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My Old Friend

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[Intro]
A  Dm/C F+/A Dm9  D/E
A  Dm/C F+/A Dm9  D/E
[Verse 1]
AI can recall F+/Athose warm summer Fmaj7days
F/GNo decisionsFmaj7/G. Child's plAay
Did they F+/Aslip Fmaj7away?
F/GGone Fmaj7/Gforever. F#m7Gone forE/DeverD/C  A/B  
A/BLost B7susto yesB13terdaDm7yD/E  
[Chorus]
C#m7From the C#7#5beginning you've Dmaj7been
Always C#m7there D/Emy D#m7b5old friDmaj9end
C#m9True until the G/AendF#/G#  F+/G  F#m7  
Of tiFmaj7meEm9  Dm9  D/E  
[Verse 2]
AAs I walk dowF+/An streetsFmaj7  
Fmaj7Full of amber leaves
I see F/Gnothing's really
Changed at Aall
We're just older F+/Anow
Fmaj7Still F/Gtogether, sF#m7till togE/DetheD/CrA/B  
A/BAfter B7susall tB13hese Dm7yearD/Es
[Chorus]
C#m7From the C#7#5beginning you've Dmaj7been
Always C#m7there D/Emy D#m7b5old friDmaj9end
C#m9True until the G/AendF#/G#  F+/G  F#m7  
Of tiFmaj7meEm9  Dm9  D/E  
[Chorus]
C#m7From the C#7#5beginning you've Dmaj7been
Always C#m7there D/Emy D#m7b5old friDmaj9end
C#m9True until the G/AendF#/G#  F+/G  F#m7  
Of tiFmaj7meEm9  Dm9  D/E  
[Instrumental]
A  Dm/C F+/A Dm9  D/E
A  Dm/C F+/A Dm9  D/E
A  F+/A Fmaj7
F/G Fmaj7/G A
A  F+/A Fmaj7
F/G Fmaj7/G A
Fmaj7Still F/Gtogether, sF#m7till togE/DetheD/CrA/B  
A/BAfter B7susall tB13hese Dm7yearD/Es
[Chorus]
C#m7From the C#7#5beginning you've Dmaj7been
Always C#m7there D/Emy D#m7b5old friDmaj9end
C#m9True until the G/AendF#/G#  F+/G  F#m7  
Of tiFmaj7meEm9  Dm9  D/E  
[Chorus]
C#m7From the C#7#5beginning you've Dmaj7been
Always C#m7there D/Emy D#m7b5old friDmaj9end
C#m9True until the G/AendF#/G#  F+/G  F#m7  
Of tiFmaj7meEm9  Dm9  D/E  

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My Old Friend

by Al Jarreau

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/C

F+/A

Dm9

D/E

Fmaj7

F/G

Fmaj7/G

F#m7

E/D

D/C

A/B

B7sus

B13

Dm7

C#m7

C#7#5

Dmaj7

D#m7b5

Dmaj9

C#m9

G/A

F#/G#

F+/G

[Intro]

A Dm/C F+/A Dm9 D/E

[Verse 1]

A F+/A Fmaj7

I can recall those warm summer days

F/G Fmaj7/G A

No decisions. Child's play

F+/A Fmaj7

Did they slip away?

F/G Fmaj7/G F#m7 E/D D/C A/B

Gone forever. Gone forever

A/B B7sus B13 Dm7 D/E

Lost to yesterday

[Chorus]

C#m7 C#7#5 Dmaj7

From the beginning you've been

C#m7 D/E D#m7b5 Dmaj9

Always there my old friend

C#m9 G/A F#/G# F+/G F#m7

True until the end

Fmaj7 Em9 Dm9 D/E

Of time

[Verse 2]

A F+/A Fmaj7

As I walk down streets

Fmaj7

Full of amber leaves

F/G

I see nothing's really

Changed at all

F+/A

We're just older now

Fmaj7 F/G F#m7 E/D D/C A/B

Still together, still together

A/B B7sus B13 Dm7 D/E

After all these years

[Chorus]

C#m7 C#7#5 Dmaj7

From the beginning you've been

C#m7 D/E D#m7b5 Dmaj9

Always there my old friend

C#m9 G/A F#/G# F+/G F#m7

True until the end

Fmaj7 Em9 Dm9 D/E

Of time

[Chorus]

C#m7 C#7#5 Dmaj7

From the beginning you've been

C#m7 D/E D#m7b5 Dmaj9

Always there my old friend

C#m9 G/A F#/G# F+/G F#m7

True until the end

Fmaj7 Em9 Dm9 D/E

Of time

[Instrumental]

A Dm/C F+/A Dm9 D/E

A F+/A Fmaj7

F/G Fmaj7/G A

A F+/A Fmaj7

F/G Fmaj7/G A

Fmaj7 F/G F#m7 E/D D/C A/B

Still together, still together

A/B B7sus B13 Dm7 D/E

After all these years

[Chorus]

C#m7 C#7#5 Dmaj7

From the beginning you've been

C#m7 D/E D#m7b5 Dmaj9

Always there my old friend

C#m9 G/A F#/G# F+/G F#m7

True until the end

Fmaj7 Em9 Dm9 D/E

Of time

[Chorus]

C#m7 C#7#5 Dmaj7

From the beginning you've been

C#m7 D/E D#m7b5 Dmaj9

Always there my old friend

C#m9 G/A F#/G# F+/G F#m7

True until the end

Fmaj7 Em9 Dm9 D/E

Of time

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