Rancid – Old Friend
170 bpm 4/4 8th Note Strumming
[…And Out Come the Wolves 1995]
Intro
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Chorus
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Good morning hear-rrr-tache…
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You're like an old friend… Come and see me again…
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I SAID… UH… Good morning hear-rrr-tache…
F#m D
You're like an old friend… Come and see me again…
Verse 1
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I SAID… UH… Look up you're in Cleveland again…
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A solid line that never ends…
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I've got stories… that you'll never believe…
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but I know i… I wear it… I wear it on my-yyy sleeve…
Verse 2
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There must've been something about
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you that I liked…
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but right here in the rain…
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You know it just don't seem right…
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I always go out… I never hide…
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but in Cleveland… I should have stayed inside…
Chorus
A E
Good morning hear-rrr-tache…
F#m D
You're like an old friend… Come and see me again…
A E
I SAID… UH… Good morning hear-rrr-tache…
F#m D
You're like an old friend… Come and see me again…
Verse 3
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I SAID… UH… Testify my love for you…
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and I know it runs deep… through your body too…
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from the cold blacktop to the hot-ttt concrete…
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In the old tin van… It ain't so sweet…
Chorus
A E
Good morning hear-rrr-tache…
F#m D
You're like an old friend… Come and see me again…
A E
I SAID… UH… Good morning hear-rrr-tache…
F#m D
You're like an old friend… Come and see me again…
Interlude
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I SAID… UH…
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Bridge
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Somewhere in America… Ooh…
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In the city at night…
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and we were far from home…
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but you know… It was gonna be alright…
Solo
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Verse 4
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The unfortunate get preyed on by vultures' eyes…
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Eighty six… cents… in these pockets of mine…
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and you can take my money… You can take my time…
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but you can't take my heart… into the city behind…
Chorus
A E
Good morning hear-rrr-tache…
F#m D
You're like an old friend… Come and see me again…
A E
I SAID… UH… Good morning hear-rrr-tache…
F#m D
You're like an old friend… Come and see me again…
Outro
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