HELLO, OLD FRIEND
	      by Geoff Wade and Jonathan Andrew Sheen

Hello, Old Friend
It's good to talk with you again
I've missed your eyes and I've missed your smile
So why don't you just stay awhile
And tell me all about your life
What it's like to be their mother,
What it is to be his wife
I want to hear it all
I want to hear it all

Hello, Old Friend
I never thought that this would end
I never asked for it to begin
It just happened when the tide rolled in
And I was washed away
With all the things I just had to say
That you won't hear at all
You won't hear at all

	I don't need to be your lover
	I never tried to be your man
	I wish I'd never blown my cover
	Wish I could make you
		Understand
	Take my hand
        Take my hand

Hello, Old Friend
You know I don't mean to offend
But you didn't have to slam the door
I never asked you for anything more
Than you wanted to give to me
I always knew what we couldn't be
And I still hear it all
I still hear it all

        I don't need to be your lover
        I never tried to be your man
        I wish I'd never blown my cover
        Wish I could make you
                Understand
        Take my hand
        Take my hand

   I bought you ice cream when your 
     Spirits needed lifting
   And I saw your eyes as I 
     Watched you sifting
   Through the possibilities
   That left you ill-at-ease
   And I tried to make it right...

Hello, Old Friend
I'm not goint to pretend
That I don't feel more than I dare to say
But I've got to say it anyway
Though you're scared how much I care for you
I will always be there for you
But you're not here at all
You're not here at all


CHORDS:

Verse:
C-G (intro 2X)
C-G (4X)
Am(G)-D (2X)
G-Am (2X)

Chorus:
E*-E (5X)
E*-
A-D (2X)
G-D
G-A (D)

{E* = E/B/E/A/B/E}

Bridge:

Em-C (2X)
F-C (2X)
F-D