Capo 4
Intro [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em] [A7] [D7]
[G] Met my old lover in the [Em] grocery store [G] the snow was falling Christmas [Em] Eve
[G] I stole behind her in the [Em] frozen foods And I [A7] touched her on the [D7] sleeve
[G] She didn't recognize the [Em] face at first [G] But then her eyes flew open [Em] wide
[G] She went to hug me, and she [Em] spilled her purse and we [A7] laughed until we [D7] cried
[G] We took her groceries to the [Em] checkout stand [G] the food was totaled up and [Em] bagged
[G] We stood there lost in our em[Em] barrassment as the [A7] conversation [D7] dragge
[G] Went to have ourselves a [Em] drink or two [G] But couldn't find an open [Em] bar
[G] We bought a six-pack at the [Em] liquor store and we [A7] drank it in her [D7] car
[Em] We drank a toast to [C] innocence we [D] drank a toast to [Em] now
[Em] And tried to reach beyond the [C] emptiness but [D] neither one knew [Em] how
[G] She said she'd married her an [Em] architect [G] Who kept her warm and safe and [Em] dry
[G] She would've liked to say she [Em] loved the man but she [A7] didn't like to [D7] lie
[G] I said the years had been a [Em] friend to her [G] and that her eyes were still as [Em] blue
[G] But in those eyes, I wasn't [Em] sure if I saw [A7] doubt or grati[D7] tude
[G] She said she saw me in the [Em] record stores [G] And that I must be doing [Em] well
[G] I said the audience was [Em] heavenly But the [A7] traveling was [D7] hell
[Em] We drank a toast to [C] innocence we [D] drank a toast to [Em] now
[Em] And tried to reach beyond the [C] emptiness but [D] neither one knew [Em] how
[Em] We drank a toast to [C] innocence we [D] drank a toast to [Em] now
[Em] And tried to reach beyond the [C] emptiness but [D] neither one knew [Em] how
Should [G] auld acquaintance [D] be forgot and [G] never brought to [C] mind
Should [G] auld acquaintance [F#m7b5] be for[B7] got and [Em] days of [D] auld lang [C] syne [G]
