Year: 1995 - Album: Welcome to the Neighborhood
Intro: C G C G Am G F (2x) C G C G Operator, number please Am G7 F It's been so many years C G C G And she'll remember my old voice Am G F C While I hold back the tears A7 Dm G Hello, hello there, is this Martha? C A Dm G This is old Tom Frost C A7 Dm G And I am calling long distance Am G F Don't worry about the cost C A7 Dm G It's been forty years or more C A Dm G Now Martha, please recall C A7 Dm G Meet me out for coffee where Am G F We'll talk about it all Chorus: C F And, those were days of roses C F Poetry and prose Am C F And Martha, all I had was you D G7 C And all you had was me F And there was no tomorrows C F As we packed away our sorrows G7 Dm C G C G Am G F And we saved it for a rainy day C G C G6 And I feel so much older now Am G7 F And you're much older too C G C G6 Oh, how's the husband and how's the kids? Am G F You know that I got married too? C A7 Dm G And lucky that ya found someone C A Dm G To make you feel secure C A7 Dm G Oh, 'cause we were all so young and foolish Am G F Now we are mature Chorus: C F And, those were days of roses C F Poetry and prose Am C F And Martha, all I had was you D G7 C And all you had was me F And there was no tomorrows C F As we packed away our sorrows G7 Dm C G C G Am G F And we saved it for a rainy day C G C G And I was always so impulsive Am G7 F I guess that I still am C G C G6 But all that really mattered then Am G F Was that I was a man C A7 Dm G I guess that our being together C A Dm G Was never meant to be C A7 Dm G Oh, but Martha, Oh Martha Am G F I love you, can't you see Chorus: C F And, those were days of roses C F Poetry and prose Am C F And Martha, all I had was you D G7 C And all you had was me F And there was no tomorrows C F As we packed away our sorrows G7 Dm C G C G Am G F And we saved it for a rainy day OUTRO: (## slow to end ##) C G C G6 And I remember quiet evenings Am G F Trembling close to you