Chords for Way Back Then - Thomas Maguire

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I was twenty-five when I learned to jive [Bb] at the borderland
But [F] Friday night was showtime night, [Bb] that's where I'd stuff my stuff
[Eb] The girls came out from Derry [Bb] each weekend after work
[F] Manly olive smashing, [Bb] beehive hair and many skirts
[Ab] That's why I sing the songs from way [Eb] back then _
[Ab] Mel Haley, Chuck Berry, [Bb] Kerry Lee and Benny King
[Eb] They always say what goes around [Ab] comes around once [Bb] again
That's why I sing the songs from way [Eb] back then _ _
I was hit and by this boat long, long [Bb] ago _ _
[F] The first time that I saw the show [Bb] band show _ _
[Eb] Told my dad no knife filed [Bb] for me _ _
[F] When I sang come to Brewstake, [Bb] hit pretty Brand Ali
[Ab] That's why I sing the songs from way [Eb] back then _
_ [Ab] Elvis, Buddy Fats and [Bb] Heartbreak Hill _ _
[Eb] They always say what goes around [Ab] comes around once [Bb] again
That's why I sing the songs from way [Eb] back then _ _
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They tell me I'm too old to rock [Bb] and roll _ _
[F] But I can't help this music in [Bb] my soul _ _
[Eb] So I'll just keep on doing what [Bb] I do _ _
[F] Because to myself I know I must be [Bb] true _ _
[Ab] That's why I sing the songs from way [Eb] back then _ _
[Ab] Carl Perkins, Ricky Nelson, Stratton [Bb] Man _ _
[Eb] They always say what goes around [Ab] comes around once [Bb] again
That's why I sing the songs from way [Eb] back then _ _
They always say what goes around [Ab] comes around once [Bb] again
That's why I sing the songs from way back [Eb] then _ _
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