Biography:
Richard Clapton (1951?-) is an Australian singer/songwriter. His date of birth is somewhat elusive, but in an interview with the Melbourne Age in 2002, he described himself as 50 something. In an article in "Who" magazine his birthdate was given as 1951.
His albums include: "Prussian Blue" (1973)"Girls on the Avenue" (1975) "Main Street Jive" 1976 "Goodbye Tiger" 1977, "Past Hits and Previews" 1978 "Hearts on the Nightline" 1979 "Dark Spaces" 1980
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THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
Written by Richard Clapton
4 beats per chord (anticipated eighths)
` = 2 beats
. = down beat change
[INTRO]
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Bm7 D D
Ohaa
[VERSE]
A D A Bm7 Bm7
Michael all the lines are down it's Aust-ralia Day again
D A F#m7 F#m7
Everytime the wheel slows down I think of all my friends
D A
Whatever happened to the days way back when the
F#m7 D
Bondi Lifesaver was always raging
D A
I'm standing here in Oxford Street and the
F#m7 D
Ghosts are howlin' and geez it's raining__
D Esus4 E E
_____________ I say
[CHORUS]
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives I say
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives
[LINK]
Bm7 D D
[VERSE]
A D A Bm7 Bm7
I wish I had been a-round when the Bondi Icebergs reigned
D A F#m7 F#m7
Sometimes I sit and think of it and I dream of better days
D A
Whatever happened to the days way back in the
F#m7 D
Nineteen thirties all those endless parties
D A
I'm still too young to understand how it
F#m7 D
Was back then when the party ends__
D Esus4 E E
_____________ I say
[CHORUS]
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives I say
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives
[LINK]
Bm7 D D
[INSTRUMENTAL]
A D A Bm7 Bm7
D A F#m7 F#m7
D. A
They say the circle turns around there'll be
F#m7 D
Better days and I don't mind waiting
D A
I wish time had stopped ten years ago but I'm
F#m7 D
Learning slowly life is always changing__
D Esus4 E E
_____________ I say
[CHORUS]
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives I say
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives
[LINK-LONG]
Bm7 D D E E
Woh-woah
[VERSE]
A D A Bm7 Bm7
I got a letter from Doctor Pepper ten thousand words to the page
D A F#m7 F#m7
He was talking about Gurdjieff and I dozed off about half way
D A
Whatever happened to the days way back when the
F#m7 D
World was safe and it seemed worth saving
D A
We search for leaders on our hands and knees but
F#m7 D
Don't ask David 'cos he's still crazy__
D Esus4 E E
______________ I say
[CHORUS]
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives I say
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives I say
[LINK-LONG]
Bm7 D D E E
Don't I say don't I say
[TAG]
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives I say
(Don't_______waste__time________________)
[Credit]
waynusofuranus@totaltabs
Written by Richard Clapton
4 beats per chord (anticipated eighths)
` = 2 beats
. = down beat change
[INTRO]
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Bm7 D D
Ohaa
[VERSE]
A D A Bm7 Bm7
Michael all the lines are down it's Aust-ralia Day again
D A F#m7 F#m7
Everytime the wheel slows down I think of all my friends
D A
Whatever happened to the days way back when the
F#m7 D
Bondi Lifesaver was always raging
D A
I'm standing here in Oxford Street and the
F#m7 D
Ghosts are howlin' and geez it's raining__
D Esus4 E E
_____________ I say
[CHORUS]
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives I say
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives
[LINK]
Bm7 D D
[VERSE]
A D A Bm7 Bm7
I wish I had been a-round when the Bondi Icebergs reigned
D A F#m7 F#m7
Sometimes I sit and think of it and I dream of better days
D A
Whatever happened to the days way back in the
F#m7 D
Nineteen thirties all those endless parties
D A
I'm still too young to understand how it
F#m7 D
Was back then when the party ends__
D Esus4 E E
_____________ I say
[CHORUS]
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives I say
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives
[LINK]
Bm7 D D
[INSTRUMENTAL]
A D A Bm7 Bm7
D A F#m7 F#m7
D. A
They say the circle turns around there'll be
F#m7 D
Better days and I don't mind waiting
D A
I wish time had stopped ten years ago but I'm
F#m7 D
Learning slowly life is always changing__
D Esus4 E E
_____________ I say
[CHORUS]
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives I say
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives
[LINK-LONG]
Bm7 D D E E
Woh-woah
[VERSE]
A D A Bm7 Bm7
I got a letter from Doctor Pepper ten thousand words to the page
D A F#m7 F#m7
He was talking about Gurdjieff and I dozed off about half way
D A
Whatever happened to the days way back when the
F#m7 D
World was safe and it seemed worth saving
D A
We search for leaders on our hands and knees but
F#m7 D
Don't ask David 'cos he's still crazy__
D Esus4 E E
______________ I say
[CHORUS]
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives I say
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives I say
[LINK-LONG]
Bm7 D D E E
Don't I say don't I say
[TAG]
A E/A C#m7 Bm7
Don't waste time these are the best years of our lives I say
(Don't_______waste__time________________)
[Credit]
waynusofuranus@totaltabs
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