My Old Friend chords by Arlo Guthrie

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
C majorC E MajorE  A minorAm   C7C7
My old friend
FF   D9D9    C majorC
Every now and then
FF        D9D9  C majorC  A augmentedA
Your face just comes to mind
D9D9          G+G
And I Recall the good times
  C majorC  E MajorE  A minorAm  C7C7
When you and I
FF        D9D9   C majorC
Would watch the days go by
FF        D9D9     C majorC   A minorAm
We thought they would never end
D9D9    G+G
My old friend

Verse 2:
C majorC E MajorE  A minorAm   C7C7
My old friend
FF     D9D9   C majorC
I can't remember when
FF     D9D9    C majorC       A augmentedA
We met or when the last time was
D9D9         G+G
We had to say good bye
 C majorC   E MajorE    A minorAm  C7C7
Because you and I
FF       D9D9    C majorC
We laughed as time went by
FF      D9D9  C majorC     A minorAm
Now you're just around the bend
D9D9    G+G
My old friend

Chorus:
A minorAm        E7E7  A minorAm
The world seems colder
FF  G+G    C majorC    C7C7
So much has changed
DmDm        E7E7
As you look down from up
A minorAm  C7C7
above
FF      D9D9
I'm getting older
C majorC         A augmentedA
You're still the same
D9D9              G+G
Still I'm thankful for these memories of

Verse 3:
C majorC E MajorE  A minorAm   C7C7
My old friend
FF    D9D9  C majorC
I'll see you again
FF  D9D9     C majorC   A augmentedA
Time flies when you're smiling
D9D9               G+G
So I hope it'll take a little while
  C majorC  E MajorE  A minorAm  C7C7
And you and I
FF       D9D9    C majorC
Will watch the world go by
FF    D9D9    C majorC      A minorAm
And we won't care if it never ends
D9D9    G+G
My old friend

Instrumental:
C majorC E MajorE A minorAm C7C7
FF D9D9 C majorC
FF D9D9 C majorC A augmentedA
D9D9 G+G
C majorC E MajorE A minorAm C7C7
FF D9D9 C majorC
FF D9D9 C majorC A minorAm
D9D9 G+G

Chorus:
A minorAm        E7E7  A minorAm
The world seems colder
FF  G+G    C majorC    C7C7
So much has changed
DmDm        E7E7
As you look down from up
A minorAm  C7C7
above
FF      D9D9
I'm getting older
C majorC         A augmentedA
You're still the same
D9D9              G+G
Still I'm thankful for these memories of

Verse 4:
C majorC E MajorE  A minorAm   C7C7
My old friend
FF    D9D9  C majorC
I'll see you again
FF  D9D9     C majorC   A augmentedA
Time flies when you're smiling
D9D9               G+G
So I hope it'll take a little while
  C majorC  E MajorE  A minorAm  C7C7
And you and I
FF       D9D9    C majorC
Will watch the world go by
FF    D9D9    C majorC      A minorAm
And we won't care if it never ends
D9D9    G+G
My old friend

Outro:
FF    D9D9    C majorC      A minorAm
And we won't care if it never ends
C majorC FF  C majorC
My old friend