Verse 1
Bb
Cm7 F7
F+ Bb Bb° F7
NOTH-ING TO DO, NEL-LIE DAR-LING, NOTH-ING TO DO YOU SAY,
Gm
B°7 F9
Bb
LET'S TAKE A TRIP ON MEM-OR-Y'S SHIP, BACK TO THE BY-GONE DAYS.
Bb Bb+
Eb Ebm F7
Eb E° Bb
SAIL TO THE OLD VIL-LAGE SCHOOL HOUSE, AN-CHOR OUT SIDE THE SCHOOL
DOOR,
C7 F
C7
F
LOOK IN AND SEE, THERE'S YOU AND THERE'S ME,
Db C7
F F+
A COUP-LE OF KIDS ONCE MORE.
Verse 2
Bb
Cm7 F7
'MEM-BER THE HILL, NEL-LIE DAR-LING
F+ Bb B° F7
(and the) OAK TREE THAT GREW (on) IT'S BROW?
Gm
B°7 F9
(they've) BUILD FOR-TY STOR(ies) UP- ON THAT OLD HILL,
F9
Bb
(and the) OAKS AN OLD CHEST-NUT NOW.
Bb Bb+
Eb Ebm F7
'MEM-BER THE MEAD-OWS SO GREEN DEAR,
F7
Eb E°7 Bb
(so) FRA-GRANT WITH CLOV-ER AND MAIZE,
C7 F
C7
F
(into) NEW CI-TY LOTS AND (pre)-FERRED BUS'-NESS PLOTS,
Db C7
F F+
THEY'VE CUT THEM UP SINCE THOSE DAYS.
Chorus
Bb
Bbm F7sus F7
SCHOOL DAYS, SCHOOL DAYS, DEAR OLD GOLD-EN RULE DAYS,
F7
READ-IN' AND 'RIT-IN' AND 'RITH-ME-TIC,
Bb
TAUGHT TO THE TUNE OF A HICK-RY STICK,
Bb G7
C7 F7
Bb
YOU WERE MY QUEEN IN CAL-I-CO, I WAS YOUR BASH-FUL BARE-FOOT BEAU,
Eb E°7
Bb D
AND YOU WROTE ON MY SLATE, I LOVE YOU JOE,
Gm C7 F7
F+ Bb
WHEN WE WERE A COUP-LE OF KIDS.