Hello Old Friend

James Taylor

Tom: E

                     Released 1974.


      Tabbed by:PJVillanueva







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.
Isnt it nice to be home again, over here its clear. 
Hello, old friend.





                                     

  
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          Paris's rooftops   were lovely  to  see. 
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  Switzerland's  landscape   my mind's eye just now.

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          Canada's        has     calling   to me,         but 

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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

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  Say     stay                now, 

    I can   for October


 

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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

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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

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  Say     stay                now, 

    I can   for October




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  stay    a   while       and see. 




    

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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       its clear. 





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                    Hello, old friend












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