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Goodbye Old Friend

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The Devil Makes Three - Goodbye Old Friend
Capo II
[Intro]
G Em Am D7
G Em Am D7
[Verse]
EmI need you and I B7want you 'cause I Amknow you from beforD7e
EmI hate you and B7I fear you but I holAmd open the doorD7  
EmI see you and B7you see me and we kAmnow what must be donD7e
EmSo we draw knives aB7nd lock eyes 'cause iAmt does no good to ruD7n
[Chorus]
Goodbye old friCend, farewell it seeGms
We'll dance agD7ain in my drGeaG7ms
Goodbye old friCend, farewell it seGems
We'll dance agD7ain in my dreGams
[Verse]
EmI've missed you, yB7ou know that's true anAmd I've retraced every scaD7r
EmMy head sings aB7nd the steel rings 'caAmuse we've traveled, oh so D7far
EmI chased you B7to embrace you liAmke the sun chases the mooD7n
EmI burn you B7and you burn me Ambut I know I'll see you sD7oon
[Chorus]
Goodbye old frCiend, farewell it seGems
We'll dance agD7ain in my drGeaG7ms
Goodbye old friCend, farewell it seGems
We'll dance agD7ain in my dreGams
[Verse]
EmI've watched you aB7nd I've seen you aAmnd known that you were thD7ere
EmI've held you aB7nd you've loved me Ambut our lives cannot be sD7pared
EmI trust you and B7despised you, shadAmowed your every movD7e
EmScorned you aB7nd warned you, befAmriended everyone you've uD7sed
[Chorus]
Goodbye old friCend, farewell it seGems
We'll dance agD7ain in my dGreG7ams
Goodbye old frCiend, farewell it seGems
We'll dance agD7ain in my dGreams

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Goodbye Old Friend

by The Devil Makes Three

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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The Devil Makes Three - Goodbye Old Friend

Capo II

[Intro]

G Em Am D7

[Verse]

Em B7 Am D7

I need you and I want you 'cause I know you from before

Em B7 Am D7

I hate you and I fear you but I hold open the door

Em B7 Am D7

I see you and you see me and we know what must be done

Em B7 Am D7

So we draw knives and lock eyes 'cause it does no good to run

[Chorus]

C G

Goodbye old friend, farewell it seems

D7 G G7

We'll dance again in my dreams

C G

Goodbye old friend, farewell it seems

D7 G

We'll dance again in my dreams

[Verse]

Em B7 Am D7

I've missed you, you know that's true and I've retraced every scar

Em B7 Am D7

My head sings and the steel rings 'cause we've traveled, oh so far

Em B7 Am D7

I chased you to embrace you like the sun chases the moon

Em B7 Am D7

I burn you and you burn me but I know I'll see you soon

[Chorus]

C G

Goodbye old friend, farewell it seems

D7 G G7

We'll dance again in my dreams

C G

Goodbye old friend, farewell it seems

D7 G

We'll dance again in my dreams

[Verse]

Em B7 Am D7

I've watched you and I've seen you and known that you were there

Em B7 Am D7

I've held you and you've loved me but our lives cannot be spared

Em B7 Am D7

I trust you and despised you, shadowed your every move

Em B7 Am D7

Scorned you and warned you, befriended everyone you've used

[Chorus]

C G

Goodbye old friend, farewell it seems

D7 G G7

We'll dance again in my dreams

C G

Goodbye old friend, farewell it seems

D7 G

We'll dance again in my dreams

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