Verse 1:
 Once upon a                         2a 3a 4a
 Where we used                     two 3a 4
 Remember how we                  hours 3a 4
 And think of                                  3a 4a To{CHORUS}

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

 VERSE 2
 Then the busy                          2a 3a 4-
 We lost our                       way 3a 4a
 If by chance                    tavern 3a 4
 We'd smile at             and we'd say
 2a 3a 4a   To{CHORUS} Those were

 VERSE 3
 Just tonight I                         2a 3a 4
 Nothing seemed the                be 3a 4a
 In the glass                 reflection 3a 4
 Was that lonely fellow really me?
 2a 3a 4a   To{CHORUS} Those were

 Verse 4
 Through the door                              2a 3a 4-
 I saw your                            name 3a 4
 Oh my friend                    wiser 3a 4
 For in our                       still the same
 2a 3a 4a   To{CHORUS} Those were