Old friends
Am ~
Am
G
Am
1. Shake my hands and say
goodbye,
Am G Am
look
me squarely in the eye.
Am C
Am
There’s no one here but you
and I,
C G Am
so
say goodbye my old friend.
Am G Am
2. Let’s have one drink for
old lang syne,
Am G Am
one
last toast to happy times,
Am C Am
to
memories shared, they’re yours and mine,
C G Am
those
happy times, my old friend.
Am
C E Am E
+ Seven-Four-Seven, spread
your wings, let’s hear your engine roar,
Am C E Am E
somewhere
a new life waits for me, and all that’s gone before
C G
Am
soon’ll be no more my old friend.
Am G
Old friends are the best
friends,
Am G Am
they
love you without questions, old friends.
Am G
Am
3. So shake my hands and say goodbye,
Am G Am
look
me squarely in the eye.
Am C Am
If you don’t break, then
neither will I,
C G Am
just
say goodbye, my old friend.
Am C E Am E
And should we never meet again
somewhere along the road,
Am C
E Am E
the thought
of you will warm my heart everywhere I go.
C G
Am
I thought you’d like to know,
my old friend.
Am G
Old friends are the best
friends,
Am G
Am
they
love you without questions, old friends.
(Eric Bogle)