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It's a hidden track named "Old Friend" from "The Devil's Tears" by Angus & Julia Stone.
I hope you like the chords :)
Intro:  C   Fx14
  CYou seen the days when the Froads were death,
 CAnd the fires burned right Fto the brim, 
 CAnd the bike you rode to Fschool now it rests, 
 CAnd your story beFgins. C  F  
 CYou read your fair Fshare of books, 
 CYou tied your lace a Fthousand times, 
 CAnd you saw the good in the Fworst of the crooks,
 CAnd your story Fbegins, Cand your story Fbegins. 
  AmThe sun it Gburns so CI jump Fright in, 
 AmI felt the Gcold sea Ckiss my Fskin, 
 AmI turned Garound and Cyou were Fgone, 
 AmAnd I'm Gthinkin' of Fyou, AmthinGkin' of Fyou. F  
 COld friend Fwhere you headed for Cnow, F  
 COld friend Fwhere you headed for Cnow. F  
 C   Fx4
 CWindow frames of old Fpictures of you, 
 CAnd the tree outside aFppears on end, 
 CAnd you seen the good in the Fseam of the crop, 
 CAnd your story Fbegins, Cand your story Fbegins. 
 AmThe sun it Gburns so CI jump Fright in, 
 AmI felt the Gcold sea Ckiss my Fskin,
 AmI turned aGround and Cyou were Fgone, 
 AmAnd I'm thGinkin' of Fyou, can't stop AmthinGkin' of Fyou. 
Old friend... x4
End on C

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Old Friend

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It's a hidden track named "Old Friend" from "The Devil's Tears" by Angus & Julia Stone.

I hope you like the chords :)

C F

Intro: x14

C F

You seen the days when the roads were death,

C F

And the fires burned right to the brim,

C F

And the bike you rode to school now it rests,

C F C F

And your story begins.

C F

You read your fair share of books,

C F

You tied your lace a thousand times,

C F

And you saw the good in the worst of the crooks,

C F C F

And your story begins, and your story begins.

Am G C F

The sun it burns so I jump right in,

Am G C F

I felt the cold sea kiss my skin,

Am G C F

I turned around and you were gone,

Am G F Am G F F

And I'm thinkin' of you, thinkin' of you.

C F C F

Old friend where you headed for now,

C F C F

Old friend where you headed for now.

C F

Window frames of old pictures of you,

C F

And the tree outside appears on end,

C F

And you seen the good in the seam of the crop,

C F C F

And your story begins, and your story begins.

Am G C F

The sun it burns so I jump right in,

Am G C F

I felt the cold sea kiss my skin,

Am G C F

I turned around and you were gone,

Am G F Am G F

And I'm thinkin' of you, can't stop thinkin' of you.

Old friend... x4

End on C

About Old Friend Chords by Angus & Julia Stone

Learn how to play Old Friend by Angus & Julia Stone with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Old Friend chords”, “Old Friend guitar chords”, or “Angus & Julia Stone Old Friend chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Old Friend chords and for experienced players who want accurate Old Friend lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, Am, G.

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The chords for "Old Friend" show the original chord names (including C, F, Am, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.