Barry Manilow

The Old Songs

Barry Manilow


Tom: C

C       G/B Am7   Cm7    G/B  Am7         Dm  Edim  Gdim Dm7 
Candles burning, glasses are chilled and soon she'll be by; 
 
Dm         G6  G/B   Dm             G6  G/B 
Hope and pray she'll say that she's willing 
 
    C       Fdim    C  
To give us another try 
 
F                 Dm7              Esus4             Em 
And if all those plans I made don't melt the lady's heart, 
 
     F          Em7  G7 
I'll put on the old 45's, 
 
 
    Fdim      C9    C         G             C9    Am    
And maybe the old songs will bring back the old times, 
 
G         Am7 Dm7   D7/9 Am7    F     
Maybe the old lines will sound new; 
 
G           D7/9 Dm7  G         Gdim    Dm7 
Maybe she'll lay her head on my shoul - der 
 
 G         C9  C    G          C      Cm7  C7    
Maybe old feelings will come through 
 
              F      Dm7     Fdim   Bm7/5-   E7   Bm7/5- Fdim  Am       
Maybe we'll start to cry and wonder  why we ever walked a - way-- 
 
G         C9   C           Am           F    Dm7 
Maybe the old songs will bring back the old times 
 
    G        G       C 
And make her wanna stay. 
 
 
 C        G/B Am7              Cm7     G/B  Am7      Dm Edim Gdim Dm7 
It's been too long since I've seen her face light up when I  come home; 
 
Dm         G6 G/B   Dm        G6    G/B C      Fdim     C 
It's been too many hours I've wast - ed staring at the phone. 
 
F                     Dm7               Esus4             Em 
Sweet old songs, I'm counting on you to bring her back to me; 
 
     F        Em7        G7 
I'm tired of listening alone. 
 
 
    Fdim      C9    C         G             C9    Am    
And maybe the old songs will bring back the old times, 
 
G         Am7 Dm7   D7/9 Am7    F     
Maybe the old lines will sound new; 
 
G           D7/9 Dm7  G         Gdim    Dm7 
Maybe she'll lay her head on my shoul - der 
 
 G         C9  C    G          C      Cm7  C7    
Maybe old feelings will come through 
 
              F      Dm7     Fdim   Bm7/5-   E7   Bm7/5- Fdim  Am       
Maybe we'll start to cry and wonder  why we ever walked a - way-- 
 
G         C9   C           Am           F    Dm7 
Maybe the old songs will bring back the old times 
 
    G        G       C 
And make her wanna stay.