Intro: 
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[Refrão]

 
 D                G   A 
Back when it was easy-y, 
 D                A            G    A 
Hard times passed by like the bree-eeze 
     Em                     A 
And livin' was something to do 
          D       G 
Back when it was easy 

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[Verso 1]

 
 A                G        D 
Supper at seven, news at eleven 
                              A 
Three channels, one story to tell 
                              G 
Never paid much attention at all 
     G 
The world was so big, 
    Em        A   A 
And I was so small 


[Refrão]


 D                G   A 
Back when it was easy-y, 
 D                A             G    A 
Hard times passed by like the bree-eeze 
     Em                     A 
And livin' was something to do 
          D       G 
Back when it was easy 

D  A  G  G 


[Verso 2]


          A 
Now it's dead-ends and deadlines 
 G       D 
Never enough time 
                        A 
Running a race I can't win 
                         G 
Life's not that hard at all 
         G 
When it all brings me down 
Em         A  A 
I still recall 


Instrumental: 
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D  A  G  A  Em    A      D  G  G  A 


BREAK: 
 D                G   A 
Back when it was easy-y, 
 D                A             G    A 
Hard times passed by like the bree-eeze 
            Em                 A  A 
Think it's time to go there again 


OUTRO: 
          D       G 
Back when it was easy 

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