Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Old Friends" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Old Friends Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Simon & Garfunkel
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Old Friends" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7 Emaj7 Old friends. Old friends. F#m/A B7 E C#m Sat on their park bench like bookends. B A newspaper blown through the grass falls C#m on the round toes C#m/B Amaj7 Emaj7 of the high shoes of the old friends. Amaj7 Emaj7 F#m/A B7 Amaj7 G#m7 Old friends. Winter companions, the old men. F#m/A B7 E C#m Lost in their overcoats waiting for the sunset. B C#m The sounds of the city, shifting through trees B A F#m9 settle like dust on the shoulders of the old C#m friends. F#m/A B7 Emaj7 A6 Can you imagine us years from today, sharing Am6 Emaj7 a park bench quietly? F#m/A B7 C#sus4 How terribly strange to be seventy. Amaj7 Emaj7 F#m/A B7 Amaj7 G#m7 Old friends. Memory brushes the same years. B E C#m Silently sharing the same fears. F#m/A Emaj7 Time it was and what a time it was, it was a A Emaj7 A time of innocence, a time of confidences F#m/A E Long ago it must be, I have a photograph A Preserve your memories, E they're all that's left you. You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Amaj7  A6  Am6  C#m  C#sus4  E  Emaj  Emaj7  F#m  F#m9  G#m  G#m7  B  B7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Old Friends" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Old Friends" by Simon & Garfunkel.