School Days
Al Green
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Tom : Dm
C Em Ebm Dm7 G C Em Ebm Dm7 G
[Verse 1]
C Em Ebm Dm7
School days
G C Em Ebm Dm7
How I wish for school days
G C Bb A7
How we used to run and play, oh baby
[Chorus 1]
Dm7 G
Now those days are gone
Dm7 G
But we keep on going on
Dm7 G
Wondering where they're gone
C Em Ebm Dm7
School days
[Verse 2]
G C Em Ebm Dm7
I remember my love
G C Em Ebm Dm7
Man, good times were easy all the time
G C Bb A7
How she really blew my mind
[Chorus 2]
Dm7 G
Oh, won't you come back to me
Dm7 G
Oh darling, can't you see
Dm7 G C
I need you here with me always
[Bridge]
G
Oh baby, let me say that it's
Fmaj7
Easy together
Dm7
Loving you whether
Em7
Whether you're near or far, oh
Fmaj7
Now that we are young
Dm7
We might as well have some fun
F Em7
Now that you know
Dm7 G
Where I'm comin' from
[Verse 3]
C Em Ebm Dm7 G C Em7 Ebm7
Oh, my life is just a yo yo on a string
Dm7 G C Bb Am7 A
Honey, I'll do most anything
[Chorus 3]
Dm7 G
Oh just come back to me
Dm7 G
I need you desperately
Dm7 G C Em Ebm Dm7 G
Honey, won't you stay with me always
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