The Allman Brothers Band - Old Friend Tab

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


[Warren Haynes & Derek Trucks Intro Solos]
[Song Intro]

  
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[Verse 1]

  
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   You know hard time is   just an old friend,    just an old friend to me


  
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     I say hard time is    just an old friend,    just an old friend to me


  
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C 
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Tell me now, old friend,              ohhhhh      when you gonna let me be?


  
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[Verse 2]

  
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Can't you feel a cold wind           howlin' down,          blowin' my song


  
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Can't you feel a cold wind          howlin' down,         blowin' my song


  
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C 
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                         3/4      
  3\2 p0           3/5       
       
  
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  Well, I ain't an old man,             ohh  but you know my time ain't long


  
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[Verse 3]

  
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Gonna be a hard rain     you can hear it in the distance,   sounds so near


  
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                         3/4      
                                     
  
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Gonna be a hard rain     you can hear it in the distance,    sounds so near


  
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C 
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G 
                         3/4      
  3\2 p0           3/5       
       
  
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           3\2 p0            
       
  
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C 
                                  
                             
       


  
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  People, when the rain comes, it's gonna wash us all away from here


  
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[Warren Haynes Solo]

  
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G 
                         3/4      
  3\2 p0           3/5       
       
  
C 
                                  
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C 
                                  
                             
       


  
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G 
                         3/4      
  3\2 p0           3/5       
       
  
C 
                                  
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G 
                                  
                             
       
  
C 
                                  
                             
       

[Derek Trucks Solo]

  
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C 
                                  
                                     


  
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C 
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G 
                         3/4      
  3\2 p0           3/5       
       
  
C 
                                  
           3\2 p0            
       
  
G 
                                  
                             
       
  
C 
                                  
                             
       


  
E 
          7                   
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E 
                                  
                             
       
  
C 
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G 
                         3/4      
  3\2 p0           3/5       
       
  
C 
                                  
           3\2 p0            
       
  
G 
                                  
                             
       
  
C 
                                  
                             
       

[Verse 4]

  
E 
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     Mean old woman,               people won't you tell me where can she be


  
E 
                                  
                                     
  
C 
3\2 p0    /5  3     0          0  
  3\2 p0     /5  3                   
  
G 
                         3/4      
                                     
  
C 
                                  
                                     
  
G 
                                  
                                     
  
C 
                                  
                                     


  
E 
          0                   
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     Mean old woman,               people won't you tell me where can she be


  
E 
                                  
                             
       
  
C 
 3\2 p0     /5  3     0        0  
                             
       
  
G 
                         3/4      
  3\2 p0           3/5       
       
  
C 
                                  
           3\2 p0            
       
  
G 
                                  
                             
       
  
C 
                                  
                             
       


  
E 
          7                   
      /10             
       \5         
  
C 
          7                   
      /10             
       \5         
  
G 
          7                   
      /10             
       \5         
  
C 
          7                   
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G 
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       She's the only woman          that ever meant a damn to me


  
E 
                                  
                             
       
  
C 
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G 
                         3/4      
  3\2 p0           3/5       
       
  
C 
                                  
           3\2 p0            
       
  
G 
                                  
                             
       
  
C 
                                  
                             
       

[Verse 5]

  
E 
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G 
          0                   
       3              
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C 
          0                   
       3              
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G 
          0                   
       3              
       /5         
  
C 
          0                   
       3              
       /5         
   You know hard time is   just an old friend,    just an old friend to me


  
E 
                                  
                                     
  
C 
3\2 p0    /5  3     0          0  
  3\2 p0     /5  3                   
  
G 
                         3/4      
                                     
  
C 
                                  
                                     
  
G 
                                  
                                     
  
C 
                                  
                                     


  
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          0                   
       3              
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       3              
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G 
          0                   
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C 
          0                   
       3              
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G 
          0                   
       3              
       /5         
  
C 
          0                   
       3              
       /5         
     I say hard time is    just an old friend,    just an old friend to me


  
E 
                                  
                             
       
  
C 
 3\2 p0     /5  3     0        0  
                             
       
  
G 
                         3/4      
  3\2 p0           3/5       
       
  
C 
                                  
           3\2 p0            
       
  
G 
                                  
                             
       
  
C 
                                  
                             
       


  
E 
          7                   
      /10             
       \5         
  
C 
          7                   
      /10             
       \5         
  
G 
          7                   
      /10             
       \5         
  
C 
          7                   
      /10             
       \5         
  
G 
          7                   
      /10             
       \5         
  
C 
          7                   
      /10             
       \5         
Tell me now, old friend,              ohhhhh      when you gonna let me be?


  
E 
                                  
                             
       
  
C 
 3\2 p0     /5  3     0        0  
                             
       
  
G 
                         3/4      
  3\2 p0           3/5       
       
  
C 
                                  
           3\2 p0            
       
  
G 
                                  
                             
       
  
C 
                                  
                             
       


  
E 
          7                   
      /10             
       \5         
  
C 
          7                   
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G 
          7                   
      /10             
       \5         
  
C 
          7                   
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       \5         
  
G 
          7                   
      /10             
       \5         
  
C 
          7                   
      /10             
       \5         
Tell me now, old friend,         when you gonna let this poor man be?

[Outro]

  
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3\2 p0    /5  3     0          0  
  3\2 p0     /5  3      x            
  
G 
                         3/4      
                        x            
  
C 
                                  
                        x            
  
G 
                                  
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C 
                                  
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G 
                                  
  3\2 p0           3/5    
          
  
C 
                                  
           3\2 p0         
          
  
G 
                                  
                          
          
  
C