Verse                            1:
 Once                            upon a time there was a tavern 2a 3a 4a
 Where                            we used to raise a glass or two 3a 4
 Remember                            how we laughed away the hours 3a 4
 And                            think of all the great things we would do 3a 4a To{CHORUS}

 CHORUS:                           
 Those                            were the days my friend
 We                            thought they'd never end
 We'd                            sing and dance forever and a day
 We'd                            live the life we choose
 We'd                            fight and never lose
 For                            we were young and sure to have our way x x x x
 la                            la la la lala ... la la la la ... lala
 those                            were the days X X
 oh                            yes those were the days.
 3a                            4a 1a 2a ' ' ' '
 TO                            VERSE{ 2 Then the busy years wen..
 .........                            3 Just tonight I stood bef..
 ..........4                            Through the door there came fa..}

 VERSE                            2
 Then                            the busy years went rushing by us 2a 3a 4-
 We                            lost our starry notions on the way 3a 4a
 If                            by chance I'd see you in the tavern 3a 4
 We'd                            smile at one another and we'd say
 2a                            3a 4a 1 To{CHORUS} Those were

 VERSE                            3
 Just                            tonight I stood before the tavern 2a 3a 4
 Nothing                            seemed the way it used to be 3a 4a
 In                            the glass I saw a strange reflection 3a 4
 Was                            that lonely fellow really me?
 2a                            3a 4a 1 To{CHORUS} Those were

 Verse                            4
 Through                            the door there came familiar laughter 2a 3a 4-
 I                            saw your face and heard you call my name 3a 4
 Oh                            my friend we're older but no wiser 3a 4
 For                            in our hearts the dreams are still the same
 2a                            3a 4a 1 To{CHORUS} Those were