Hello Old Friend James Taylor
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JAMES TAYLOR - HELLO, OLD FRIEND. From WALKING MAN album.
Released 1974.
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Paris' rooftops were lovely to see.
Switzerland's vertical landscape
crossed my mind's eye just now.
Canada's shoreline has been calling out to me,
but it's been too long a time
since last I crossed that vast Nantucket sound.
Hello old friend, welcome me home again.
Well, I've been away but that's all over now.
Say I can stay for October, now, stay a while and play.
Little dog David, I must look like a fool.
I should've remembered you'd be forgetting my smell, well.
Give me a week or two to recapture my cool,
I've got stories to tell
about how I snatched the devil's catch
and out ran the hounds of hell.
Hello old friend, welcome me home again.
Well, I've been away but that's all over now.
Say I can stay for October, now, stay a while and see.
Hello old friend, welcome me home again.
Well, I've been away but that's all over now.
Isnā??t it nice to be home again, over here itā??s clear.
Hello, old friend.
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Paris's rooftops were lovely to see.
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[E11] [Amaj7]
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Switzerland's landscape my mind's eye just now.
vertical crossed
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Canada's has calling to me, but
shoreline been out it's been
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too long a time since I crossed that vast
last
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Nantucket sound. Hello
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old friend, welcome again. Well,
me home
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I've away but that's all over now now
been
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[Am7] [D7sus4] [Bm7] [F#m7]
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Say stay now,
I can for October
[Dbm7] [Abm7] [Dbm7] [F#7]
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stay a while and play.
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Little David, I must look a fool.
dog like
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I should've you'd be forgetting smell, well.
remembered my
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Give week or so to recapture cool, I've got
me a my
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stories to tell about I snatched the devil's and
how catch out
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ran hounds of hell. Hello
the
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old friend, welcome again. Well,
me home
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I've away but that's all over now now
been
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Say stay now,
I can for October
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stay a while and see.
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[E11] [F#maj7]
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Hello
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old friend, welcome again. I know
me home I've
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away but that's all over now now
been
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Isn't nice home again
it to be
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over here itā??s clear.
[E11] [Amaj7] [E11]
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[Amaj7]
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Hello, old friend
B Bend
R Release
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
H Hammer-on
P Pull-off
~ Vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Mute note
. Play note like a dot in standard notation
^ Ties two notes together
(. Pause
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