C G The postman delivered a past due bill notice F/C C G and the alarm clock rang two hours late C G The garbage man left all the trash on the sidewalk F/C C G and the hinges fell off of the gate F/C C And this morning at breakfast F/C C I spilled all the coffee C G/B Am C And opened the door on my knee F/C C Am But the last thing I needed the first thing this morning G F/C C was to have you walk out on me Last night you came home late and I knew you'd been drinking by that old mellow look on your face I thought it don't matter cause it's the holiday season and you fill such a big empty space and i laid down beside you and I wanted your lovin cause youre love makes my life complete But the last thing... F So excuse me for lookin C like my world is ended F Excuse me for lookin C like i just lost my best friend F Excuse me for livin and being forgiven C so just go on if you want to be free But the last thing... [Original in F; capo 5 if you want] Boy, the way Glenn Miller played Songs that made the Hit Parade Guys like us, we had it made Those were the days / C - / C C7 / F G / C - / Didn't need no welfare state Everybody pulled his weight Gee, our old La Salle ran great Those were the days And you knew where you were then Girls were girls, and men were men Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again / F - / C - / Am - G - / People seemed to be content Fifty dollars paid the rent Freaks were in a circus tent Those were the days Take a little Sunday spin Go to watch the Dodgers win Have yourself a dandy day that cost you under a fin Hair was short and skirts were long Kate Smith really sold a song I just don't know what went wrong