My Oldest Friend

G#m F# B Esus2 I remember watching my dad lose a part of himself and break G#m F# B C#m Then, I watched, as my mother carried on with the back-up plan G#m F# Esus2 B So, I followed, and I mistook an important lesson for a C#7sus4 Esus2 B/F# B soul mate; and then I did it again and again G#m E B B Oh, I was a fool; got fooled again. Are you ashamed of this fool man? G#m E B D#7 D# No! I'm not a fool? Why feel ashamed when I stood back up on weak legs legs? E F# B F#/A# G#m7 F#sus2 Consequences of my own choices: oh, my ol - dest E E F# F# friend; we'll try again, but let's not rush in my oldest friend B B E E B B F# D#7 G#m F# B Esus2 I remember thinking that I got it right this time and that G#m F# B C#m and, again, I had to tear down the walls that they helped me build G#m F# Esus2 B and I believed that these old boards wouldn’t hold up when you said, “I’ll C#7sus4 Esus2 B/F# B help you. Let’s build them together again.” D#m E B C#m Is love always doomed to fail? D#m C#m Esus2 B Is there poison in my blood? No-oo-oh-oh B/F# G#m B E My soul's got cavities, but I see you’ve got them too; so let’s E F# B B line them up and see if the light shines through G#m E B B Oh, look at us fools falling again; trying to climb when we can’t stand G#m E B D#7 D# No! We are not fools. It’s not the same when we both started this lame. E F# B F#/A# G#m7 F#sus2 Consequences of hopeless romance: here we are a- E E F# F# -gain. Now take a deep breath; there's no time for rest my oldest friend B B E E B B F# D#7 E F# B D#7 E F# B B D#m E B C#m No, I’ve never failed at lo-ove D#m C#m Esus2 B I've only learned more about whats in - side B/F# G#m B E And what gives me purpose now is not by happenstance E F# B B It's your laugh; your smile; now can I have this dance G#m E B B No, we are not fools; never again. We've both just been futher down this G#m E B D#7 D# road, and falling down is part of the game and getting back up’s how we play E F# B F#/A# G#m7 F#sus2 Consequences of my own choices: my old ne - me - E E F# F# -sis. Well now you can rest, but I won't forget my oldest friend B B E E B B F# D#7 E F# B F#/A# G#m7 F#sus2 Consequences of my own choices: oh, my ol- dest E E F# F# friend. I'll never forget B