| F | F/A | Bb | C | Dm | |
| Hey old | friend | , | it's | been such a long | time |
| C | F | F/A | Bb | C | F | C | F | |
| Since I | saw your smi | lin' | face pressed a | gainst my window | pane |
| C | F | C | |
| It was the | middle of the | night |
| F | C | F | F/A | Bb | |
| An | d we were | racin' the ligh | t of the | mornin' |
| C | Bb | C | |
| All those | new thoughts | dawnin' |
| Bb | C | Dm7 | C | |
| About the | wrong and the | right |
| F | C | F | C | |
| We spent our | money so | fine |
| F | C | F | F/A | |
| The girls were | standing in line |
| Bb | C | |
| Every other | night |
| Bb | C | |
| Was | always the | same |
| Gm7 | F/Bb | C/Bb | C | F/C | C | Bb | |
| Paradi | se | with- | out any | shame |
| F/Bb | Gm/C | Bb/C | Bb | F | Bb | |
| We'd | stay | up all | night |
| F/Bb | Gm/C | Bb/C | Bb | F | Bb | |
| Tryin' | to | find | just the r | ight rhymes |
| F/Bb | Gm/C | Bb/C | Bb | F | Gm7 | |
| And | we w | ere | fightin' the | good fight |
| F/G | Gm/Bb | Bb | Dm7 | C | F | |
| H | angin' | on to the | good t | imes |
| (repeat chords throughout song) |
| Jaunita she's a little bit older now |
| Spotcheck Billy looks just the same |
| Three card monte on the boulevard |
| With mirrors on his shoes |
| And I just have to laugh |
| When I recall the time down in New Orleans |
| Don't ya know |
| Rained us out of an indoor show |
| We spent our money so fine |
| The girls were standin' in line |
| Down in the quarters at lucky Pierre's |
| A time of our life without any cares |
| We'd stay up all night |
| Tryin' to find just the right rhymes |
| And we were fightin' the good fight |
| Hangin' on to the good times |
| Yes old friend we had some times |
| And later on the moon declined |
| To shine its light so benevolently |
| It's grace withheld from our company |
| and though we went our own ways |
| We couldn't escape from where we came |
| So we find ourselves back at the table again |
| Tellin' stories of survivors and friends |
| We'd stay up all night |
| Tryin' to find just the right rhymes |
| And we were fightin' the good fight |
| Hangin' on to the good times |