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My Old Friend The Blues by Steve Earle
My Old Friend The Blues
G
Just when every ray of hope was gone
C G
I should have known that you would come along
D D7
I can't believe I ever doubted you
C D7 G
My old friend the blues
G
Another lonely night in this town
C G
The Sleep dont take me first you'll come around
D D7
I know I can always count on you
C D7 G
My old friend the blues
G7 C
Lovers leave and friends will let you down
G
But your the only sure thing that I found
D D7
No matter what I do I'll never lose
C D7 G
My old friend the blues
SOLO
G7 C
Lovers leave and friends will let you down
G
And your the only sure thing that I found
D D7
No matter what I do I'll never lose
C D7 G
My old friend the blues
G D D7
Just let me hide my weary heart in you
C D7 G
My old friend the blues
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version 2
Capo 1
D G
Just when every ray of hope was gone
G D
I should have known that you would come along
A A7
I can't believe I ever doubted you
G A7 D
My old friend the blues
D G
Another lonely night a nameless town
G D
If sleep dont take me first you'll come around
A A7
I know I can always count on you
G A7 D D7
My old friend the blues
D7 G
Lovers leave and friends will let you down
D
But your the only sure thing that I found
A A7
No matter what I do I'll never lose
G A7 D
My old friend the blues
SOLO
D7 G
Lovers leave and friends will let you down
D
And your the only sure thing that I found
A A7
No matter what I do I'll never lose
G A7 D
My old friend the blues
D A A7
Just let me hide my weary heart in you
G A7 D
My old friend the blues
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version 3
Standard tuning
G C G
e|-------7--------5-----------3-------3-----------------------3---------|
B|----------------------------0-------0-----------1--p0-------0---------|
G|---5\7-----7/5--------------0-------0-------0---------------0---------|
D|--------------------0-----------0------0h2----------------------0-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------3-------------------------------3-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G C G
e|-------7--------5---------------3-------------------------------3-----|
B|--------------------------------0-------------------1-----------0-----|
G|---7-------7/5------------------0---------------0---------------0-----|
D|--------------------0-----------0----------0h2----------0-------0-----|
A|----------------------------------------3---------------2-------2-----|
E|------------------------3-------------------------------3-------3-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D7
e|-------7--------7---0-1-2---------------------------------------3-----|
B|------------------------------------1-------------------0--p1---1-----|
G|---5\7-----7--------------------2-------------------2-----------2-----|
D|----------------------------0-------------------0---------------0-----|
A|--------------------------------------------0-------------------0-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G C
e|-------7--------5---------------------------------------0-------------|
B|------------------------------------------------1-------1--p0---------|
G|---5\7-----7/5--------------0-------0-------------------0-------------|
D|--------------------0-----------0----------0h2------2---3-------0-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------3---------------3-----------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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