Loudon Wainwright III – Old Friend (Guitar)

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[Intro] F#dim7 Adim7 AM7 x3 D Dsus4 A [Verse 1]
F#dim7   Adim7           AM7
   Old friend don't you   know it's over?

F#dim7   Adim7         AM7
   Old friend can't you  understand?

F#dim7       Adim7   AM7
   Slap your back       I can no longer

  D      Dsus4           A
   I can only shake your hand
[Verse 2]
F#dim7         Adim7  AM7
   It's been so long,  things are so different

F#dim7     Adim7                 AM7
   Memory lane's a dead end street

F#dim7         Adim7  AM7
  Your present tense   is reminiscent

D           Dsus4            A
  I can't rehash it, i won't repeat
[Bridge] (single strum)*
E*
  Your not so sure about tomorrow

E*
  You try to beg and steal and borrow

E*
  Yesterday sweet parting sorrow

    D*              C*                E*
You hold it over my head like a rusty axe
[Verse 3]
F#dim7          Adim7 AM7
   The good old days   are good and gone now

F#dim7          Adim7       AM7
   That's why they are good,  because they are gone

F#dim7         Adim7  AM7
But our conversation   turns the cow tow

 D             Dsus4          A
   We kiss the past's ass all night long
[Verse 1]
F#dim7      Adim7      AM7
   Old friend don't you  know it's over?

F#dim7   Adim7          AM7
   Old friend can't you understand?

F#dim7       Adim7  AM7
   Slap your back    i can no longer

D     Dsus4           A
I can only shake your hand

[Outro]
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e|--|----------------|----------------|----5-|
B|--|--1-----4-------|--7-----11------|---2--|
G|--|--2-----5-------|--8-----10------|--2---|
D|--|----------------|----------------|-2----|
A|0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0---------|0-----|
E|--|----------------|----------------|------|
(& 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &)