Old Friend
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Intro: C D G4 G G9 G
G D/F# Em Em7
Everytime I've lost another lover
C C/A D D4 D
I call up my old friend
C D
And say let's get together
C D
I'm under the weather
C D G
Another love has suddenly come to an end
G D/F# Em Em7
And he listens as I tell him my sad story
C C/A D D4 D
And wonders at my taste in men
C D
And we wonder why I do it
C D
And the pain of getting through it
C D G G7
And he laughs and says: "You'll do it again !"
C D G
And we sit in a bar and talk till two
F G C4 C C
'Bout life and love as old friends do
D/F# D G
And tell each other what we've been through
C D Bm Em7
How love is rare, life is strange
C D Bm Em7
Nothing lasts, people change
(Intro)
G D/F# Em Em7
And I ask him if his life is ever lonely
C C/A D D4 D
And if he ever feels despair
C D
And he says he's learned to love it
C D
'Cause that's really a part of it
C D G G7
And it helps him feel the good times when they're there
(Refrão)
G D/F# Em Em7
And we wonder if I'll live with any lover
C C/A D D4 D
Or spend my life alone
C D
And the bartender is dozing
C D
And it's getting time for closing |Sobe meio tom aqui|
So we figure that I'll make it on my own
C# Eb G#
But we'll meet in the year we're sixty-two
F# G# C#4 C# C#
And travel the world as old friends do
Eb/G Eb G#
And tell each other what we've been through
C# Eb Cm Fm7
How love is rare, life is strange
C# Eb Cm Fm7
Nothing lasts, people change
C# Eb Cm Fm7
Love is rare, life is strange
C# Eb Cm Fm7
Nothing lasts, people... change...
( C# Eb G#4 G# G#9 G# )
----------------- Acordes -----------------
Bm = X 2 4 4 3 2
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
C# = X 4 6 6 6 4
C#4 = X 4 4 1 2 X
C/A = X 0 2 0 1 0
C4 = X 3 3 0 1 X
Cm = X 3 5 5 4 3
D = X X 0 2 3 2
D/F# = 2 X 0 2 3 2
D4 = X X 0 2 3 3
Eb = X 6 5 3 4 3
Eb/G = 3 X 1 3 4 X
Em = 0 2 2 0 0 0
Em7 = 0 2 2 0 3 0
F = 1 3 3 2 1 1
F# = 2 4 4 3 2 2
Fm7 = 1 X 1 1 1 X
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
G# = 4 3 1 1 1 4
G#4 = 4 6 6 6 4 4
G#9 = 4 6 8 5 4 4
G4 = 3 5 5 5 3 3
G7 = 3 5 3 4 3 3
G9 = 3 X 0 2 0 X
How to play Old Friend
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.