Verse 1GOh, they Gwere the golden days, they were ourC best
The sky was Gpainted in a shade of tawny Cred
The Cleaves were fallin' down, the birds all flew the GnestRefrainYou were someone that I had.EmD.
You were Gsomeone that I Chad.EmDG.
Verse 2Well, maybe Emwe weren't meant to last a lifetime.D.
Maybe you were only ever passin' by
It's Emhard to think about you now in a new Dlight
So I'll watch you fade into the blackEmD.
RefrainYou were Gsomeone that I Chad.EmD.
You were Gsomeone that I Chad.EmD.
You were Gsomeone that I Chad.EmDG.
ChorusGive me Csome time, I'll wash Emout my tears
I will reDcover, I will Grevere
And I know it Churts, but I will Emhold them dear
I will reDmember you, always reCmember you
For the good Gyears.G.
Verse 3But now the tapestry is splitting at the Gseams
And I watch the river take it to the Csea
And all our Ccolours slowly runnin' down myG cheeks
We were golden, now we're fadin' into blackEmD.
RefrainYou were Gsomeone that I Chad.EmD.
You were Gsomeone that I Chad.EmD.
You were Gsomeone that I Chad.EmD.
ChorusGive me Csome time, I'll wash Emout my tears
I will reDcover, I will Grevere
And I know it Churts, but I will Emhold them dear
I will reDmember you, always reCmember you
For the good Gyears.EmD.
BridgeDoes it Gbreak your heart like minEme?DGCEmD.
Does it Gtake you Cback in Emtime?D.
You were Gsomeone that I Chad.EmD.
You were Gsomeone that I CknewEmD.
And I miss Gyou.CEmD.
Does it Gbreak your heart like Emmine?DGCEmD.
Does it Gtake you back in Emtime?D.
You were Gsomeone that I Chad.EmD.
You were Gsomeone that I Cknew.EmD.
And I miss GyouChorusGive me Csome time, I'll wash Emout my tears
I will reDcover, I will Grevere
And I know it Churts, but I will Emhold them dear
I will reDmember you, always reCmember you
For the good GyearsOutroOh, they Gwere the golden days, they were our best
The sky was painted in a shade of tawny red