E E E E
[Verse 1]
E A
Driving back from Halifax
A E
I stopped off for a memory
E B
I found waiting in front of me
B E
More than I had assumed
E A
Between me and the sun that day
A E
Making shadows on my face
E B
Was an ageless and changeless place
B A
And the music still played
[Chorus]
E B A
And this old familiar song refrain
B C#m
Rang a bell but was not the same
A E
I'm not gonna make all the same mistakes
B
Over and over again
E B A
I thought I heard that song before
B C#m
When I swear I was walking out someones door
A E
I think snow will snow and rain will pour
B A E E E
If I hear that song again
[Verse 2]
E A
"Any one seen Mary Lee?"
A E
I heard myself ask the hotel clerk
E B
He said "Five's when she gets off work"
B E
So I lay under a tree.
E A
My regrets fill up rubbish bins
A E
All over this great big world
E B
But Mary Lee is a dangerous girl
B A
So I was tempted to leave
[Chorus]
E B A
And this old familiar song refrain
B C#m
Rang a bell but was not the same
A E
I'm not gonna make all the same mistakes
B
Over and over again
E B A
I thought I heard that song before
B C#m
When I swear I was walking out someones door
A E
I think snow will snow and rain will pour
B A E E E
If I hear that song again
[Verse 3]
E A
I came too close to turn around
A E
She came so close her heart beat on my back
E B
I said "Hey, that's no way to act"
B E
"Let's not ruin things again"
E A
"Hurt from cheating will never fade"
A E
"And these days I'm just not that strong"
E B
She wondered how I knew all along
B A
But I never really knew 'til then
[Chorus]
E B A
And this old familiar song refrain
B C#m
Rang a bell but was not the same
A E
I'm not gonna make all the same mistakes
B
Over and over again
E B A
I thought I heard that song before
B C#m
When I swear I was walking out someones door
A E
I think snow will snow and rain will pour
B A E
If I hear that song again
[Outro]
B A E
If I hear that song again
B A E
I'm never gonna hear that song again
