Mar42018

ABBA – The Way Old Friends Do Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsD G AD/F#D/A

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This is the chord priogression of The Way Old Friends Do by ABBA on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D G D A D

[Verse 1]
D G A D
You and I can share the silence
D/F# G
Finding comfort together
D/A A
The way old friends do
D G A D
And after fights and words of violence
D/F# G
We make up with each other
D/A A D
The way old friends do

[Chorus]
D/F# G D
Times of joy and times of sorrow
D/F# G D/A A
We will always see it through
D D/F# G A D
Oh I don’t care what comes tomorrow
D D/F# G
We can face it together
D/A A D
The way old friends do

[Verse 2]
D G A D
You and I can share the silence
D/F# G
Finding comfort together
D/A A
The way old friends do
D G A D
And after fights and words of violence
D/F# G
We make up with each other
D/A A D
The way old friends do

[Outro]
D D/F# G D/A A D
We can face it together the way old friends do.

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How to play The Way Old Friends Do: key, chords and progression

The Way Old Friends Do by ABBA keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 5 chords: D, G, A, D/F# and D/A.

Listen for A – D – D/F# – G (V – I – I – IV in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – doh – doh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.