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Old Friends
[Intro]
  G    C    D    C-     G     C     D  C  
[Verse]
GOlCd Dfriends, Cthey know where GyouC’ve DbeenC  
They Gknow your Cstory, they’ve been wDith you there and Cback
They Gknow who you Care and they’ve Dlived with your Cact
                    G    C          D     C-      G     C     D  C  
But they’re still Old   friends..........
GOlCd Dtimes, Cthey’re not so GfaCr bDehindC  
GRose coloured, Cout of sight, But you sDtill see them Cburning bright,  
in yGouCr mDindC  
Old Gtimes…C  D  C  
[Chorus]
B7Round and round we Cgo, Dfollowing that Emrainbow
CThe in-betDween of the what Emmight have been
Every Cneed, every dDeed, every Emreason to believe
                C           D   Em-      B7    G      C         D   C  
Every road that leads you home     to...Old    Friends.......
[Instrumental]
   G     C     D    C-     G     C     D  C  
[Verse]
GOlCd Dsongs, Cyou’ve known for  Gso    C  DlongC  
Between a Ghard place and a Crock, you learned to Dlet it rColl
They Gkept you Ccompany, they warmed your Dheart and soothed your Csoul
Old Gsongs.C....D....C..
[Chorus]
B7Round and round we Cgo, Dfollowing that Emrainbow
CThe in-betDween of the what Emmight have been
Every Cneed, every dDeed, every Emreason to believe
                C           D   Em-      B7    G      C         D   C  
Every road that leads you home     to...Old    Friends.......
Ending
...there’s just a GfewC,     D   Cstill here with GyouC,     D  COld FGriends 

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Old Friends

by John and Sheila Ludgate

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Old Friends

[Intro]

G C D C G C D C

[Verse]

G C D C G C D C

Old friends, they know where you’ve been

G C D C

They know your story, they’ve been with you there and back

G C D C

They know who you are and they’ve lived with your act

G C D C G C D C

But they’re still Old friends..........

G C D C G C D C

Old times, they’re not so far behind

G C D C

Rose coloured, out of sight, But you still see them burning bright,

G C D C

in your mind

G C D C

Old times…

[Chorus]

B7 C D Em

Round and round we go, following that rainbow

C D Em

The in-between of the what might have been

C D Em

Every need, every deed, every reason to believe

C D Em B7 G C D C

Every road that leads you home to...Old Friends.......

[Instrumental]

G C D C G C D C

[Verse]

G C D C G C D C

Old songs, you’ve known for so long

G C D C

Between a hard place and a rock, you learned to let it roll

G C D C

They kept you company, they warmed your heart and soothed your soul

G C D C

Old songs...........

[Chorus]

B7 C D Em

Round and round we go, following that rainbow

C D Em

The in-between of the what might have been

C D Em

Every need, every deed, every reason to believe

C D Em B7 G C D C

Every road that leads you home to...Old Friends.......

Ending

G C D C G C D C G

...there’s just a few, still here with you, Old Friends

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