Chords for The Old Songs Barry Manilow Cover
Tempo:
72.7 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Bb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
I do believe it's true that more often than not, the old songs do in fact bring back the old times.
And if you're really lucky, well, they may even make her want to stay.
[F] [D] [Am]
[Gm] [C] [C]
[F] Candles burning, glasses are chilled,
Then [Bb] soon she'll be by.
[G] Then pray, [Gm] she'll say that [C] she's willing to give us [F] another [Eb]
try.
[F] [Bb] But if all [Cm] those plans I've made don't [Am] melt the lady's [Dm] heart,
[Bb] I'll put on [F] the old [C] 45s.
Maybe the old [F] songs will bring back the [Dm] old times.
Maybe [G] the old [Gm] lines will sound new.
[D] Maybe she'll lay [Gm] her [Eb] head on my [C] shoulder.
Maybe old feelings will come [Cm] through.
[F] Maybe we'll [Bb] start to cry [Cm] and wonder why [Am] we ever [A] walked [Dm] away.
[G]
Maybe [C] the old [F] songs will bring back the old times.
And make [Gm] her [C] want to stay.
[F] [D] [Dm] [G]
[C]
[F] It's been too [C] long since I've seen her face light [Bb] up when I come home.
[F] [Gm] It's been too [D] many [C] hours I've wasted staring [F] at the phone.
[Bb] Sweet old songs, [Cm] I'm counting on you [Am] to bring her back [Dm] to me.
[Bb] I'm tired [F] of listening all [G] alone.
[C] Maybe the [F] old songs will bring back the [Dm] old times.
Maybe [G] the old [D] lines will [Gm] sound new.
Maybe she'll lay her head on my [C] shoulder.
Maybe old [F] feelings will [Cm] come through.
[F] Maybe [Bb] she'll start to cry [Cm] and wonder why we [Am] ever [A] walked [Dm] away.
[G]
Maybe [C] the [F] old songs will bring back [G] the old times.
[C] And make her want to [F] stay.
[Bm] [G]
[G] [C]
[F]
And if you're really lucky, well, they may even make her want to stay.
[F] [D] [Am]
[Gm] [C] [C]
[F] Candles burning, glasses are chilled,
Then [Bb] soon she'll be by.
[G] Then pray, [Gm] she'll say that [C] she's willing to give us [F] another [Eb]
try.
[F] [Bb] But if all [Cm] those plans I've made don't [Am] melt the lady's [Dm] heart,
[Bb] I'll put on [F] the old [C] 45s.
Maybe the old [F] songs will bring back the [Dm] old times.
Maybe [G] the old [Gm] lines will sound new.
[D] Maybe she'll lay [Gm] her [Eb] head on my [C] shoulder.
Maybe old feelings will come [Cm] through.
[F] Maybe we'll [Bb] start to cry [Cm] and wonder why [Am] we ever [A] walked [Dm] away.
[G]
Maybe [C] the old [F] songs will bring back the old times.
And make [Gm] her [C] want to stay.
[F] [D] [Dm] [G]
[C]
[F] It's been too [C] long since I've seen her face light [Bb] up when I come home.
[F] [Gm] It's been too [D] many [C] hours I've wasted staring [F] at the phone.
[Bb] Sweet old songs, [Cm] I'm counting on you [Am] to bring her back [Dm] to me.
[Bb] I'm tired [F] of listening all [G] alone.
[C] Maybe the [F] old songs will bring back the [Dm] old times.
Maybe [G] the old [D] lines will [Gm] sound new.
Maybe she'll lay her head on my [C] shoulder.
Maybe old [F] feelings will [Cm] come through.
[F] Maybe [Bb] she'll start to cry [Cm] and wonder why we [Am] ever [A] walked [Dm] away.
[G]
Maybe [C] the [F] old songs will bring back [G] the old times.
[C] And make her want to [F] stay.
[Bm] [G]
[G] [C]
[F]
Key:
F
C
G
Bb
Gm
F
C
G
I do believe it's true that more often than not, the old songs do in fact bring back the old times.
And if you're really lucky, well, they may even make her want to stay. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ Candles burning, glasses are chilled,
Then [Bb] soon _ she'll be by.
_ _ [G] Then pray, [Gm] she'll say that [C] she's willing to give us [F] _ another [Eb]
try.
[F] _ [Bb] But if all [Cm] those plans I've made don't [Am] melt the lady's [Dm] heart,
[Bb] I'll put on [F] the old _ [C] 45s.
Maybe the old [F] songs will bring back the [Dm] old times.
Maybe [G] the old [Gm] lines will sound new.
_ [D] Maybe she'll lay [Gm] her [Eb] head on my [C] shoulder.
Maybe old feelings will come [Cm] through.
_ [F] _ Maybe we'll [Bb] start to cry _ [Cm] and wonder why [Am] we ever [A] walked [Dm] away.
_ [G]
Maybe [C] the old [F] songs will bring back the old times.
And make [Gm] her [C] want to stay. _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] It's been too [C] long since I've seen her face light [Bb] up _ when I come home.
[F] _ [Gm] It's been too [D] many _ [C] hours I've wasted staring _ [F] at the phone.
_ [Bb] Sweet old songs, [Cm] I'm counting on you [Am] to bring her back [Dm] to me.
[Bb] I'm tired [F] of listening all [G] alone.
[C] _ Maybe the [F] old songs will bring back the [Dm] old times.
Maybe [G] the old [D] lines will [Gm] sound new.
_ Maybe she'll lay her head on my [C] shoulder.
Maybe old [F] feelings will [Cm] come through.
[F] _ Maybe [Bb] she'll start to cry [Cm] and wonder why we [Am] ever [A] walked [Dm] away.
_ [G] _
Maybe [C] the [F] old songs will bring back [G] the old times.
[C] And make her _ want to [F] stay. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And if you're really lucky, well, they may even make her want to stay. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] _ Candles burning, glasses are chilled,
Then [Bb] soon _ she'll be by.
_ _ [G] Then pray, [Gm] she'll say that [C] she's willing to give us [F] _ another [Eb]
try.
[F] _ [Bb] But if all [Cm] those plans I've made don't [Am] melt the lady's [Dm] heart,
[Bb] I'll put on [F] the old _ [C] 45s.
Maybe the old [F] songs will bring back the [Dm] old times.
Maybe [G] the old [Gm] lines will sound new.
_ [D] Maybe she'll lay [Gm] her [Eb] head on my [C] shoulder.
Maybe old feelings will come [Cm] through.
_ [F] _ Maybe we'll [Bb] start to cry _ [Cm] and wonder why [Am] we ever [A] walked [Dm] away.
_ [G]
Maybe [C] the old [F] songs will bring back the old times.
And make [Gm] her [C] want to stay. _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] It's been too [C] long since I've seen her face light [Bb] up _ when I come home.
[F] _ [Gm] It's been too [D] many _ [C] hours I've wasted staring _ [F] at the phone.
_ [Bb] Sweet old songs, [Cm] I'm counting on you [Am] to bring her back [Dm] to me.
[Bb] I'm tired [F] of listening all [G] alone.
[C] _ Maybe the [F] old songs will bring back the [Dm] old times.
Maybe [G] the old [D] lines will [Gm] sound new.
_ Maybe she'll lay her head on my [C] shoulder.
Maybe old [F] feelings will [Cm] come through.
[F] _ Maybe [Bb] she'll start to cry [Cm] and wonder why we [Am] ever [A] walked [Dm] away.
_ [G] _
Maybe [C] the [F] old songs will bring back [G] the old times.
[C] And make her _ want to [F] stay. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _