Words and music: Chris de Burgh
Album: Spanish Train and Other Stories (1975)
Capo : II
Gmaj7 : 200023
(ch)Adim7(/ch) : --4545
A#m : 123311
B7 : -21202
[G]Old frie[Gmaj7]nd, so you're in [Adim7]trouble aga[B7]in, you [Em]ask me today
To [Am]try and find a [D]little time and [Bm]maybe buy a [Em]glass of wine
Old [Am]friend[D], I'm coming through
Old [G]friend, yes I re[B7]member you, [Em]always a smile on your face
Oh a [Am]memory from [D]years before, an [Bm]old man and a [Em]little boy
Old [Am]friend[D], I remember [G]you[B7]
[Em]You used to take me [Am]fishing [D]down by the wishing [Em]well
[Em]One day you threw a [Bm]wish in and we [C]listened [D]while it [Em]fell
And you made a [B7]wish...
[C]"When the [D]years are [G]heavy and my [C]heart is [D]growing [G]cold
Well I [C]wish when the [B7]evening [Em]comes that there'll [D7]always be
Some [G]ol' [Bm]ol'[-] [A#m]old [-] [Am]friend who'll [D]miss me [G]too"
[Em]Well I do
So [Am]friend[D] I'm coming [G]through[D]
[G]Da[-] d[B7]i d[-]a [Em]di da...
Yes, for [Am]you I'll always [D]find the time, [Bm]we will have a [Em]bottle of wine
Old [Am]friend[D], I'm here by your [Bm]side, Oh, to the [E]very end
Old [Am]friend[D]... I miss you too
My dear...
Old [G]frien[Bm]d... [Bm]Ahh[-]hh[A#m]Ahhh[-] [Am]Ah, [D]Ooooh... (repeat to fade)
Album: Spanish Train and Other Stories (1975)
Capo : II
Gmaj7 : 200023
(ch)Adim7(/ch) : --4545
A#m : 123311
B7 : -21202
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[G]Old frie[Gmaj7]nd, so you're in [Adim7]trouble aga[B7]in, you [Em]ask me today
To [Am]try and find a [D]little time and [Bm]maybe buy a [Em]glass of wine
Old [Am]friend[D], I'm coming through
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Old [G]friend, yes I re[B7]member you, [Em]always a smile on your face
Oh a [Am]memory from [D]years before, an [Bm]old man and a [Em]little boy
Old [Am]friend[D], I remember [G]you[B7]
[Em]You used to take me [Am]fishing [D]down by the wishing [Em]well
[Em]One day you threw a [Bm]wish in and we [C]listened [D]while it [Em]fell
And you made a [B7]wish...
[C]"When the [D]years are [G]heavy and my [C]heart is [D]growing [G]cold
Well I [C]wish when the [B7]evening [Em]comes that there'll [D7]always be
Some [G]ol' [Bm]ol'[-] [A#m]old [-] [Am]friend who'll [D]miss me [G]too"
[Em]Well I do
So [Am]friend[D] I'm coming [G]through[D]
[G]Da[-] d[B7]i d[-]a [Em]di da...
Yes, for [Am]you I'll always [D]find the time, [Bm]we will have a [Em]bottle of wine
Old [Am]friend[D], I'm here by your [Bm]side, Oh, to the [E]very end
Old [Am]friend[D]... I miss you too
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My dear...
Old [G]frien[Bm]d... [Bm]Ahh[-]hh[A#m]Ahhh[-] [Am]Ah, [D]Ooooh... (repeat to fade)
