [Fm] give if [Db] they'd take me back in [Eb] time.
_ [Fm] Oh, it almost seems [Db] like yesterday.
[Cm] Where do the good times [Db] go? _
_ [Ab] Life was so [Db] much easier.
[Ab] Twenty years ago.
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I guess I should stop by Mr.
Johnson's hardware store. _
His [Fm] only son was my friend [Eb] Joe. _ _ _
[Ab] But he joined the [Db] army back in [Ab] 1964. _
How could we know he would [Db] never come back?
[Ab] Twenty years ago. _
All my [Fm] memories from those [Db] days come gathering. _ _
What I'd give if they'd [Db] take me back in [Eb] time. _
Oh, [Fm] it almost seems [Db] like yesterday.
Where do the good times go?
_ _ [Ab] Life was so [Db] much easier.
[Ab] Twenty years ago.
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_ Oh, it almost seems [Db] like yesterday.
[Ab] Twenty years ago. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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