Old Days Recorded by John Hiatt Intro.: | (G) | (C) | (Em) | (D) | (G) | (C) | (Em) (D) | (G) I was (G)sittin' in the dressing room with Brownie (C)McGee He was (Em)drinkin' that milk with that (D)Dewar's Whiskey Said John, there's (G) nothin' written anywhere, suggests the (C)blues will set you free Old (Em)days are comin' (D)back to (G)me I was (G)ridin' in the back seat, with (C)Sonny Terry Little harmonica (Em) player used to drive him around, I think his (D)name was Harry Tried to (G)get him to eat tofu, raw vegetables, (C) nuts, and berries But (Em)Sonny wasn't havin' (D)any of it (G) He let me (G)share a room with 'em for a (C)couple of weeks Sonny (Em)slept with his good eye open staring out from (D)under the sheets I was (G)young and uncomfortable, I don't mind tellin' (C)ya kinda gave me the creeps Old (Em)days are comin' (D)back to (G)me (G) Old days are comin' (C)back to me Don't know (Em)what was so good about 'em, I played (D)practically free I had (G)nothin' to live up to (C)everywhere to be Old (Em)days are comin' (D)back to (G)me On some (G)dates with Mose Allison somewhere (C)out in the Midwest Said some of my (Em)lyrics reminded him of the poet Kenneth Patchen I (D)took it as a compliment He was re-(G)ferring to the line about wearin' neon signs (C)on your wounds, later on, I knew what he meant (Em) Old days are (D)comin' back to (G)me On a (G)date with John Lee Hooker at a packed (C)joint up in Washington He (Em)came in with a gorgeous woman on each arm as (D)I was singing my song (G)Walked 'em right up and sat 'em on the edge of the (C)stage as I went singing along And that's (Em)called "evenin' (D)son, I'm the (G)headliner" (G) Old days are comin' (C)back to me I don't know (Em)what was so great about 'em, I played (D)practically free But I (G)had nothing to live up to and (C)everywhere to be Old (Em)days are comin' (D)back to (G)me Inst.: | (G) | (C) | (Em) | (D) | (G) | (C) | (Em) (D) | (G) | Played a (G)gig with John Hammond Jr. up in (C)Vancouver BC Exotic (Em)dancer came in my dressing room, started (D)dancing exotically They were (G)smoking something in the audience that night, smelled (C)exactly like cat pee Old (Em)days are comin' (D)back to me (G) (G) Opened up a gig for Gatemouth Brown down in (C) Baton Rouge He was (G)playing that Hillbilly, Jazz, Cajun, Country (G)Zydeco, and Blues (G)Throwin' it out past the walls like (C)some kind of musical centrifuge (Em)Old days are (D)comin' back to (G)me (G) Old days are comin' (C)back to me I don't know (Em)what was so good about 'em, I played (D)practically free But I had (G) nothin' to live up to (C)everywhere to be Old (Em)days are comin' (D)back to me (G) Yeah, (G) old days are comin' (C)back to me I don't know (Em)what was so great about 'em, I played (D)practically free But I had (G) nothin' to live up to (C)everywhere to be Old (Em)days are comin' (D)back to me (G) (Em) Old days are (D)comin' back to me (G) Outro.: | (G) | (C) | (G) / (Em) Yeah (D) | (C) (D) (G) -----