Old Friends tab by William Ryan Key

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:

(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers)
e|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|-------------0--|----------------|---0------------|-----------------|
G|-------------0--|-------------0h-|-2-----------0--|----------0------|
D|----------------|----------------|-------------0--|----------0------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3----|-3---3--3--3----|--3--3--3---3----|

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B|-------------0--|----------------|---0------------|-----------------|
G|-------------0--|-------------0h-|-2-----------0--|----------0------|
D|----------------|----------------|-------------2--|----------2h0----|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0----|-0---0--0--0----|--0--0--0---0----|

Verse: *Play two times*

"In 1999 I was first learnin' to sin..."
"Break-neck and wreckless, I had a trail to blaze ahead..."
(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers)
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B|-------------0--|----------------|---0------------|-----------------|
G|-------------0--|-------------0h-|-2-----------0--|----------0------|
D|----------------|----------------|-------------0--|----------0------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3----|-3---3--3--3----|--3--3--3---3----|

"Cranked up and hit the road, to grind some gears again..."
"No counting cost or who I might have left for dead..."
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A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0----|-0---0--0--0----|--0--0--0---0----|

Chorus:

"Went looking for a river of gold when my hometown was catching on fire..."
"Left everyone I love in the smoke while I got lost becoming a liar..."
(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers)
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B|-------0--------|-------0--------|-------0---------|--0h3--------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------0----------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|--3--3---3---3--|--5--5---5---5--|--7--7---7---7\--|-------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--3---3---3---3----|

"Now I'm upstream; I'm gettin'..."
(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers)
e|--3--------3----|--5--------5------|
B|-------0--------|-------0----------|
G|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|
A|--3--3---3---3--|--5--5---5---5----|
E|----------------|------------------|

Interlude:

"Tired..."
(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers)
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G|-------------0--|-------------0h-|-2-----------0--|----------0------|
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A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3----|-3---3--3--3----|--3--3--3---3----|

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G|-------------0--|-------------0h-|-2-----------0--|----------0------|
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A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0----|-0---0--0--0----|--0--0--0---0----|

Verse: *Play two times*

"And all the birthdays when I just forgot to call.."
"I'm not sure what it was hangin' 'round my neck..."
(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers)
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B|-------------0--|----------------|---0------------|-----------------|
G|-------------0--|-------------0h-|-2-----------0--|----------0------|
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A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3----|-3---3--3--3----|--3--3--3---3----|

"Heads were rolling; I was a poster on the wall..."
"I'm certain it had plans to take what it could get..."
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A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0----|-0---0--0--0----|--0--0--0---0----|

Chorus:

"Went searching for the Hollywood sound while my old friends were cursing my name..."
"I thought if I could burn out the sun then everyone would be with me in the shade..."
(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers)
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B|-------0--------|-------0--------|-------0---------|--0h3--------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------0----------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|--3--3---3---3--|--5--5---5---5--|--7--7---7---7\--|-------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--3---3---3---3----|

"Wrong as I was, I wouldn't..."
(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers)
e|--3--------3----|--5--------5------|
B|-------0--------|-------0----------|
G|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|
A|--3--3---3---3--|--5--5---5---5----|
E|----------------|------------------|

Bridge:

"Change..."
(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers) *Play 3 times*
e|-----------3----|-----------0----|------------0----|--3---------------|
B|--3-------------|--3-------------|--0h3------------|-------0----------|
G|-------3--------|-------0--------|--------0--------|-----------0------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|--3--3---3---3--|----------------|-----------------|--3--3---3---3----|
E|----------------|--0--0---0---0--|--3---3---3---3--|------------------|

(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers)
e|-----------3----|-----------0----|------------0----|--3---------------|--3-------------|
B|--3-------------|--3-------------|--0h3------------|-------0----------|-------0--------|
G|-------3--------|-------0--------|--------0--------|-----------0------|-----------0----|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|
A|--3--3---3---3--|----------------|-----------------|--3--3---3---3----|--3--3---3---3--|
E|----------------|--0--0---0---0--|--3---3---3---3--|------------------|----------------|

Interlude:

"And all the birthdays when I just forgot to call..."
(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers)
e|--3-------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
B|-------------0--|----------------|---0------------|-------|
G|-------------0--|-------------0h-|-2-----------0--|-------|
D|----------------|----------------|-------------0--|-------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
E|--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3----|-3---3--3--3----|--3----|

Chorus:

"I'm sitting on a mountain of guild that finally started chipping away..."
"Here hoping you could try to absolve all the years that I was playing the game..."
"I think that I'm turning homeward again and I'm praying you will open the gates..."
(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers)
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B|-------0--------|-------0--------|-------0---------|--0h3--------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------0----------|
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A|--3--3---3---3--|--5--5---5---5--|--7--7---7---7\--|-------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--3---3---3---3----|

"Will you let me in; Let me..."
(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers)
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B|-------0--------|-------0----------|
G|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|
A|--3--3---3---3--|--5--5---5---5----|
E|----------------|------------------|

Outro:

"Stay..."
(Guitar 1 - Acoustic w/ fingers)
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B|-------------0--|----------------|---0------------|-------|
G|-------------0--|-------------0h-|-2-----------0--|-------|
D|----------------|----------------|-------------0--|-------|
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E|--3--3--3--3----|--3--3--3--3----|-3---3--3--3----|--3----|