Twenty Years Ago Kenny Rogers G C G F C It's been a long time since I walked through this old town G C D But, oh, how the memories start to flow G C G F C And there's the old movie house, they finally closed it down G C D G C G F C You could find me there every Friday night twenty years ago G C G F C I worked the counter at the drugstore down the street G C D But nobody's left there I would know G C G F C On Saturday mornings that's where all my friends would meet G C D G C G You'd be surprised what a dime would buy twenty years ago Em C G C G All my memories from those days come gather round me Em C D What I'd give if they could take me back in time Em C G C Oh, it almost seems like yesterday, where do the good times go? G C D G C G F C Life was so much easier twenty years ago G C G F C I guess I should stop by Mr. Johnson's hardware store G C D His only son was my friend Joe G C G F C But he joined the army back in 1964 G C D G C G How could we know he would never come back twenty years ago Em C G C G All my memories from those days come gather round me Em C D What I'd give if they could take me back in time Em C G C Oh, it almost seems like yesterday, where do the good times go? G C D G C G F C Life was so much easier twenty years ago G C D G Oh, it almost seems like yesterday twenty years ago