Chords for Same Old Lang Syne

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[C] Met my old [Am] lover in the grocery store, [C] the snow was falling [Am] Christmas Eve _
[C] I stole behind [Am] her in the frozen foods [Gb] and I touched her [F] on the sleeve
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[C] She didn't [Am] recognize the face at first, [C] but then her eyes [E] flew open wide
_ [C] She went to hug [E] me and she spilled [Am] her purse [D] and we laughed until we [F] cried
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_ [C] _ Cooked groceries to [Am] the check out stand, [C] _ food was ported [Am] up in bags
_ [C] We stood there [D] lost in our [Am] embarrassed lunch [D] as the _ conversation [F] dragged
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_ [C] _ Went to have [Am] ourselves a drink or [C] two, but couldn't find an [Am] open _ bar
[C] We bought a six pack [Am] at the liquor store [D] and we drank it [F] in our _ [G]
car
[Am] _ We drank a [F] toast to innocence, [G] we drank a toast [Am] to now
[Em] We _ [Am] _ tried to reach [F] beyond the emptiness, [G] but neither one knew how _
_ [C] She said she'd married [Am] her in Arkton, _ [C] _ kept her warm and [Am] safe and dry _
_ [C] She would've liked to [Am] say she loved the man, [D] but she didn't like [F] the lie
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I [C] _ said the years [Am] had been a friend to her, [C] _ that her eyes were [A] still as blue
_ [C] But in those eyes [Am] I wasn't sure if I [D] saw doubt or [F] gratitude _ _
_ [C] She said she saw [Am] me in the record store, _ [C] _ that I must be [A] doing well
_ [C] I said the [Am] audience was heavenly, [D] but the traveling [F] was [G] hell
_ [Am] We drank [F] a toast to innocence, [G] we drank a toast [Am] to now
[Em]
We [Am] _ tried to reach [F] beyond the emptiness, [G] but neither one knew _ how
[Am] We drank a [F] toast to innocence, [G] we drank a toast to [Am] time
[Em]
We're [Am] _ _ living [F] in our eloquence, _ [G] another old _ man's son
The _ _ _ _ [C] _
beer was [Am] empty and our tongues were [A] tired, [C] running out of things [Am] to say
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She gave a kiss to [A] me as I [Am] got up [D] and I watched her drive [F] away
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[C] Just for [G] a moment I [Am] was back at school _ [G] [C] and felt that old [A] familiar _ [A] pain
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And as I turned [E] to make my [Am] way back home, [D] the snow [Bm] turned [D] _ into [C] _ rain
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