My Old Friend Chords
by Arlo Guthrie
My Old Friend by Arlo Guthrie is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, E, Am, C7, F, D9, A, G, E7 and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
"My Old Friend" - Arlo Guthrie
From "Live In Sydney"
(Standard Tuning)
Verse 1
C / E / Am / C7 /
My Old Friend
F / D9 / C / / /
Every now and then
F / D9 / C / A /
Your face just comes to mind
D9 / / / G / / /
And I Recall the good times
C / E / Am / C7 /
When you and I would
F / D9 / C / / /
Watch the days go by
F / D9 / C / Am /
We thought they never end
D9 / G / C / / /
My old friend
Verse 2
My old friend
I can't remember when
We met or when the last time was
We had to say good bye
Because you and I
We laughed as time went by
Now you're just around the bend
My old friend
Chorus/Bridge/Whatever
Am / / / E7 / Am /
The world seems col der
F / G / C / / /
So much has changed
Dm / / / E7 / / /
As you look down from up
Am / / / C7 / / /
above
F / / / D9 / / /
I'm getting older
C / / / A / / /
You're still the same
D9 / / / / / / /
Still I'm thankful for these
G / / / / / / /
memories of
Verse 3
My old friend
I'll see you again
Time flies when you're smiling
So I hope it'll take a little while
And you and I
Will watch the world go by
And we won't care if it never ends
My Old Friend
verse 4
(instrumental - piano solo)
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Verse 3
Outro
And we won't care if it never ends
My Old Friend