My Old Friend chords by Arlo Guthrie

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C
E
Am
F
F#dim
A
D
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Gsus4
Bdim

Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
E 
Am 
C 
F 
My  (C major)  (E major) old friend  (A minor)  (C major)  (F major) 
F#dim 
C 
F 
every  (F sharpdim) now      and then  (C major)  (F major) 
F#dim 
C 
A 
D 
Your face  (F sharpdim) just  (C major) comes to mind  (A major)  (D major) 
G 
And I recall the  (G major) good times
C 
E 
A 
C 
 (C major) When you  (E major) and I  (A major)  (C major) 
F 
F#dim 
C 
We  (F major) watched the  (F sharpdim) days     go by  (C major) 
F 
F#dim 
C 
 (F major) We thought  (F sharpdim) they’d nev (C major) er end
A 
D 
G 
C 
Gsus4 
G 
 (A major)  (D major) My  (G major) old friend  (C major)  (Gsus4)  (G major) 

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Verse 2
C 
E 
Am 
C 
 (C major) My old  (E major) friend  (A minor)  (C major) 
F 
F#dim 
C 
 (F major) I can (F sharpdim) ’t remember when  (C major) 
F 
F#dim 
C 
A 
D 
 (F major) We met  (F sharpdim) or  (C major) when the last  (A major) time was  (D major) 
G 
We had to say  (G major) goodbye
C 
E 
Am 
C 
Because  (C major) you  (E major) an (A minor) d I  (C major) 
F 
F#dim 
C 
We laughed  (F major) as time  (F sharpdim) went by  (C major) 
F 
F#dim 
C 
A 
 (F major) Now  (F sharpdim) you’re just around  (C major) the bend  (A major) 
D 
G 
 (D major) My  (G major) old friend
C 
E 
 (C major)  (E major) 

Verse 3
Am 
 (A minor) 
E 
The world seem (E major) s  colder
Am 
D 
G 
C 
Bdim 
 (A minor)  (D major) So much  (G major) has changed  (C major)  (Bdim) 
E 
As you look down  (E major) from up
Am 
C 
F 
above  (A minor)  (C major)  (F major) 
F#dim 
C 
I’m getting older (F sharpdim)  (C major) 
A 
D 
You’re still the same  (A major)  (D major) 
G 
F 
G 
Still I’m thankful for the  (G major) memories of  (F major)  (G major) 
C 
E 
 (C major) My  (E major) old friend
Am 
C 
 (A minor)  (C major) 

Verse 4
F 
 (F major) 
F#dim 
C 
F 
I’ll see  (F sharpdim) you again  (C major)  (F major) 
F#dim 
C 
A 
D 
Time  (F sharpdim)  (C major) ies when you’re s (A major) miling  (D major) 
G 
So I hope it’ll (G major) take a little while
C 
E 
Am 
C 
And you  (C major)  (E major) and I  (A minor)  (C major) 
F 
F#dim 
C 
 (F major) We’ll watch the  (F sharpdim) world    go  (C major) by
F 
F#dim 
C 
A 
 (F major) And we  (F sharpdim) won’t care if  (C major) it never ends  (A major) 
D 
G 
 (D major) My  (G major) old friend

Interlude 1

Verse 5
E 
Am 
D 
The world seem (E major) s  colder (A minor)  (D major) 
G 
C 
D 
So  (G major) much has changed  (C major)  (D major) 
Bdim 
E 
As  (Bdim) you    look down  (E major) from up
Am 
C 
F 
above  (A minor)  (C major)  (F major) 
F#dim 
C 
I’m getting older  (F sharpdim)  (C major) 
A 
D 
You’re still  (A major) the same  (D major) 
G 
C 
Still I’m thankful for the  (G major) memories of  (C major) 
E 
Am 
C 
F 
My  (E major) old  (A minor) friend  (C major)  (F major) 
F#dim 
I’ll see  (F sharpdim) you again

Verse 6
C 
F 
 (C major)  (F major) 
F#dim 
C 
A 
D 
Time  (F sharpdim) flies  (C major) when you’re s (A major) miling  (D major) 
G 
So I hope it’ll take  (G major) a  little while
C 
E 
Am 
C 
And you  (C major)  (E major) and I  (A minor)  (C major) 
F 
F#dim 
C 
 (F major) We’ll watch the  (F sharpdim) world    go  (C major) by
F 
F#dim 
C 
A 
 (F major) And we  (F sharpdim) won’t care if  (C major) it never ends  (A major) 