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Old Flames

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1/9

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 9Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

-Slide up to the open A chords to be all bluesy like Frank (Listen to the track).
-The (*) mark means skip the chords and just walking down an open C to F like so
e|-0------1---|
B|-1------1---|
G|-0------2---|
D|-2-0----3---|
A|-3---3--3---|
E|-0------1---|
^The chords work, but it sounds clunky with full chords changes.
So for the album recording you would capo on the 2nd fret.
Intro:
Verse 1 starts on beat 1 of measure 6. Hope thats detailed enough.
Bluesy A Slide
e|-0-A0----0-A0---D0---|
B|-1/2----1/2---3---|
G|-1/2----1/2---2---|
D|-1/2----1/2---0---|
A|-0-0----0-0---0---|
E|-0-0----0-0---x---|
A A  D
A A  D
A A  D
A A  D
G  D
AI went down to London Town to stay for the weekend
I'd Dbeen to long out on the road I needed to Acatch up with my friends
But I Cadd9didn't expect to see Ayou there and I didnCadd9't expect to careA  
And I said, F#moh hEoney Aif I had Bmknown,
F#mHow Ethe wAeekend would Bmgo,
F#mJust Ehow Alow I coBmuld go,
DI would've Estayed awAay
(Same chords as ^)
AI went back to town
Pack my things to say goodbye
But DI got talked in to going for a drink and Aone drink became a night
Cadd9If I'd know that you Awere 'round, I wouldCadd9n't have gone downA  
And I said, F#moh hEoney Aif I couBmld had seen,
F#mWherEe this Aweekend woulBmd lead,
F#mAnd Eseen the Awreckage I'd Bmleave,
DI would've Estayed awAay
DAnd I always knew it was a bad idea
AAnd I always knew that I should just stay Eclear
I slipped up on a couple of F#mmonths and a Ecouple of Dbeers
ABut we're no good at being Efriends
It's just sex with the ex and the F#mmorning Eregrets
But Ado Dyou reFmember
Back Gwhen we were Cyoung C/Band unFformedD  
It was Aall Dso much Feasier to Ggive of yourC/Gself to Gfall in Flove, Dyeah
But Aas Dwe get Folder and Gset in our Cways
We C/Bhide in our Fhearts
DBut on nights like these
It can Aseem Dso much sFimpler
To Gsimply Cforget C/Bwhy we Amever gGrew aFpartG  
FI don't really know what you were C/Gthinking
Do you even think at Gall?
Call and crash in some motion the Amway that we Gfall into Fbed
I don't really know what I was C/Gdrinking
I don't usually drink at Gall
I woke up with the hotel Ambill and an Gache in my Fhead
FI'd like to fall in love C/Gagain
We're no good at being Gfriends
It's just sex with the ex and the Ammorning reGgrets
And C/Goh, hoGney,
   (*Am      G     C  F)
It won't be the same
AmOh, Ghoney, we'll never Fchange
We're Amdrawn Gback Cinto the Dmflame
And we Fboth,
Both should’ve Gstayed,
Stayed awCay

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Old Flames

by Frank Turner

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

F#m

C/B

C/G

-Slide up to the open A chords to be all bluesy like Frank (Listen to the track).

-The (*) mark means skip the chords and just walking down an open C to F like so

e|-0------1---|

B|-1------1---|

G|-0------2---|

D|-2-0----3---|

A|-3---3--3---|

E|-0------1---|

^The chords work, but it sounds clunky with full chords changes.

So for the album recording you would capo on the 2nd fret.

Intro:

Verse 1 starts on beat 1 of measure 6. Hope thats detailed enough.

Bluesy A Slide

A A D

e|-0-0----0-0---0---|

B|-1/2----1/2---3---|

G|-1/2----1/2---2---|

D|-1/2----1/2---0---|

A|-0-0----0-0---0---|

E|-0-0----0-0---x---|

A A D

G D

I went down to London Town to stay for the weekend

D A

I'd been to long out on the road I needed to catch up with my friends

Cadd9 A Cadd9 A

But I didn't expect to see you there and I didn't expect to care

F#m E A Bm

And I said, oh honey if I had known,

F#m E A Bm

How the weekend would go,

F#m E A Bm

Just how low I could go,

D E A

I would've stayed away

(Same chords as ^)

I went back to town

Pack my things to say goodbye

D A

But I got talked in to going for a drink and one drink became a night

Cadd9 A Cadd9 A

If I'd know that you were 'round, I wouldn't have gone down

F#m E A Bm

And I said, oh honey if I could had seen,

F#m E A Bm

Where this weekend would lead,

F#m E A Bm

And seen the wreckage I'd leave,

D E A

I would've stayed away

And I always knew it was a bad idea

A E

And I always knew that I should just stay clear

F#m E D

I slipped up on a couple of months and a couple of beers

A E

But we're no good at being friends

F#m E

It's just sex with the ex and the morning regrets

A D F

But do you remember

G C C/B F D

Back when we were young and unformed

A D F G C/G G F D

It was all so much easier to give of yourself to fall in love, yeah

A D F G C

But as we get older and set in our ways

C/B F

We hide in our hearts

But on nights like these

A D F

It can seem so much simpler

G C C/B Am G F G

To simply forget why we ever grew apart

F C/G

I don't really know what you were thinking

Do you even think at all?

Am G F

Call and crash in some motion the way that we fall into bed

C/G

I don't really know what I was drinking

I don't usually drink at all

Am G F

I woke up with the hotel bill and an ache in my head

F C/G

I'd like to fall in love again

We're no good at being friends

Am G

It's just sex with the ex and the morning regrets

C/G G

And oh, honey,

G C F

(*Am )

It won't be the same

Am G F

Oh, honey, we'll never change

Am G C Dm

We're drawn back into the flame

And we both,

Both should’ve stayed,

Stayed away

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