Chords for Old Friends/Bookends
Tempo:
152.8 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
C#m
F#m
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] [G#m]
[A] [G#m] Old Friends, [A]
[G#m] Old Friends,
[F#m] Sat [B] on [C#m] the park [G#m] bench [E] like [C#m] bookends.
[B] A [C#m] [B] newspaper blown [E] through [B] the grass, Falls on [C#m] the round toe,
Of [B] the high [D#] shoes [B] [A] of the old, [E]
[A] Old [E] [G#m] Friends.
[F#m] [B] [C#m] Winter [B] Companions, [A] the [E] old men, [F#m] [B] Lost in their [E] overcoats [B] waiting [C#m] for the sun.
[G#m] The [C#m] sounds [B] of the city, sifting through [C#m]
trees, Settles [B] like dust [A] on the shoulder of the old.
[E]
[F#m] Can [G#m] you [C#m] [B] imagine [E] us years [G#m] from [C#m] today, [F#m]
Sharing [B] a park [E] bench quietly?
[F#m] How terribly [B] strange [C#m] to be [D#] seventy.
[A] [E] Old Friends, [F#m] memory [B]
brushes [A] the [E] same years,
[D#] Silently [G#m]
sharing [E] the [C#m] same fear.
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [A]
[E]
[F#m] Time it was, and what a time it was, it [E] was, A [C#m] time of innocence, [A] a [E] time of confidences.
[F#m] Long ago it must [B] be, [F#m] I have [E] a photograph,
Preserve [C#m] your [A] memories, they're all [E] that's left you.
[A] [G#m] [F#m]
[B] [F#m] [B]
[F#m] [E]
Boys, that is a song that deserves a great
[A] [G#m] Old Friends, [A]
[G#m] Old Friends,
[F#m] Sat [B] on [C#m] the park [G#m] bench [E] like [C#m] bookends.
[B] A [C#m] [B] newspaper blown [E] through [B] the grass, Falls on [C#m] the round toe,
Of [B] the high [D#] shoes [B] [A] of the old, [E]
[A] Old [E] [G#m] Friends.
[F#m] [B] [C#m] Winter [B] Companions, [A] the [E] old men, [F#m] [B] Lost in their [E] overcoats [B] waiting [C#m] for the sun.
[G#m] The [C#m] sounds [B] of the city, sifting through [C#m]
trees, Settles [B] like dust [A] on the shoulder of the old.
[E]
[F#m] Can [G#m] you [C#m] [B] imagine [E] us years [G#m] from [C#m] today, [F#m]
Sharing [B] a park [E] bench quietly?
[F#m] How terribly [B] strange [C#m] to be [D#] seventy.
[A] [E] Old Friends, [F#m] memory [B]
brushes [A] the [E] same years,
[D#] Silently [G#m]
sharing [E] the [C#m] same fear.
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m] [A]
[E]
[F#m] Time it was, and what a time it was, it [E] was, A [C#m] time of innocence, [A] a [E] time of confidences.
[F#m] Long ago it must [B] be, [F#m] I have [E] a photograph,
Preserve [C#m] your [A] memories, they're all [E] that's left you.
[A] [G#m] [F#m]
[B] [F#m] [B]
[F#m] [E]
Boys, that is a song that deserves a great
Key:
B
E
C#m
F#m
A
B
E
C#m
[C#m] _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G#m] Old Friends, _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G#m] Old _ Friends, _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ Sat [B] on [C#m] the park [G#m] bench [E] like _ _ [C#m] bookends.
_ [B] A [C#m] [B] newspaper blown [E] through [B] the grass, _ Falls on [C#m] the round toe,
_ Of [B] the high [D#] _ shoes _ [B] [A] of the old, [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Old [E] _ [G#m] Friends. _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] [C#m] Winter [B] Companions, [A] the _ [E] old _ men, _ _ _ [F#m] [B] Lost in their _ [E] overcoats [B] waiting [C#m] for the sun.
_ _ _ [G#m] The [C#m] sounds [B] of the city, _ sifting through [C#m] _
trees, _ Settles [B] like dust _ _ _ [A] on the shoulder _ of the old.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Can [G#m] you [C#m] [B] imagine [E] us years [G#m] from [C#m] _ today, [F#m] _ _
Sharing [B] a park _ [E] bench _ quietly?
_ _ _ [F#m] How terribly [B] _ strange [C#m] to be [D#] seventy. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] Old Friends, _ _ _ [F#m] _ memory [B]
brushes [A] the _ [E] same _ _ _ years,
_ [D#] _ Silently [G#m] _
sharing [E] the _ [C#m] same _ _ fear.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Time it was, and what a time it was, it [E] was, _ _ _ _ A [C#m] time of innocence, [A] _ _ a [E] time of _ confidences. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Long ago it must [B] be, [F#m] _ _ I have [E] a _ photograph, _ _ _ _
Preserve [C#m] your _ [A] memories, _ _ _ they're all [E] that's left you.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [G#m] _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Boys, _ _ that is a song that deserves a great
_ [A] _ _ _ [G#m] Old Friends, _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G#m] Old _ Friends, _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ Sat [B] on [C#m] the park [G#m] bench [E] like _ _ [C#m] bookends.
_ [B] A [C#m] [B] newspaper blown [E] through [B] the grass, _ Falls on [C#m] the round toe,
_ Of [B] the high [D#] _ shoes _ [B] [A] of the old, [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Old [E] _ [G#m] Friends. _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] [C#m] Winter [B] Companions, [A] the _ [E] old _ men, _ _ _ [F#m] [B] Lost in their _ [E] overcoats [B] waiting [C#m] for the sun.
_ _ _ [G#m] The [C#m] sounds [B] of the city, _ sifting through [C#m] _
trees, _ Settles [B] like dust _ _ _ [A] on the shoulder _ of the old.
_ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Can [G#m] you [C#m] [B] imagine [E] us years [G#m] from [C#m] _ today, [F#m] _ _
Sharing [B] a park _ [E] bench _ quietly?
_ _ _ [F#m] How terribly [B] _ strange [C#m] to be [D#] seventy. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] Old Friends, _ _ _ [F#m] _ memory [B]
brushes [A] the _ [E] same _ _ _ years,
_ [D#] _ Silently [G#m] _
sharing [E] the _ [C#m] same _ _ fear.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Time it was, and what a time it was, it [E] was, _ _ _ _ A [C#m] time of innocence, [A] _ _ a [E] time of _ confidences. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Long ago it must [B] be, [F#m] _ _ I have [E] a _ photograph, _ _ _ _
Preserve [C#m] your _ [A] memories, _ _ _ they're all [E] that's left you.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [G#m] _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Boys, _ _ that is a song that deserves a great