Intro: D A G G D A G GD A G GD 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 easyVerse 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 smallD A G GD 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 easyInstrumental: D A G A 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 D A G G D A G GVerse 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