----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAME OLD LANG SYNE - Dan Fogelberg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: D. Fogelberg Album: "The Innocent Age" (1981, Full Moon/Epic Records) Transcribed by: Anne Drury e-mail: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: December 21, 2011 INTRO: C Am G C Am G C Am D7 F G 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 1ST VERSE: C Am G Met my old lover in the grocery store C Am G The snow was falling Christmas Eve C Am I stole behind her in the frozen foods D7 F G And I touched her on the sleeve C Am G She didn't recognize the face at first C Am G But then her eyes flew open wide C Am She went to hug me and she spilled her purse D7 F G And we laughed until we cried Play INTRO 2ND VERSE: C Am G We took her groceries to the checkout stand C Am G The food was totalled up and bagged C Am We stood there lost in our embarrassment D7 F G As the conversation dragged C Am G We went to have ourselves a drink or two C Am G But couldn't find an open bar C Am We bought a six-pack at the liquor store D7 F G And we drank it in her car CHORUS: Am F We drank a toast to innocence G Am We drank a toast to now Am F And tried to reach beyond the emptiness G But neither one knew how 3RD VERSE: C Am G She said she'd married her an architect C Am G Who kept her warm and safe and dry C Am She would have liked to say she loved the man D7 F G But she didn't like to lie C Am G I said the years had been a friend to her C Am G And that her eyes were still as blue C Am But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I D7 F G Saw doubt or gratitude C Am G She said she saw me in the record stores C Am G And that I must be doing well C Am I said the audience was heavenly D7 F G But the traveling was hell CHORUS: Am F We drank a toast to innocence G Am We drank a toast to now Am F And tried to reach beyond the emptiness G But neither one knew how Am F We drank a toast to innocence G Am We drank a toast to time Am F Reliving in our eloquence G Another auld lang syne 4TH VERSE: C Am G The beer was empty and our tongues were tired C Am G And running out of things to say C Am G Am She gave a kiss to me as I got out D7 F G And I watched her drive away C Am G Just for a moment I was back at school C Am G And felt that old familiar pain C Am G Am And as I turned to make my way back home D7 F G Am G The snow turned into rain OUTRO: (saxophone playing 'Auld Lang Syne') Cmaj7 Dm G Cmaj7 F Dm Cmaj7 Fm6 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | (free time) F G Bb Cmaj7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.) EADGBE - Fm6 chord xx0111 Anne's Guitar Tab Archive - www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret