Everything Old Is New Again

Words & Music by Peter Allen & Carole Bayer Sager
Recorded by Peter Allen, 1974


Intro: | A - A9 - D9 - Fdim | A - E7 - A - E |

 E    A9     A   B7 B7/9       B7
When trum - pets    were mel - low,

    A6    A  A6  AM7     F#7 F#7/9       F#7
And ev' - ry gal on - ly had  one  fel - low --

E7/6 Edim Fdim    E7/6        E7
 No  need  to re - mem - ber when,

       A           A9    D9 Fdim A  E7   A
'Cause ev' - ry - thing old  is new a - gain.


 E7       Fdim   A    A9         A   B7      B7/9   B7
Danc - in' at church Long Is - land jazz-age par - ties

 A6    A  A6   AM7      F#7 F#7/9        F#7
Wait - er bring us some more Bac - car - dis.

     E7/6 Edim      Fdim     E7/6       
We'll or - der  now what they or - dered then,

       A           A9    D9 Fdim A  E7   A
'Cause ev' - ry - thing old  is new a - gain.



Bridge 1:

C#7         C#7/G#           Cdim(IV)        C#7
Get out your white suit, your  top   hat and tails,

F#7      Gdim           F#7
Let's go backwards when forward fails;

    E7/6  E7 E7/6  E7   E7/6              E7
And mov - ie stars you thought were long dead

E       Cdim        Edim       E
Now are framed be - side your bed.


 A9     A       B7/9      B7
Don't throw the past a - way;

    A6    A6   A       F#7  F#7/9 F#7
You might need it some rain - y   day.

E7/6  Edim Fdim E7/6       
Dreams can come true a - gain

       A         A9   D9  Fdim A  E7   A
When ev' - ry - thing old  is new a - gain.


Bridge 2:

C#7         C#7/G#           Cdim(IV)        C#7
Get out your white suit, your  top   hat and tails

F#7       Gdim           F#7
Put it on backwards when forward fails

    E7/6  E7       E7/6          E7
But leave Gret - a Gar - bo a - lone

E    Cdim         Edim      E
Be a mov - ie star on your own


     C9     C        D9    D7
And don't throw the past away;

    C6             C   A7/9   A
You might need it some rainy day.

D7/9   G        D7/9  G7
Dreams can come true again

      C          G/B   F E7-9 C  G/B   C
When ev' - ry - thing old is new  a - gain

      C          G/B   F E7-9 C  G/B   C
When ev' - ry - thing old is new  a - gain.


*Requested by recent visitor Peter Goodwin


 
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