Key= E5 C5 B5 E5 A5 C5 Why can't I keep those lovely feelings of the past E5 Why can't I keep those feelings Key= E5 E5 A5 Time you make me travel always F#5 And wont give me back those days E5 That I had loved before B5 I'm knockin' on your door A5 I'm pleading on the shore Chorus: A5 Days I'm weary E5 B5 And there's some days I feel strong A5 There's days I'm feeling maybe E5 B5 Do I still belong bridge Key= E5 [e and f# notes ringing throughout] D5 You stole all my childhood B5 Then took my boyhood D5 Now take my manhood C5 B5 E5 A5 C5 Why can't I keep those lovely feelings of the past E5 Why can't I keep those feelings Key= E5 E5 A5 Time, don't take me while I'm sleeping F#5 Don't carry me out weeping E5 'cause I'm afraid to go B5 I'm knocking on your door A5 To leave me on the shore Chorus, Bridge key= E5 C5 B5 E5 A5 C5 Why can't I keep those lovely feelings of the past B5 E5 A5 Why can't I keep those lovely feelings in a chest C5 B5 The time has come when I won't weep E5 A5 I've wasted time and I've wasted sleep C5 B5 The time will go not mine to keep E5 A5 But I'll hold on 'till I reach my peak C5 B5 E5 A5 But where's my life gone now C5 B5 E5 A5 Where's my time gone now Why can't I keep those lovely feelings of the past Why can't I keep those feelings Time