Intro
C#   B   A   E   G#   C 
 
Verse One
E                     G#               A 
Down by the water the waves kissed our feet, 
E                   G#                             A 
From the stern of a 20 footer we saw right off the beach 
E                               G#                 A 
The days were so simple and the nights were always long. 
 
Chorus
C#        B    A 
We didn’t know then 
C#            B    A 
No, we didn’t know then 
C#                 B        E 
But those were the good old days. 
 
Verse Two
E                        G#           A 
Inch by inch we grew and knowledge we attained 
E                     G#            A 
We knew everything in life or so it seemed 
E                                 G#              A 
Times they were a changin’ it was never quite the same 
 
Chorus
C#        B    A 
We didn’t know then 
C#            B    A 
No, we didn’t know then 
C#                                B        E 
But we were saying goodbye to the good old days 
 
Bridge
C#                         A       E 
Nights they don’t seem the same no more 
C#                      A         E 
And the sun don’t shine quite the same 
C#       A                   E       A 
Work and responsibility they fill my days. 
 
Chorus
C#       B    A 
I really know now, 
C#           B    A 
Ya, I really know now, 
C#             B        E 
But I miss the good old days. 
 
Verse Three
E                     G#              A 
Children came to us a few short years ago, 
E                           G#            A 
Being a family man ain’t so bad don’t you know, 
E                             G#         A 
I hope they realize what they have right now,  
 
Chorus
C#             B    A 
But they don’t know now, 
C#            B    A 
Ya they don’t know now, 
C#            B        E 
These are the good old days.  
 
Refrain
C#             B    A 
But they don’t know now, 
C#            B    A 
Ya they don’t know now, 
C#            B        E 
These are the good old days.