Old Friends
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Lyrics
Hey, old friend,
are you (Bm)okay,
(F#)old (Bm)friend?
What do you (C)say,
old friend, are we or (G)are we unique?
(Gm7)Time goes (C7)by, ev'rything (F)else keeps changing.
(Cm7)You and I, we get (Ebmaj7)continued next (Cm)week.
(C)Most friends fade or they don't (Bm)make (F#)the (Bm)grade.
New ones are (C)quickly made and,
in a (G)pinch, sure they'll (G7)do.
But (C)us, old (F7)friend, what's to (Bm7)discuss,
old (C)friend?
(C#m7)Here's (D7)to us!
Who's like us?
Damn (C)few.
Hey, old friends,
how do we (Bm)stay (F#)old (Gmaj7)friends?
No one can (C)say,
old friends, how an old (G)friendship survives.
(Gm7)One day (C7)chums having a (F)laugh a minute,
(Cm7)one day comes, and they're a (Ebmaj7)part of your (Gmaj7)lives.
(C)New friends pour through the (Bm)(F#)revolving (Gmaj7)door.
Maybe there's (C)one that's more.
If you find (G)one, that'll (G7)do.
But (C)two old (F7)friends, 'specially (Bm7)you,
old (C)friends, (C#m7)here's (D7)to us!
Who's like us?
(Eb)Two old friends, fewer won't (F)do,
old friends.
Gotta have (Eb)two old friends, helping you (Bb)balance along.
(Bbm7)One (Eb7)upbraids you for your (Abmaj7)faults and fancies,
(Abm7)one persuades you that the (Gbmaj7)other one's wrong.
(Eb)Most friends fade or they don't (Dm)make the grade.
New ones are (Eb)quickly made, perfect as (Bb)long as they're (Bb7)new.
But (Ebmaj7)us, old (Ab7)friends what's to (Bb)discuss,
old (Eb)friends?
(Em7)Here's (Eb)to us!
Who's like (F)us?
Damn (Eb)few!
Song info
Old Friends by Stephen Sondheim is a level 4 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of G at 132 BPM. Practice takes the song one line at a time and waits for you, with the letter inside every note. When the lines feel easy, play the full song.
- Level
- 4 of 5
- Key
- G
- Tempo
- 132 BPM
- Artist
- Stephen Sondheim
- Genre
- Musical/Soundtrack