D#miOnce upon a time there was a tavern
D#7Where we used to raise a glass or G#mitwo
Remember how we laughed away the D#mihours
And F7dreamed of all the great things we would Bb7do
 
Those were the D#midays my friend
We thought they'd G#minever end
We'd sing and C#7dance forever and a F#day
We'd live the G#milife we choose
We'd fight and D#minever lose
For we were Bb7young and sure to have our D#miway
D#miLa la la la...
Those were the Bb7days,
oh yes those were the D#midays
 
Then the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If by chance I'd see you in the tavern
We'd smile at one another and we'd say
 
Those were the days my friend ....
 
Just tonight I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me
 
Those were the days my friend ....
 
Through the door there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard
you call my name
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same
 
Those were the days my friend ...