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Joe Nichols - My Old Friend The Blues
Eb-tuning to match recording
Intro
C
Eb-----7----5-----3-----------------7----5------3-----3-3--------
Bb-----------------3-----1----------------------------1-1--------
Gb--5s7--7s5-5\---------0-0---0--5s7--7s5--5\----0------------0--
Db---------------0---0h2-----0-----------------2---0h2----2-0----
Ab--------------------------------------------3------------------
Eb--------------3-----------3--------------------------------3---
Dsus2 G
Eb-----7--7\---------0--------7----5------3------------------
Bb-----------------3--3--3-----------------3------1-0----3---
Gb--5s7--7-------2--2------2s7--7s5--5\---------0---------0--
Db--------------0-0-----0----------------0---0h2-------0-----
Ab-----------------------------------------------------------
Eb-----------1-2------------------------3-------------3------
Verse 1
G C G
Just when every ray of hope was gone
C G
I should have known that you would come along
D
I can't believe I ever doubted you
C D G
My old friend the blues
Verse 2
G C G
Another lonely night, in a nameless town
G/A G/B C G
If sleep don't take me first, you'll come around
D D/A D
'Cause I know I can always count on you
C D G
My old friend the blues
Chorus
G G/A G/B C G C
Lovers leave and friends will let you down
G C G
But you're the only sure thing that I've found
D D/A D
No matter what I do I'll never lose
C D G
My old friend the blues
Instrumental (verse 2 chords)
Lovers leave and friends will let you down
But you're the only sure thing that I've found
No matter what I do I'll never lose
My old friend the blues
D D/A D
Just let me hide my weary heart in you
G/A G/B C D G
My old friend the blues
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A very nice cover for this song. Even though Steve Earl's version is great Joe does it great. The proclaimers aint got nothing on Joe Nichols.
-madtabber | 12/14/2005 | I love the song but cant get it to sound right. Ive tried the capo and it still isnt working. Can someone explain Eb tuning?
-peewee | 1/18/2006 | Well, standard tuning is E. So when you tune it to Eb you tune each string one step lower (make them looser). First step would be to loosen the low E string, so when you hold it down on 6th fret it plays like the A string. If you have a tuner, put your capo on first fret and tune it to standard tuning from there. Or just use standard tuning..you won't be able to play along with the recording..but it should sound just as good played alone. Good luck
-rune | 1/18/2006 |
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