Cover art for Those Were the Nights

All songs  /  David Alan Graham

Those Were the Nights

Chasing every sunset, never thinking twice.

B♭ major123 BPM4/44:10Country Hearthigh confidence
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Verse 1

Sunburn lines and a faded tan
Flip-flops kicking in the sand
Radio playing our favorite song
We were right where we belonged
Windows down on a midnight drive
Laughing like we had all night
Didn't care where the road might go
As long as you were riding close

Pre-Chorus

We didn't know it then
But we were writing memories

Chorus

Those were the nights
We were feeling alive
Chasing every sunset into the sky
Didn't think twice
Didn't need a plan
Just you and me and a summer we had
Yeah time goes by
But it don't fade out
Every little moment we're talking about
Still burning bright
Like those firefly lights
Yeah those were the nights

Verse 2

Barefoot dancing on a back porch floor
Singing loud like we wanted more
Every second slipping through our hands
But we didn't try to understand
Now I'd give anything just to go
Back to that endless glow
But I can still feel it every time
That summer runs through my mind

Pre-Chorus

We didn't try to hold it
We just let it be

Chorus

Those were the nights
We were feeling alive
Chasing every sunset into the sky
Didn't think twice
Didn't need a plan
Just you and me and a summer we had
Yeah time goes by
But it don't fade out
Every little moment we're talking about
Still burning bright
Like those firefly lights
Yeah those were the nights

Bridge

Maybe that's the beauty
It don't ever stay
But it lives forever
In the songs we play

Final Chorus

Those were the nights
We were feeling alive
Chasing every sunset into the sky
Didn't think twice
Didn't need a plan
Just you and me and a summer we had
Yeah time goes by
But it don't fade out
Every little moment we're talking about
Still burning bright
Like those firefly lights
Yeah those were the nights

Outro

Yeah those were the nights...
Still burning in my mind

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Verse 1

FSunburn B♭lines and a faded E♭tan

Flip-flops B♭kicking in E♭the sand

Radio B♭playing our favorite E♭song

We were right where B♭we belonged

FWindows down on a midnight Gmdrive

Laughing B♭like we had E♭all night

Didn't B♭care where the road E♭might go

As long as you B♭were riding close

Pre-Chorus

We Fdidn't know Cmit then

But we were writing memories

Chorus

E♭Those were the nights

B♭We were feeling alive

GmChasing every B♭sunset into the sky

GmDidn't think twice

B♭Didn't need a plan

GmJust you and me B♭and a summer we had

FYeah time goes by

B♭But it don't fade Gmout

Every little B♭moment we're talking about

FStill burning bright

CmLike E♭those firefly lights

Yeah those Fwere B♭the E♭nights

Verse 2

Barefoot dancing on a back porch floor

Singing loud like we Gmwanted more

Every E♭second slipping through our hands

But we B♭didn't try to understand

FNow I'd B♭give anything just to Gmgo

Back B♭to that endless Fglow

But I can still B♭feel it every Gmtime

That summer B♭runs through my Fmind

Pre-Chorus

We didn't Cmtry to hold it

We just E♭let it be

Chorus

Those were B♭the nights

We were feeling Gmalive

Chasing B♭every sunset into Fthe sky

Didn't B♭think twice

Didn't need Gma plan

Just you B♭and me and a summer we Fhad

Yeah time goes B♭by

But it don't fade Gmout

Every E♭little moment we're talking Fabout

Still burning B♭bright

Like E♭those firefly lights

Yeah Fthose were B♭the Fnights

Bridge

FMaybe that's B♭the beauty

It Fdon't E♭ever stay

But Fit B♭lives forever

FIn the songs Gmwe B♭play

Final Chorus

Those were the nights

We were Ffeeling alive

Chasing E♭every sunset B♭into the sky

Didn't think twice

Didn't need a plan

Just E♭you and me and a summer B♭we had

Yeah time goes by

But it don't fade out

Every E♭little moment we're talking B♭about

Still burning Fbright

Like E♭those firefly lights

FYeah those were E♭the B♭nights

Outro

FYeah those were E♭the nights...

B♭Still burning in B♭my mind

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