Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Old Friends" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Old Friends ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Old Friends" smoothly on your ukulele.

Amaj7 Emaj7    Amaj7 Emaj7
Old   friends. Old   friends.
 F#m          B7              E       C#m
Sat on their park bench like bookends.
   B
A newspaper blown through the grass falls
        C#m
on the round toes
        C#m               Amaj7 Emaj7
of the high shoes of the old   friends.

Amaj7 Emaj7     F#m       B7          Amaj7 G#m7
Old   friends. Winter companions, the old   men.
 F#m          B7         E               C#m
Lost in their overcoats waiting for the sunset.

     B                                    C#m
The sounds of the city, shifting through trees
             B            A              F#m9
settle like dust on the shoulders of the old
        C#m
friends.

 F#m      B7        Emaj7             A6
Can you imagine us years from today, sharing
  Am6        Emaj7
a park bench quietly?
     F#m       B7          C#sus4
How terribly strange to be seventy.

Amaj7 Emaj7    F#m     B7         Amaj7 G#m7
Old  friends. Memory brushes the same  years.
 B                    E    C#m
Silently sharing the same fears.

 F#m                                         Emaj7
Time it was and what a time it was, it was a
          A                    Emaj7
A time of innocence, a time of confidences
 F#m                            E
Long ago it must be, I have a photograph
               A
Preserve your memories,
                    E
they're all that's left you.

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

Amaj7

Ukulele chord Amaj7

A6

Ukulele chord A6

Am6

Ukulele chord Am6

C#m

Ukulele chord C#m

C#sus4

Ukulele chord C#sus4

E

Ukulele chord E

Emaj

Ukulele chord Emaj

Emaj7

Ukulele chord Emaj7

F#m

Ukulele chord F#m

F#m9

Ukulele chord F#m9

G#m

Ukulele chord G#m

G#m7

Ukulele chord G#m7

B

Ukulele chord B

B7

Ukulele chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Old Friends" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Old Friends" by Simon & Garfunkel.