My Old Friend chords by Arlo Guthrie

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
C E  Am   C7
My old friend
F   D9    C
Every now and then
F        D9  C  A
Your face just comes to mind
D9          G
And I Recall the good times
  C  E  Am  C7
When you and I
F        D9   C
Would watch the days go by
F        D9     C   Am
We thought they would never end
D9    G
My old friend

Verse 2:
C E  Am   C7
My old friend
F     D9   C
I can't remember when
F     D9    C       A
We met or when the last time was
D9         G
We had to say good bye
 C   E    Am  C7
Because you and I
F       D9    C
We laughed as time went by
F      D9  C     Am
Now you're just around the bend
D9    G
My old friend

Chorus:
Am        E7  Am
The world seems colder
F  G    C    C7
So much has changed
Dm        E7
As you look down from up
Am  C7
above
F      D9
I'm getting older
C         A
You're still the same
D9              G
Still I'm thankful for these memories of

Verse 3:
C E  Am   C7
My old friend
F    D9  C
I'll see you again
F  D9     C   A
Time flies when you're smiling
D9               G
So I hope it'll take a little while
  C  E  Am  C7
And you and I
F       D9    C
Will watch the world go by
F    D9    C      Am
And we won't care if it never ends
D9    G
My old friend


Instrumental:
C E Am C7
F D9 C
F D9 C A
D9 G
C E Am C7
F D9 C
F D9 C Am
D9 G

Chorus:
Am        E7  Am
The world seems colder
F  G    C    C7
So much has changed
Dm        E7
As you look down from up
Am  C7
above
F      D9
I'm getting older
C         A
You're still the same
D9              G
Still I'm thankful for these memories of

Verse 4:
C E  Am   C7
My old friend
F    D9  C
I'll see you again
F  D9     C   A
Time flies when you're smiling
D9               G
So I hope it'll take a little while
  C  E  Am  C7
And you and I
F       D9    C
Will watch the world go by
F    D9    C      Am
And we won't care if it never ends
D9    G
My old friend

Outro:
F    D9    C      Am
And we won't care if it never ends
C F  C
My old friend