My Old Friend chords by Matt Maher

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

G / D/F# / | Em / D / | C / D / | Gsus G /

Verse 1:
        Gsus            G       Gsus           G
There’s differences of opinion, differences of taste
C             G               D
When we talk about the world, we’re seeing different things
    C                G        Am               Em
You tell me it’s all ending I think we’ve just begun
          C   G/B  B7      Em      C                 D
We have a history  You and me, and maybe thats good enough

Chorus 1:
G    D/F#   Em
Time stands still
  G/D      C       D     G
Whenever I see you once again
  G    D/F#   Em
I al - ways will
     G/D      C        D      Gsus    G
Hold onto the memories my old friend

Verse 2:
Gsus           G       Gsus            G
Picking up the pieces, remembering the past
  C               G                  D
Unpacking all the present, ’cause it always goes so fast
   C         G/B       B7         Em     C                  D
We might get lost, our paths will cross, maybe that’s good enough

Chorus 2:
G    D/F#   Em
Time stands still
  G/D      C       D     G
Whenever I see you once again
  G    D/F#   Em
I al - ways will
     G/D      C        D      (Dm)
Hold onto the memories my old friend

Instrumental 1:
(Dm) / / / | C / / / | G / / / | D / / /

Bridge:
Dm             C               G
Na na na na na na, na na na na na
          D              F
Don’t say goodbye my old friend
            C
Na na na na na, na na na na
D                           (G)
Don’t you ever say goodbye again

Instrumental 2:
(G) D/F#  Em  D  C  D Gsus G

Chorus 3:
G    D/F#   Em
Time stands still
  G/D      C       D     G
Whenever I see you once again
  G    D/F#   Em
I al - ways will
     G/D      C        D      Em
Hold onto the memories my old friend
G/B         C        D     (G)
May all the memories never end

Outro:
(G)  D/F#  Em  D C D Gsus G