Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Old Friends" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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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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.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Amaj7

Guitar chord Amaj7

A6

Guitar chord A6

Am6

Guitar chord Am6

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

C#sus4

Guitar chord C#sus4

E

Guitar chord E

Emaj

Guitar chord Emaj

Emaj7

Guitar chord Emaj7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#m9

Guitar chord F#m9

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#m7

Guitar chord G#m7

B

Guitar chord B

B7

Guitar chord 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.