Key: F ♫ Intro: | Dm | C | Bb | Gm F | ♫ Verse 1: Dm C You would've been proud of me Bb Gm F I did everything you asked Dm C It was a wonderful party Bb F There were tears, there was laughter
♫ Pre-Chorus: Gm F And after I got home Dm C Gm I got the lights just right and I put that record on F Dm C And danced to our favorite song ♫ Chorus: F So long live the old days Am Your kiss in the doorway Dm Bb You're close to me always, close to me always F Gone is the old pain Am You're on to the next place Dm Your love fills this whole space Bb Gm C Stay close to me, baby, close to me always ♫ Instrumental: | Dm | C | Bb | Gm F | ♫ Verse 2: Dm C Bb Gm F Sometimes I can't leave our bed in the morning when I wake Dm C To fix my own cup of coffee Bb F All these years you would make it ♫ Pre-Chorus: Gm F It's like I'm waiting for you to come home Dm C Gm I shut the blinds so tight and I put that record on F Dm C And dance to our favorite song ♫ Chorus: F So long live the old days Am Your kiss in the doorway Dm Bb You're close to me always, close to me always F Gone is the old pain Am You're on to the next place Dm Your love fills this whole space Bb Gm C Stay close to me, baby, close to me always ♫ Instrumental: | Dm | Gm | C | C | ♫ Bridge: Dm C Bb C Yeah, they say the good Lord laughs when we make plans Dm C Bb Am Gm A7 So ba---by, here's to us for loving when we had the chance ♫ Chorus: F So long live the old days Am Your kiss in the doorway Dm Bb You're close to me always, close to me always F Gone is the old pain Am You're on to the next place Dm Your love fills this whole space Bb F/A Gm F C Stay close to me, baby, close to me always ♫ Instrumental: | Dm | C | Bb | Gm F | ♫ Outro: Dm C Bb Gm F Dm You would've been so proud of me