Key: G major
Intro 1
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Eb
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Verse 1
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Dropped in on an old friend
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just the oth er day
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Passin' through my hometown
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headin' south to play
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Found him at the diner
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in his usual chair
Gm
He stood up and met
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me halfway there
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Well I called him all the time
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cause he knew so much
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He taught me everything
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about the music I love
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Then he grabbed his guitar
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when the talking was done
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And he asked me if I'd play him one
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Gm
F
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He said, play one for old time's sake
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Play something that will
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take me back
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F
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Don't forget Lefty and Hank
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Boy, you know how I feel about that
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Gm
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Someday when you're old like me
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And there's a young man
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standing in your place
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Tell him how it used to be
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Gm
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And play one for old
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time's sake
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Well, the road was callin',
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but I played him one
To let him know
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I ain't forgotten where I'd come from
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He just smiled and said,
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now that's what I like
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And next time, boy,
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we'll play all night
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From a dark hotel room sittin' all alone
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Just read the letter say
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in' old time was gone
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I've got a show tonight
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I just don't think I can play
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F
Then I heard a voice inside me say
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Gm
F
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Play one for old time's sake
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Play something that won't
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take me back
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F
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Don't forget Lefty and Hank
Cm
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Boy, you know how I feel about that
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Cause someday when
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you're old like me
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And there's a young man
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standing in your place
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Eb
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You tell him how it used to be
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Eb
F
Bb
And play one for old time's sake
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F
So tonight when I'm on the stage
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Gm
I'm gonna play one for
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F
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old time's sake
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Old time's sake
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ChordsBb Eb F Gm Cm
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