G       C     
1,2,3,4,5 years go by
G                        D
I don't really know why, I don't really know why
G      C
7,8,9,11 years go by
G                        D
I don't really know why, I don't really know why
G       C        G          D
I still feel the same way I did when I was 17
G            C       G                D
I still look over my shoulder waiting for the world to change
G                 C
But these are the good old days
G             D          
These are the good old days
G             C
These are the good old days
G               D
And I think I'd like to stay
G C G D
Oh, I'd like to stay
G           C     
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 years ago
G                         D         
I didn't see a belly with a child on the inside
G         C             G
6, 7, 8, 10 years ago I thought I knew about love
D
I only knew about the fight
G                 C        G              D
I look back and I realize all those times I was lonely
G           C          G            D
Praying for someday to hurry up and come and save me
G                 C
But these are the good old days
G             D          
These are the good old days
G             C
These are the good old days
G               D
And I think I'd like to stay
G C G D   
Oh, I'd like to stay
        G          C
And the moment you let go
    G          D
The faster the time goes
    G          C
The darker the night is
    G           D
The lighter the moon glows
G            C
These are the good old days
G            D
These are the good old days
G           C
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 years from now
G
I hope I’m still getting sown
D
Hope I’m still around
G             C
But 6, 7, 8, 10 beers ago
G
I had a revalation
D                    G
All’s well right now
C                       G
It’s all good right now
D                       G
It’s all good right now
C                   G   D
It’s all good right now
     G                 C
(x3) But these are the good old days
G             D          
These are the good old days
G             C
These are the good old days
G               D
And I think I'd like to stay
G C G D