...MY OLD FRIEND THE BLUES... by The Proclaimers
-----------------------------...................

*from 'Sunshine On Leith' (1988)*


Intro:

G  C  G (x2)
D7, C  D7  G

Verse 1:

                G      C        G
Just when every ray of hope was gone;
I should have known,
     C                G
That you would come a-long.
                  D7
I can't believe I ever doubted you;
C       D7         G
 My old friend the blues.

Verse 2:

               G        C        G
Another lonely night, a nameless town,
                       C
If sleep don't take me first;
              G
You'll come a-round.
                  D7
'Cos I know I can always count on you;
C       D7         G
 My old friend the blues.

Bridge 1:

G
 Lovers leave,
    C            G       C
And friends will let you down.
But you're the only,
G     D               G
 Sure thing that I've found.
                 D7
No matter what I do I'll never lose,
C       D7         G
 My old friend the blues.

Solo:

G  C  G (x2)
D7, C  D7  G

Bridge 2:

G
 Lovers leave,
    C            G       C
And friends will let you down.
But you're the only,
G     D               G
 Sure thing that I've found.
                 D7
No matter what I do I'll never lose,
C       D7         G
 My old friend the blues.

Coda:

G
 Just let me hide,
   D7
My weary heart in you;
C       D7         G
 My old friend the blues.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G       C       D7      D

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 320003  x32010  xx0212  xx0232


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)