In [A]olden d[E7]ays a g[Cdim]limpse of s[A6]tocking
[A]Was l[E7]ooked on as [Bm7-5]something s[A]hocking --
Now, [A9]Hea - [A7]ven k[D6]nows,[Dm6] [Fdim] [Bm7-5] an - y - t[Fdim]hing g[A]oes.
Good au[A]thors, [E7]too, who [Cdim]once knew b[A6]etter wo[A]rds
[E7]Now only[Bm7-5] use four-l[A]etter words
W[A9]rit - [A7]ing p[D6]rose,[Dm6] [Fdim] [Bm7-5] an - y - t[Fdim]hing g[A]oes.[G#7]
Bridge:
The world has gone m[C#7]ad today, and good's [G#7]bad today
And black's [C#m7]white today and day's n[G#7]ight today
And most [C#m7]guys today that women [F#7]prize today
Are just s[Bm7]illy [Bm7-5] gi - gi - l[E7]os.
So tho[A]ugh I'm [E7]not a [Cdim]great ro - [A6]man - c[A]er
I k[E7]now that you're[Bm7-5] bound to a[A]ns - wer when
[A9]I p[A7]ro - p[D6]ose [Dm6] [Fdim] [Bm7-5] an - y - t[Fdim]hing g[A]oes.
[A]Was l[E7]ooked on as [Bm7-5]something s[A]hocking --
Now, [A9]Hea - [A7]ven k[D6]nows,[Dm6] [Fdim] [Bm7-5] an - y - t[Fdim]hing g[A]oes.
Good au[A]thors, [E7]too, who [Cdim]once knew b[A6]etter wo[A]rds
[E7]Now only[Bm7-5] use four-l[A]etter words
W[A9]rit - [A7]ing p[D6]rose,[Dm6] [Fdim] [Bm7-5] an - y - t[Fdim]hing g[A]oes.[G#7]
Bridge:
The world has gone m[C#7]ad today, and good's [G#7]bad today
And black's [C#m7]white today and day's n[G#7]ight today
And most [C#m7]guys today that women [F#7]prize today
Are just s[Bm7]illy [Bm7-5] gi - gi - l[E7]os.
So tho[A]ugh I'm [E7]not a [Cdim]great ro - [A6]man - c[A]er
I k[E7]now that you're[Bm7-5] bound to a[A]ns - wer when
[A9]I p[A7]ro - p[D6]ose [Dm6] [Fdim] [Bm7-5] an - y - t[Fdim]hing g[A]oes.