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Old Friend Chords by Aaron Watson

Old Friend chords by Aaron Watson

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: G

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C  G  Em  D
C  G  Em         D
      (One, two, three)

Cadd9  G  Em7  D  x2

Verse 1:
Cadd9       G      Em7  D
 We all got troubles
Cadd9       G    Em7  D
 We all got pain
      Cadd9       G   Em7  D
Yeah, everybody's got
          Cadd9         G      Em7  D
Their own versions of cocaine
Cadd9      G              Em7         D
  Nobody's perfect like a  thorn on a rose
           Cadd9          G         Em7           D
I've got a closet full of skeletons underneath my clothes
Cadd9     G       Em7              D
 Long overdue for confessing my confession
        Am7       G             Em7          D
I'm the hypocrite poster boy perfecting imperfection
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Chorus:
          Cadd9            G             Em7              D
Take your heart out on the highway (Your heart out on the highway)
         Cadd9         G              Em7           D
When you hit the road again (When you hit the road again)
              Cadd9          G                Em7            D
You're always treating every stranger (Always treating every stranger)
         Cadd9            G                Em7              D
That you meet like an old friend (That you meet like an old friend)

Verse 2:
          Cadd9          G      Em7  D
Your life doesn't have a rewind
         Cadd9          G    Em7  D
So don't live it with regret
        Cadd9        G   Em7  D
And you better watch out
          Cadd9          G     Em7  D
Where you flick your cigarette
    Cadd9             G       Em7                 D
So, don't be starting fires unless you're getting cold
       Cadd9            G          Em7             D
Mix it up with wine and music and a   loved one to hold
Cadd9          G                     Em7              D
 I don't throw stones, don't want no one throwing 'em back
   Am7               G              Em7                D
So save yourself the trouble and go cut the world some slack

Chorus:
              Cadd9            G             Em7              D
You take your heart out on the highway (Your heart out on the highway)
         Cadd9         G              Em7           D
When you hit the road again (When you hit the road again)
              Cadd9          G                Em7            D
You're always treating every stranger (Always treating every stranger)
         Cadd9            G                Em7
That you meet like an old friend (That you meet like an old friend)

Bridge:
     D         Am7       Em7  G  D
Just like an old friend
         Am7  Em7  G  D
Ah ah-ah ah

Instrumental:
C  G  Em  D  x2

Verse 3:
C           G      Em  D
 We all got troubles
C           G    Em  D
 We all got pain
      C           G   Em  D
Yeah, everybody's got
          C             G      Em  D
Their own versions of cocaine
Cadd9         G                   Em7              D
 Left wing or right wing it takes   both wings for flight
          Cadd9             G               Em7               D
Can't you hear the children singing red and yellow, black and white
Cadd9         G                 Em7          D
 So stop your fighting, start uniting, sing along
  Am7           G              Em7        D
I think we all agree we love a  Tom Petty Song

Chorus:
N.C.                               Em7  D
Take your heart out on the highway
         Cadd9         G              Em7           D
When you hit the road again (When you hit the road again)
              Cadd9          G                Em7            D
You're always treating every stranger (Always treating every stranger)
         Cadd9            G                Em7              D
That you meet like an old friend (That you meet like an old friend)
              Cadd9            G        Em7              D
You take your heart out on the highway (Heart out on the highway)
         Cadd9         G              Em7           D
When you hit the road again (When you hit the road again)
              Cadd9          G                Em7            D
You're always treating every stranger (Always treating every stranger)
         Cadd9            G                Em7
That you meet like an old friend (That you meet like an old friend)

Outro:
     D           Cadd9   G                Em7
Just like an old friend (Heart out on the highway)
     D           Cadd9   G                Em7
Just like an old friend (Heart out on the highway)
D             Cadd9     G                Em7
Meeting every stranger (Heart out on the highway)
     D           Cadd9   G  Em7  D
Just like an old friend

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