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.