Chords for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton - Old Friends

Being here with this great guy, I've never heard so much.
As much as [C] I'm singing, how about this guy right [Gb] here?
Is he not so_
[N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ We have been [Gb] so excited about this because Kenny, of course, says he's retiring.
[Eb] I want to see what condition your condition really is.
[Ab] I _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gb] just wanted to say [D] that I'm really, really [Ab] proud of you.
I [A] just hope that [Gb] many, many years from now when I'm older_
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Hold them and when to fold them.
[N] _ _ _ Anyway, we've been accused of it all through the [A] years.
You are retiring.
You want to hold them now?
[N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's embarrassing.
Well, anyway, why don't you talk a little bit?
It's all about you. _ _
I'm not sure that embarrassed me.
_ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] You ready?
Oh, no.
[E] I wasn't.
I was.
[Gm] You sounded like you were ready to [Gb] go.
No, I said I wanted to talk a little bit.
You sound like you wanted to finish [E] your story.
Get the hell out of here.
[N] I think _ _ you enjoyed every bit of the music.
_ _ _ _ _ Talk about it, because I don't_
Tell them [D] how happy you are to be here.
Why are you retiring?
[Db] What are you going to do when you're older?
Okay, that's enough.
I'm going to tell you this.
I am happy to be here.
And you guys have [Cm] made this a [Ab] very special night for me.
And a special thanks to all the talent.
Good afternoon.
It's been great for me.
I sat up there and listened.
And I enjoyed it.
Every song.
Some of those songs I'll never sing again.
Robert. _
I [Bb] don't think anybody in the [Gb] history of music has ever had a better ear for hit songs.
[Bbm] Nor could they sing them better than you.
All the years I've [F] worked with Kenny, I never_
You sing.
[Gb] I'm serious.
I love your voice.
And I've really just been [Bb] so honored and so proud to sing with you.
[A] And we've become friends through [C] the years.
This song that we are going to sing_
_ [Gb] _
This [Db] song has an interesting story behind [Gbm] it.
William King [D] with the Commodores.
His son [Gb] came up to [C] me in LA [Eb] and said hello.
And by starting to leave, I hadn't seen him since he [Bb] was five.
He said, I [F] want you to know something.
You reminded me of something really important.
You can't make old [Db] friends.
_ _ [F] And I got back and I called Don Schlitz.
[Eb] And the next day, he had written a [N] song.
Dolly and I are going to do _ _ it.
Don Schlitz is going to be going to the Hall of Fame.
[Gm] Don Schlitz [A] is the guy that wrote the song.
Oh, I know.
He's here with Jerry [G] Reed and Alice Jackson is here.
That was great that he's going in as a songwriter.
That's wonderful.
He wrote some great songs.
Let's sing it.
That's kind of my heart song.
[Eb] Do [Gb] you want me to sit closer?
[Bb] Yes, _ [Cm] I want you to [Ab] do cheers with me.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
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_ [Ab] _ When [Bb] you [Eb] walk in, _ _ _ [Bb] I will [Cm] smile and shake your [Ab] hand.
[Bb] You can't make [Eb] old friends.
_ You [Ab] can't make _ old [Eb]
friends.
You [Cm] can't make old [Bbm] [F] friends.
_ _ [Eb] It was you and [Bb] me [Cm] since way back.
[Ab] _ You [F] [Bb] can't make old friends.
[Gm] Sing something.
[Cm] I [Ab] can't _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Bb] make old [Eb] friends. _ _ _
[Bb] No darling, [Cm] all those _ [Ab] hearts [Bb] will not fall.
_ [F] _ You can't make _ [Eb] old friends.
[Cm] You can't make _
[Bb] old [F] friends.
_ [Eb] It was you [Bb] and me [Cm] since way [Ab] back.
_ You [Bb] can't make old friends.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
When St.
Peter [Eb] opens [Bb] the gate,
[Eb] And you come _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] in,
_ [Cm] I'll be [Bb] there [Eb] just waiting [Ab] for you.
_ You [Bb] can't make old [Eb] friends.
_ _ Can't make old friends.
_ _ When [Bb] I'm [Cm] on the stage [Ab] _ alone,
And I [Bb] hear the music [Eb] begin, _
_ _ We [Bb] all know [Cm] that the show must go [Ab] on.
You [Bb] can't make old [Eb] friends. _
_ _ [Ab] Old _ _ [Eb] friends.
_ [Cm] Can't make old [Bb] _ [F] friends. _
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[Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] You can't make old friends. _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Old friends.
[Cm] Not the way you've always [Eb] been. _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] You can't make old friends. _