Old Friend

old friend words and music : chris de burgh album : spanish train and other stories ( 1975 ) capo : ii Gmaj7 : 200023 [ ch ] Adim7 [ /Ch ] : - - 4545 A#m : 123311 B7 : - 21202 | - 7 - - - - - 7 - | - 7 - - - - - 7 - | - 5 - - - - - 5 - | - 3 - 2 - | | - 8 - 8 - - - - - | - 7 - - - 7 - - - | - 5 - - - 5 - - - | - 3 - - - | | - 7 - - - 7 - - - | - 7 - 7 - - - 7 - | - 5 - 5 - - - - - | - 2 - - - | | - 0 - - - - - - - | - 0 - - - - - - - | - 0 - - - - - - - | - 0 - - - | | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - | G Gmaj7 Adim7 B7 Em old friend , so you’re in trouble again , you ask me today Am D Bm Em to try and find a little time and maybe buy a glass of wine Am D old friend , i’m coming through | - - - - - - - 0 - | - 3p2 - 2p0 - - - 0 - | | - 0 - 1 - 3 - - - | - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - | | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - 0 - | - 5p4 - 4p2 - 0 - 2 - | | - - - 0 - 2 - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - | | - 3 - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G B7 Em old friend , yes i remember you , always a smile on your face Am D Bm Em oh a memory from years before , an old man and a little boy Am D G B7 old friend , i remember you Em Am D Em you used to take me fishing down by the wishing well Em Bm C D Em one day you threw a wish in and we listened while it fell B7 and you made a wish . . . C D G C D G "when the years are heavy and my heart is growing cold C B7 Em D7 well i wish when the evening comes that there’ll always be G Bm - A#m - Am D G some ol’ ol’ old friend who’ll miss me too" Em well i do Am D G D so friend i’m coming through G - B7 - Em da di da di da . . . Am D Bm Em yes , for you i’ll always find the time , we will have a bottle of wine Am D Bm E old friend , i’m here by your side , oh , to the very end Am D old friend . . . i miss you too | - 7 - - - - - 7 - | - 7 - - - 7 - - - | - 5 - - - - - 5 - | - 3 - 2 - | | - 8 - - - 8 - - - | - 7 - - - - - 7 - | - 5 - - - 5 - - - | - 3 - - - | | - 7 - 7 - - - 7 - | - 7 - 7 - 7 - - - | - 5 - 5 - - - 5 - | - 2 - - - | | - 0 - - - - - - - | - 0 - - - - - - - | - 0 - - - - - - - | - 0 - - - | | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - | my dear . . . G Bm Bm - A#m - Am D old friend . . . ahhhhahhh ah , ooooh . . . ( repeat to fade )