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[Intro]
Em
[Verse]
I was away in some Cdistant DcountryEm  
When a friend Cphoned through the DnewsAm  
The line was Gbad and I Dcouldn't hearEm  
And the story Cwas DconfusedEm  
They Csay you'd been out DdrinkingEm  
And having your Cusual wild DtimeAm  
You were driving Ghome just a Dlittle too fastEm  
You never Cmade it DhomeEm  C  D  
[Verse]
EmThen I remembered Cthe times we Dtravelled around
How Emwe'd drive Con through the Dnight
We Amwere passing Gsmokes and telling Djokes
As the rEmoad stretched Cout in the DlightEm  
We always Cshared our Dmoney
EmWe were always Cbroke it DseemedAm  
But fame was aGround the Dcorner
And Emfortune, Cso we DdreamedEm  C  D  
[Verse]
EmWhen I'm drinking in Csome good-time DbarEm  
I look aCround for Dyou
AmIt's a habit I've Ggot, 'cause I Dcan't forget
And I'm Emwishing Cit wasn't DtrueEm  
Maybe Cin a DcornerEm  
Behind a Cdrink or twoD  
You'd be Amsinging Gsongs, Dhaving a good timeEm  
Like we Cused to doD  
AmLet's both get Gdrunk and Dhave a good timeEm  
Like we Cused to Ddo
Yeah, Emlike we Cused to doD  

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For An Old Friend

by Allan Taylor

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[Intro]

[Verse]

C D Em

I was away in some distant country

C D Am

When a friend phoned through the news

G D Em

The line was bad and I couldn't hear

C D Em

And the story was confused

C D Em

They say you'd been out drinking

C D Am

And having your usual wild time

G D Em

You were driving home just a little too fast

C D Em C D

You never made it home

[Verse]

Em C D

Then I remembered the times we travelled around

Em C D

How we'd drive on through the night

Am G D

We were passing smokes and telling jokes

Em C D Em

As the road stretched out in the light

C D

We always shared our money

Em C D Am

We were always broke it seemed

G D

But fame was around the corner

Em C D Em C D

And fortune, so we dreamed

[Verse]

Em C D Em

When I'm drinking in some good-time bar

C D

I look around for you

Am G D

It's a habit I've got, 'cause I can't forget

Em C D Em

And I'm wishing it wasn't true

C D Em

Maybe in a corner

C D

Behind a drink or two

Am G D Em

You'd be singing songs, having a good time

C D

Like we used to do

Am G D Em

Let's both get drunk and have a good time

C D

Like we used to do

Em C D

Yeah, like we used to do

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