...MY OLD FRIEND THE BLUES... by The Proclaimers
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*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;
                         C                G
I should have known that you would come a-long.
                  D7                C      D7         G
I can't believe I ever doubted you; my old friend the blues.

Verse 2:

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

Bridge 1:

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

Solo:

G  C  G (x2), D7, C  D7  G

Bridge 2:

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

Coda:

G                    D7                  C      D7         G
 Just let me hide my weary heart in you; 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)