Written by Don Henley/Stan Lynch
Intro | C | Am | Em | G | | C | Am | Em | F | verse 1 C Am A long, long time ago, Em G When we were young and pretty C Am We ruled the world, we stopped the time, we knew it all Em G We owned this city C Caug Am D Running with the crowd, carefree and proud, I heard somebody say C Take a picture of this G F Take a picture of this verse 2 C Am The years went rushing by Em G In the twinkling of an eye, we rolled with the changes C Am The life we knew was gone Em G Our friends had all moved on, time rearranges C Caug But on our wedding day Am D They all came back to say, ?Congratulations" C Take a picture of this G C Take a picture of this Bridge F Fm C Then, we raised a family of our own C7 We were so happy, baby F Bb9 Am D But now those kids are grown and gone Instrumental | C | G | F | % | Bridge 2 G Am C F I gave it everything I had G Am F C Through the good times and the bad G Am C F But now, I'm down here on the floor G Am F 'Cause I don't know you anymore verse 3 C Am Em G Yeah, that's a suitcase, yeah, that's a ticket for a plane C Am Em G There's no one here to talk to, no reason to remain C Caug C6 When you spend all your time living in the past C6 D With all those pictures that you took Am D Here's one more for the book C G Take a picture of this, this is me leaving F C Take a picture of this, this is me walking away Coda | C | Csus4 | C Csus4 Take a picture of this C Csus4 Take a picture of this C Csus4 C Take a picture of this