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Dear Old Friend

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Intro
G D CADD9 G
CADD9 D G
Ghow will we smile ever again
i'm asking CADD9you sincerely, my Ddear old friend
Gwhat do you Dsay, CADD9is there a Gway
CADD9my dear Dold Gfriend
Ghow will we laugh just like before
when there'CADD9s water rising up D/F#to our door
Gand we may never Dsee each CADD9other Gagain
CADD9my dear Dold Gfriend
will there be Dsomeone to Gremember
a little Dplace that we Gloved
how the Dmusic played all Em7night and day
through the CADD9windows up Dabove
how the Dbirds sang in the Gmorning
how the dog Dbarked in the Gyard
i guess that's Em7nothing Dmuch but Em7everything to us
and CADD9that's what Em7seems so D/F#hard
how will we sGmile ever again
i'm asking CADD9you sincerely, my D/F#dear old friend
the Gmoon on the Dhill says we CADD9probably Gwill
mCADD9y dear Dold Em7friend
CADD9my dear Dold Gfriend

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Dear Old Friend

by Patty Griffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

CADD9

D/F#

Em7

Intro

G D CADD9 G

CADD9 D G

how will we smile ever again

CADD9 D

i'm asking you sincerely, my dear old friend

G D CADD9 G

what do you say, is there a way

CADD9 D G

my dear old friend

how will we laugh just like before

CADD9 D/F#

when there's water rising up to our door

G D CADD9 G

and we may never see each other again

CADD9 D G

my dear old friend

D G

will there be someone to remember

D G

a little place that we loved

D Em7

how the music played all night and day

CADD9 D

through the windows up above

D G

how the birds sang in the morning

D G

how the dog barked in the yard

Em7 D Em7

i guess that's nothing much but everything to us

CADD9 Em7 D/F#

and that's what seems so hard

how will we smile ever again

CADD9 D/F#

i'm asking you sincerely, my dear old friend

G D CADD9 G

the moon on the hill says we probably will

CADD9 D Em7

my dear old friend

CADD9 D G

my dear old friend

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