Old Friends
Paul Simon

Simon & Garfunkel
Bookends
1968
I wasn't particularly happy with this tune until I actually listened
to the lyrics, but when I did I decided it was really great.  I hope
you guys like it too.  Some strange chords, but it works well.  Play
and enjoy!

Lyrics
Chords


Capo 4th INTRO (repeated several times): Fmaj7 Em + + + + + + e:-^0-----------|-^0-----------| B:-^1-----------|-^0-----------| G:-^2-----------|-^0-----------| D:-^3-----------|-^2-----------| A:--------------|-^2-----------| E:--------------|-^0-----------|
Here is the first verse: Old friends Old friends Fmaj7 Em Fmaj7 Em + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-^0-----------|-^0-----------|-^0-----------|-^0-----------| B:-^1-----------|-^0-----------|-^1-----------|-^0-----------| G:-^2-----------|-^0-----------|-^2-----------|-^0-----------| D:-^3-----------|-^2-----------|-^3-----------|-^2-----------| A:--------------|-^2-----------|--------------|-^2-----------| E:--------------|-^0-----------|--------------|-^0-----------| sit on a park bench like bookends Am G C G Am G/B C C/B Am + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B:-1---3---5---|-3---1---0---|-----1-------|---------1---| G:-2---4---5---|-4---2---0---|-------------|-----2-------| D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A:-------------|-----0---2---|-3-------2---|-0-----------| E:-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------| A newpaper blown through the grass falls on the G Am G Am G Am G + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B:-0---1---3---|-1---0---1---|-------------|-0-----------| G:-0---2---4---|-2---0---2---|---------0---|-----0-------| D:-------------|-------------|-----0-------|---------0---| A:-------------|-0-------0---|-------------|-------------| E:-------------|-----3-------|-3-----------|-------------| round toes of the high shoes of the Am G + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B:---------1---|---------1---|---------0---|---------0---| G:-----2-------|-----2-------|-----0-------|-----0-------| D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A:-0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------| E:-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------| old friends Fmaj7 Em + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-^0-----------|-^0-----0-----|-------------|-------------| B:-^1-----------|-^0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---| G:-^2-----------|-^0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---| D:-^3-----------|-^2-----2-2---|-2-----2-2---|-2-----2-2---| A:--------------|-^2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------| E:--------------|-^0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
Here is the second verse: Old friends winter com- Fmaj7 Em Am G C + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-^0-----------|-^0-----------|-0-----------|-------------| B:-^1-----------|-^0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---|-1---3---5---| G:-^2-----------|-^0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---|-2---4---5---| D:-^3-----------|-^2-----2-2---|-2-----2-2---|-------------| A:--------------|-^2-----------|-------------|-------------| E:--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| panions the old men G Am G/D Fmaj7 Em + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-^0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------| B:-0---1---3---|-^1-----------|-0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---| G:-0---2---4---|-^2-----------|-0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---| D:---------0---|-^3-----------|-2-----2-2---|-2-----2-2---| A:-----0-------|--------------|-2-----------|-2-----------| E:-3-----------|--------------|-------------|-------------| lost in their o - vercoats waiting for the sun Am G C G Am G/B C C/B Am + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B:-1---3---5---|-3---1---0---|-----1-------|---------1---| G:-2---4---5---|-4---2---0---|-------------|-----2-------| D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A:-------------|-----0---2---|-3-------2---|-0-----------| E:-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------| the sounds of the G Am G + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B:---------1---|---------1---|---------1---|-0---1---3---| G:-----2-------|-----2-------|-----2-------|-0---2---4---| D:-2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------| A:-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------| E:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| city sifting through trees settles like Am G Am + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B:-1-----------|-----0-------|---------1---|---------1---| G:-2-----------|-0-----------|-----2-------|-----2-------| D:---------0---|-------------|-------------|-2-----------| A:-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------| E:-----3-------|---------3---|-------------|-------------| dust on the shoulders of the G Fmaj7 + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------| B:-------------|-----0-------|-1-----------|-1-----------| G:---------0---|---------0---|-2-------2---|-----2-------| D:-----0-------|-------------|-3---3-------|---------3---| A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E:-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------| old friends Em + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0-----------|-^0-----0-----|-------------|-------------| B:-1-----------|-^0-----0-0---|-0---0-0-0---|-0---0-0-0---| G:-2-----------|-^0-----0-0---|-0---0-0-0---|-0---0-0-0---| D:-3-----------|-^2-----2-2---|-2---2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2---| A:-------------|-^2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------| E:-------------|-^0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
