Sang by Barry Manilow, it became quite a hit. Comments and corrections are welcomed. ([email protected]) The Old Songs (D. Pomeranz/B. Kaye) Intro : C/F - F - C/D - Dm - F/G - Gm7 - Bb/C - C - Bb/C F Candles burning, glasses are chilled Bb(addC) Bb Bb(addC) F/A And soon, she'll be by... Gm Gm(maj7) Gm7 Bb/C Hope and pray she'll say that she's willing C/F F Eb/F To give us another try... Bb C/Bb And if all these plans I made Am7 Dm7 Don't melt the lady's heart, Bb F/A Gm7 Bb/C I'll put on the old forty-fives... Chorus: C/F F Maybe the old songs, C/D Dm7 Will bring back the old times, Gm(addA) Gm(M7) Gm7 Maybe the old lines will sound new. Gm(add A) Gm(M7) Eb C Maybe she'll lay her head on my shoulder, C/F F Cm7 Maybe old fee__lings will come true... Eb/F BbM9 Maybe we'll start to cry, C/Bb Am7 A7 Dm7 And wonder why...we ever walked away Bbm6/Db C/F F Maybe the old songs, Bbm6 Will bring back the old times Bb F/A Gm7 Bb - C/F - F - C/D - Dm7 And make her want to stay... F/G - Gm7 - Bb/C - C - Bb/C - C F It's been too long since I’ve Bb(addC)- Bb Seen her face light up Bb(addC) Bb F/A When I come home. Gm(addA) Gm(M7) Gm7 Bb/C It’s been too many hours I've wasted C/F F Eb/F Staring at the phone... Bb(addC) C/Bb Sweet old songs I'm counting on you to Am7 Dm7 Bring her back to me... Bb F/A Gm7 Bb/C I'm tired of listening alone... (Repeat Chorus except last line) Bb/C BbM7 Am7 And make her want to stay Dm7 AbM9 F#(addAb) E/F# Want to stay Bm9 Well maybe will start to cry C#/B And wonder why Bbm7 Bb7 Ebm7 We ever walk away Bm6 C#/F# F# Maybe the old songs Bm6 G#m7-5 Will bring back the old times B/C# C#/F# F# And make her want to stay…… C#/Eb - Ebm7 - G#m(addBb) - G#m(M7) - G#m7 G#m(addBb) - G#m(M7) - F#/E - C# C#/F# - F# - C#/Eb - Ebm7 G#m(addBb) - G#m(M7) - G#m7 G#m(addBb) - G#m(M7) - F#/E - C# (Fade)
