Old Friend Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

chords.....

A Aadd9 F♯

E x E x E x

B 10 B 9 B 7

G 9 G 9 G 6

D 7 D 7 D 4

A x A x A x

E x E x E x

I know the chords are strange. I had to get as close as I could with the

names...

The way you play this song is the most important part about it, and if you

listen to it while practicing these chords it'll just come to you like

nothing. but for those of you who, for

some sad sad reason don't have this album, i'll explain it to you....

it's played in a very SKA way, which is to say there's a lot of whole hand

releases. since the system of running the chords never changes - it's very

important that you understand the changes in the way you do the system.

during the verse, it played

A D u D u Aadd9 D u D u F♯ D u D u D u D

over and over. d's of course mean down stroke, u's of course mean

upstrokes. you let each ring for about one sixteenth of a second, then pull

your hand up a little.

chorus is played

A D u D u D u D Aadd9 D u D u D u D F♯ D u D u D u D u D u

with the same pull off procedure.

you're not ALL that stupid. if you know how it's played already, you

shouldn't have bothered reading all that. but, it can help those out there

not farmiliar with the song.

during the intro, play:

Bm D

Bm D

Bm D

A E

play through twice, then:

Chorus

Agood morning hEeartache

you're like an F♯mold friend, come to sDee me again

Awake uEp, you're in F♯mcleveland agaDin

it's a soliAd lineE that neveF♯mr ends D

i got stories that you'll never believe

and i know it, i wear it, i wear it on my sleeve

there must be something 'bout you that i liked

but right here in this rain, you know it just don't seem right

i always go out, i never hide

but in cleveland, i should've stayed inside

Chorus

AjustiEfy my lF♯move for yDou

and i know it runs deep through your body too

from the cold blacktop to the hot concrete

in the old tin van, it ain't so sweet

Chorus

intro X 2

somewhere in aA5mericaE5 F♯5 D5

in the A5city atE5 nightF♯5 D5

A5we were fE5ar fromF♯5 home, D5

but you kA5now,E5 eveF♯5rything's gonnD5a be alright

Solo

play chorus form

the unfAortunate get Epreyed on by F♯mvultures' eDyes

86 cents in these pockets of mine

you can take my money, you can take my time

but you can't take my heart, it's in the city behind

Chorus

A5 E5 F♯5 D5 A5

Bm D A E F♯m

all of these are basic bar chords. aaron kinney had you playing wierd

power chords. the only place power chords are used here are on verse three

and the outro.

A5 E5 F♯5 D5

aaron's intro lead is pretty right. i recommend just picking it up by

listening. that's the great thing about rancid, is that their leads are

easy to pick up.

you don't really need to do this song ska style. it's a great song no

matter what. just use the chords and play it your own way.