Here is the third verse: Can you im - a - gine us years from to - day Am G C G Am G/B C C/B Am + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B:-1---3---5---|-3---1---0---|-----1-------|---------1---| G:-2---4---5---|-4---2---0---|-------------|-----2-------| D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A:-------------|-----0---2---|-3-------2---|-0-----------| E:-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------| sharing a park bench quietly how G Em + + + + + + + + + + + + e:--------------|-------------|-------------|-----0-------| B:-^0-----------|-------------|-------------|-0-------0---| G:-^0-----------|-----0-------|---------0---|-------------| D:-^0-----------|-------------|-----2-------|-------------| A:--------------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------| E:--------------|-3-------3---|-------------|-------------| terri - bly strange to be seventy Am G C G Am G/B Asus2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-0-----0-----|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------| B:-1---3---5---|-3---1---0---|-0-----0-0---|-0---0-0-0---|-0---0-0-0---|-0---0-0-0---| G:-2---4---5---|-4---2---0---|-2-----2-2---|-2---2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2---| D:-------------|-------------|-2-----2-2---|-2---2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2---| A:-------------|-----0---2---|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------| E:-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Here is the fourth verse: Old friends memory Fmaj7 Em Am G C + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-^0-----------|-^0-----------|-0-----------|-------------| B:-^1-----------|-^0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---|-1---3---5---| G:-^2-----------|-^0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---|-2---4---5---| D:-^3-----------|-^2-----2-2---|-2-----2-2---|-------------| A:--------------|-^2-----------|-------------|-------------| E:--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| brushes the same years G Am G/D Fmaj7 Em + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-^0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------| B:-0---1---3---|-^1-----------|-0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---| G:-0---2---4---|-^2-----------|-0-----0-0---|-0-----0-0---| D:---------0---|-^3-----------|-2-----2-2---|-2-----2-2---| A:-----0-------|--------------|-2-----------|-2-----------| E:-3-----------|--------------|-------------|-------------| silently sharing the same fears Am G C G Am G/B C C/B Am + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B:-1---3---5---|-3---1---0---|-----1-------|---------1---|---------1---|---------1---| G:-2---4---5---|-4---2---0---|-------------|-----2-------|-----2-------|-----2-------| D:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A:-------------|-----0---2---|-3-------2---|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------| E:-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Here is the bridge (play this three times with vocals last 2 times): Time it was... Bb C Csus4 Bb C Csus4 Bb C Csus4 Bb C Csus4 + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| B:-3---5---6---|-3---5---6---|-3---5---6---|-3---5---6---| G:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D:-3---5---5---|-3---5---5---|-3---5---5---|-3---5---5---| A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| C Bb + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0-----------|-------------|-----0-------|-------------| B:-----1-------|-------------|-1-------1---|-3---1-------| G:-0-------0---|-------------|-----0-------|-------------| D:-----2-------|-------------|-2-------2---|-3---2-------| A:---------3---|-------------|-------------|---------3---| E:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| F C + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|---------0---|-------------|-------------|---------0---| B:-----1-------|-1h3-1-------|-1-------1---|-------------|-----1-------| G:-------------|---------0---|-----0-------|-------------|-0-------0---| D:-3-------3---|-------------|-2-------2---|-------------|-----2-------| A:-------------|-------------|-----3-------|-------------|-3-----------| E:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Here is the ending: Bb C Csus4 Bb C Csus4 Bb C Csus4 Bb C Csus4 C + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------| B:-3---5---6---|-3---5---6---|-3---5---6---|-3---5---6---|-----1-------|-------------| G:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-------0---|-------------| D:-3---5---5---|-3---5---5---|-3---5---5---|-3---5---5---|-----2-------|-------------| A:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------3---|-------------| E:-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
LYRICS:
Old friends Old friends sat on their park bench like bookends A newspaper blown through the grass Falls on the round toes of the high shoes Of the old friends Old friends Winter companions The old men lost in their overcoats waiting for the sun The sounds of the city sifting through trees Settle like dust on the shoulders Of the old friends Can you imagine us years from today Sharing a park bench quietly How terribly strange to be seventy Old friends Memory brushes the same years Silently sharing the same fears Time it was and what a time it was it was A time of innocence A time of confidences Long ago it must be I have a photograph; preserve your memories They're all that's left of you

CHORDS:
Fmaj7 xx3210 Am x02210 Asus2 x02200 Em 022000 G/B x20003 For other chords, go to my
key to chords. To learn why these chords are named this way, check Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 8-24-97 by Daniel E. Smith.