Here’s the intro to the original Old Love found on the Journeyman CD.

Use clean tone and reverb for the rhythm parts, which are of course played

on a Strat with one of the warmer pickups (probably neck). I’m not sure what

Eric uses for the lead parts, but a bridge pickup with a bit of distortion

should do. Enjoy.

Rhythm:

r.1 Am7 Gsus4 r.2 Am7 Gsus4

E|———-|-5—-5—-3—3— E|—————|-5—-5—-3—3–|
B|———-|-5—-6—-3—3— B|—————|-5—-6—-3—3–|
G|—–0-2–|-5—-5—-5—4— G|—————|-5—-5—-5—4–|
D|-0h2——|-7—-7—-3—5— D|-0h2-0———|-7—-7—-3—5–|
A|———-|-5—-5—-5—5— A|——-3-0—0-|-5—-5—-5—5–|
E|———-|-5—-5—-3—3— E|———–3—|-5—-5—-3—3–|

[Dm7/A] [Dm7/A]  

Lead (you can figure out the timing, I added r.1 and r.2 as guides):

(r.2)

E|————-|—8-5————-|
B|-5-3———|-5—–5———–|
G|—–5-2-0-2-|———57-5—–|
D|————-|—————7—|
A|————-|——————-|
E|————-|——————-|

(r.1) (r2)

E|——–5-5~~-5-7-8p7p5h7-|-8^(10)~-8-5—5-8-5-5————-|
B|-8^(10)——————-|————-8———————|
G|————————–|————————-(9)^7p5h7-|
D|————————–|———————————–|
A|————————–|———————————–|
E|————————–|———————————–|

And, for your convenience, here’s the rough guide to the chords,

directly ripped off another tab 🙂

( tabs/e/eric_clapton/old_love_tab_ver_4.html )

I can feel your body

[F/Dm7]When I`m lying in bed

There’s too much confusion

[F/Dm7]Going around through my head

And it makes me so angry

To know that the flame still bur[Am-]ns

Why can’t I get over?

F E7 . . . .

When will I ever learn

Old love, leave me alone

Old love, go on home

I can see your face

[F/Dm7]But I know that it’s not real

It’s just an illusion

[F/Dm7]Caused by how I used to feel

And it makes me so angry

To know that the flame will always bur[Am-]n

I’ll never get over

F E7 . . . .

I know now that I’ll never learn

Old love, leave me alone

Old love, go on home

Feel free to add the solo and fills 😉

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