Old Friend (A Major)
Artist: Lyle Lovett    Genre: Traditional Country    Tempo: Longingly    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
F♯m
(F♯,A,C♯)
x,x,4,2,2,2
- - F♯ A C♯ F♯


Intro
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Verse 1
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old friend
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] All the stories to tell
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old friend
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Could you bid me farewell
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old friend
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] It might be		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] easy for		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] another man to see

Verse 2
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old foe
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] All the pain and the scars
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old foe
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Could you lay down your arms
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old foe
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] It might be		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] easy for		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] another man to see

Chorus
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Put your		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] head down on my		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] pillow
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Put your hand on		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me and		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hold on
[F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Hold on

Bridge
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]

Chorus
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Put your		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] head down on my		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] pillow
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Put your hand on		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me and		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] hold on
[F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Hold on

End
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old friend		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old friend		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old friend		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] It might be		 [F♯mMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] easy for		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] another man to see
[EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] But I think you still look a lot like me		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

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