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Old Friends

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Use barre chords to make it sound more like the record except for the E chord in the chorus. 
At the start of the lines where it switches to the A chord, he "walks down" from barring the E chord
(which starts on the second fret of the 5th string) by barring the whole second fret (starting on the 6th string)
before opening up to the A chord. He doesn't really strum all of the strings, but strums mainly the 6th
string and a bit of the 5th.
He does the "walk down" part right at the start of the lines that switch to the A chord 
and then plays the A chord where I have indicated it.
[Verse]
Ewalking outside labyrinthian over
cracks along under the trees
I know tAhis town grounded in a compass
cardinal landed in the dogwood
EI keep going over it over and over
my steps iterate my shame
how come Aevery outcome's such a comedown
lately afternoon with the shades drawn down
EI kept saying I just wanted to see you
saying what's wrong with that?
needles sAhaking outlines in a compass
every outcome's such a comedown
[Chorus]
EI knew it when I saAw it
so I did just what I wC#manted
F#mso I go thArough with this 
F#mI knew happineAss when I saw it
[Verse]
EI saw your boyfriend at the port authority
that's a sort of fucked up place 
well, so I aAverted my stride on a quick one
he's coming back from going over your place, huh
EI feel like we could forget about it
I feel like I could mellow out 
I don't Afeel undone in a big way
there's nothing really bad to be upset about
Ejust when I thought I was getting better
I woke up on the ground 
an Aappointment or a disappointment
a setback, oh another comedown
[Chorus]
Eas if I needed a Areminder
oh, I do only what I C#mwanna 
F#mso I go tAhrough with this...
[Verse]
Ewalking out in the nighttime springtime
needling my way home 
I saw ALeah on the bus a few months ago
I saw some old friends at her funeral 
C#mmy steps keep splitting my grief through
Ethese solipsistic moods 
I should Acall my parents when I think of them
should tell my friends when I love them
Emaybe I should have gone out a bit more 
when you guys were still in town 
I got Atoo caught up in my own shit
that's how every outcome's such a comedown
[Chorus]
Eand I knew it when I Asaw it 
oh I did just what I C#mwanted
F#mso I go thArough with this 
F#mI knew happineAss when I saw it﻿

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Old Friends

by Pinegrove

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Use barre chords to make it sound more like the record except for the E chord in the chorus.

At the start of the lines where it switches to the A chord, he "walks down" from barring the E chord

(which starts on the second fret of the 5th string) by barring the whole second fret (starting on the 6th string)

before opening up to the A chord. He doesn't really strum all of the strings, but strums mainly the 6th

string and a bit of the 5th.

He does the "walk down" part right at the start of the lines that switch to the A chord

and then plays the A chord where I have indicated it.

[Verse]

walking outside labyrinthian over

cracks along under the trees

I know this town grounded in a compass

cardinal landed in the dogwood

I keep going over it over and over

my steps iterate my shame

how come every outcome's such a comedown

lately afternoon with the shades drawn down

I kept saying I just wanted to see you

saying what's wrong with that?

needles shaking outlines in a compass

every outcome's such a comedown

[Chorus]

E A

I knew it when I saw it

C#m

so I did just what I wanted

F#m A

so I go through with this

F#m A

I knew happiness when I saw it

[Verse]

I saw your boyfriend at the port authority

that's a sort of fucked up place

well, so I averted my stride on a quick one

he's coming back from going over your place, huh

I feel like we could forget about it

I feel like I could mellow out

I don't feel undone in a big way

there's nothing really bad to be upset about

just when I thought I was getting better

I woke up on the ground

an appointment or a disappointment

a setback, oh another comedown

[Chorus]

E A

as if I needed a reminder

C#m

oh, I do only what I wanna

F#m A

so I go through with this...

[Verse]

walking out in the nighttime springtime

needling my way home

I saw Leah on the bus a few months ago

I saw some old friends at her funeral

C#m

my steps keep splitting my grief through

these solipsistic moods

I should call my parents when I think of them

should tell my friends when I love them

maybe I should have gone out a bit more

when you guys were still in town

I got too caught up in my own shit

that's how every outcome's such a comedown

[Chorus]

E A

and I knew it when I saw it

C#m

oh I did just what I wanted

F#m A

so I go through with this

F#m A

I knew happiness when I saw it

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