Todd Snider – Just Like Old Times (Guitar Live)

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The verses are "talked" more than sung, so listen to the recording to get a feel for the flow. [Chords] D xx0323 D7 xx0212 G 320003 A x03330 A5 x02xxx F#m/A x04xxx Em 022000 [Intro] D D7 G D D7 G [Verse]
D                                          D7
There's a Coke machine glowin' through the parking lot

G
Call that a room with a view

D                                    D7
It was the best night of pool that I ever shot

G
I made a lot of money too

N.C                   A
I was looking for some company

        G
In the weekly "Scene"

        Em                   G
Seen an ad it just had to be you

A5       F#m/A    A5        F#m/A
I hadn't seen you since New Orleans

A                F#m/A           A5      F#m/A
Never did figure out where you'd run off to
[Verse]
  D                      D7
I know I looked bad last time that you saw me

 G
But lately I been doin' all right

D                               D7
I won a tournament last week in Oklahoma City

 G
Hustled half of this town tonight

           A                   G
I got some cocaine if you want some

  Em                       G
It's the best that I could find

     A5             F#m/A       A       F#m/A
Hey, we could just sit here and talk all night

     A5             F#m/A       A       F#m/A
If that big ol' guy out in the car don't mind
[Chorus]
G         D
Like old times

A                       D
Screw off the top on a bottle of wine

G                   D           A5 F#m/A
Living out our own kind of American dream

G    D
Old times

 A                       D
Your goal was always the same as mine

 G                          D                       A         D
You didn't want to get your fishing line in that old main stream
[Verse]
D                               D7
No I ain't expecting anybody but you

G
I don't know who this could be at the door

D                            D7
I'm pretty sure that you got a clue

G
And I bet that you've been to this hotel before

        A                        G
Put the "you-know-what" - In the bathroom but

Em                       G
don't flush it down just yet

     A5             F#m/A       A       F#m/A
Put your pager in my suitcase, I'll get the window

     A5             F#m/A       A       F#m/A
You light a cigarette, It'll be like
[Chorus]
G    D
Old times

A              D
Just like the old times

G               D           A
Living out our own kind of American dream

G    D
Old times

A                        D
Your goal was always the same as mine

G                          D                    A        D
You didn't want to throw a fishing line in that old main stream
[Bridge]
Em
No sir, officer, you don't understand

A
We're just two old friends drinkin' wine

Em
I'm sure she is but that's not all she is

A
She's also an old friend of mine

Em                                                     A
I got her high school picture right here in my wallet - 1982

Em
No sir officer no offense taken

A
You have a good night, too
[Verse]
D                           D7
Good thing we didn't throw this away

G
Baby Turn up the radio

D                              D7
I'm pretty sure those cops knew what we were up to

G
I guess they just decided to let us go

A                                  G
Don't make such a thing about the picture

Em                       G
That was just something I kept

     A5             F#m/A       A       F#m/A
Don't get all sentimental on me now, girl

     A5             F#m/A       A       F#m/A
You haven't even told me what your new name is yet
[Chorus]
G    D
Like old times

A             D
Just like the old times

G              D           A
Living out our own kind of American dream

G    D
Old times

A                    D
Your goal was always the same as mine

G                          D                    A          D
You didn't want to throw a fishing line in that old main stream
N.C. And you didn't [Outro] D D7 G D D7 G D D7 G D D7 G D D7 G D D7 G D D7 G D D7 G G D