My Old Friend Chords by John Hiatt

Tempo:
115.1 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

C

G

A

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John Hiatt - My Old Friend chords
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[D]
[Am]
[G] [D]
[Am]
[G] I thought we were [D] gonna make that bridge, [C] what do I know?
[G] Me and my [D] expectations was [Am] always high.
[C]
[G] A rock and roll [D] song was playing [C] on the radio,
[Am] it made you [C] cry.
[Am] But we got [C] that,
[G] that [D] old friend,
[Am] you make me [C] feel young again.
[G] My old [D] friend,
[Am] you're just as pretty [C] as you were back then.
[D]
[Am] [C]
[G] A car there [D] with no floorboards, [C] a Gibson hummingbird,
[A]
[G] driving south [D] to the mouth of the river [Am] song.
[Em]
[G] But Julie Oyl [D] and Moto Oil, [C] and you know all the words.
[Am] Now you're [C] looking fine
[Am] in the hookup [C]
[D] [G] line.
My [D] old friend,
[Am] you make me [C] feel young [G] again.
My [D] old friend,
[Am] you're just as pretty [C] as you were back then.
[G] [D]
[Am]
[A] [Em] You got [D] kids, I got [C] kids, and they all wanna know
[Em] just what it [D] was like when we [C] were young.
[Em] I tell them I [D] know, yeah, but now [C] just relate for the show.
[Am] So grab your [C] aqua lung,
[Am] the loading has [C] [D] begun.
[G] My [D] old friend,
[Am] hey, you make me [C] feel young [G] again.
My old [D] friend,
[Am] you're just as pretty as you were [Em] back then.
[G] My [D]
[Am] old friend,
[G] my [A]
[Am] old friend,
[G] my old [A]
[Am] friend.
[G] [D]
[Am] [A]
[G]
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
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To learn John Hiatt - (2000-2012) My Old Friend chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, C, G, D, Am, G, Am and C in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 57 BPM before aiming for the song's 115 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ I thought we were [D] gonna make that bridge, [C] _ _ what do I know? _ _
_ [G] Me and my _ [D] expectations was [Am] always high.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] A rock and roll [D] song was playing [C] _ on the radio, _ _
_ [Am] _ it made you [C] cry. _
_ [Am] _ But we got [C] that, _
[G] _ that _ [D] old friend, _
_ [Am] _ you make me [C] feel young again.
[G] My old [D] friend, _
_ [Am] you're just as pretty [C] as you were back then.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] A car there [D] with no _ floorboards, [C] a Gibson _ hummingbird,
[A] _
_ [G] _ driving south [D] to the mouth of the river [Am] song.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] But Julie Oyl [D] and Moto Oil, [C] and you know all the words. _
_ [Am] _ Now you're [C] looking fine _
_ [Am] _ in the hookup [C] _ _
[D] [G] line.
My _ [D] old friend, _
_ [Am] _ you make me [C] feel young [G] again.
My _ [D] old friend, _
_ [Am] you're just as pretty [C] as you were back then.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Em] You got [D] kids, I got [C] kids, and they all wanna know _
_ [Em] _ just what it [D] was like when we [C] were young. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ I tell them I [D] know, yeah, but now [C] just relate for the show. _
_ [Am] So grab your [C] aqua lung, _
_ [Am] the loading has [C] _ [D] begun.
_ [G] My _ [D] old friend, _
_ [Am] hey, you make me [C] feel young [G] again.
My old [D] friend, _
_ [Am] _ you're just as pretty as you were [Em] back then.
[G] My _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] old friend, _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] my _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Am] old friend, _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] my old _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] friend. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The album Here to Stay: Best Of includes this song, written by John Hiatt.

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