Biography:
The Bob Carpenter whose picture and album "Silent Passage" are shown here
has nothing to do with the player from Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (whose bio is below). The Canadian Bob Carpenter sang and wrote all the songs on the Silent Passage album (recorded for Warner in L.A. and Toronto and eventually released on Stoney Plain records) and the 1979 - "8 Demos" record also listed here. He was born in Thunder Bay Ontario and lived on Canada's west coast till his death in 1995. His songs have also been recorded by Brent Titcomb and Valdy.
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Old Friends
By Bob Carpenter
From Bob Carpenter's 1974 (released in 1984) country-folk album Silent Passage.
The beautiful backing vocals are of Emmylou Harris and Anne Murray.
Standard tuning EADGBE
Capo IV
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
Em
Old friends are cold and warm like oceans
G/D
And they turn when there’s a season
C
And they learn when there’s a reason
Em
To be near
[Verse 2]
Em
And I could hardly stand the weather
G/D
If I thought that I would never
C
Have the comfort of my brothers
Em
Through the years
[Chorus]
D
And if you lose your money well honey you know
Em
It’s the least of what you have
D
So believe in me you can take it or leave
C
But you’ll never lose a friend
B7 Em
You’ll never lose a friend
[Verse 3]
Em
When you feel the fear arising
G/D
And the spirit in you hiding
C
And there’s nobody there to care for you
Em
When you’re down
[Verse 4]
Em
Heaven knows it’s just the weight of the load
G/D
And the changes in the way of the road
C
So believe and what you need
Em
Will come around
[Chorus]
D
And if you lose your money well honey you know
Em
It’s the least of what you have
D
So believe in me you can take it or leave
C
But you’ll never lose a friend
B7 Em
You’ll never lose a friend
Em / G/D / C / Em /
Em / G/D / C / Em /
D / Em / D / C / B7 / Em
[Verse 5]
Em
Old friends are cold and warm like oceans
G/D
And they turn when there’s a season
C
And they learn when there’s a reason
Em
To be near
[Verse 6]
Em
And I could hardly stand the weather
G/D
If I thought that I would never
C
Have the comfort of my brothers
Em
Through the years
[Chorus]
D
And if you lose your money well honey you know
Em
It’s the least of what you have
D
So believe in me you can take it or leave
C
But you’ll never lose a friend
B7 Em
You’ll never lose a friend
Em
[End]
By Bob Carpenter
From Bob Carpenter's 1974 (released in 1984) country-folk album Silent Passage.
The beautiful backing vocals are of Emmylou Harris and Anne Murray.
Standard tuning EADGBE
Capo IV
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
Em
Old friends are cold and warm like oceans
G/D
And they turn when there’s a season
C
And they learn when there’s a reason
Em
To be near
[Verse 2]
Em
And I could hardly stand the weather
G/D
If I thought that I would never
C
Have the comfort of my brothers
Em
Through the years
[Chorus]
D
And if you lose your money well honey you know
Em
It’s the least of what you have
D
So believe in me you can take it or leave
C
But you’ll never lose a friend
B7 Em
You’ll never lose a friend
[Verse 3]
Em
When you feel the fear arising
G/D
And the spirit in you hiding
C
And there’s nobody there to care for you
Em
When you’re down
[Verse 4]
Em
Heaven knows it’s just the weight of the load
G/D
And the changes in the way of the road
C
So believe and what you need
Em
Will come around
[Chorus]
D
And if you lose your money well honey you know
Em
It’s the least of what you have
D
So believe in me you can take it or leave
C
But you’ll never lose a friend
B7 Em
You’ll never lose a friend
Em / G/D / C / Em /
Em / G/D / C / Em /
D / Em / D / C / B7 / Em
[Verse 5]
Em
Old friends are cold and warm like oceans
G/D
And they turn when there’s a season
C
And they learn when there’s a reason
Em
To be near
[Verse 6]
Em
And I could hardly stand the weather
G/D
If I thought that I would never
C
Have the comfort of my brothers
Em
Through the years
[Chorus]
D
And if you lose your money well honey you know
Em
It’s the least of what you have
D
So believe in me you can take it or leave
C
But you’ll never lose a friend
B7 Em
You’ll never lose a friend
Em
[End]
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