{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":802954,"song":"Dear Friend","artist":"Fish","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11594341-dear-friend-chords-by-fish/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/802954?type=chord","rating":4.46676,"votes":10,"content":"{t:Dear Friend}\r\n{st:Fish}\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] .......[[ch]C[/ch]].......[[ch]F[/ch]].......[[ch]C[/ch]].......[[ch]G[/ch]].......[[ch]C[/ch]].......[[ch]G[/ch]].......[[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]Dear [[ch]G[/ch]]friend, it's been a [[ch]D[/ch]]long, long while\r\nI've been [[ch]F[/ch]]meaning to write you but it was [[ch]C[/ch]]never my style\r\nBut [[ch]G[/ch]]what is these [[ch]C[/ch]]days [[ch]F[/ch]]now I'm a [[ch]C[/ch]]family man.\r\n\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]].....[[ch]C[/ch]].....[[ch]G[/ch]]\r\n\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]]Do you blow [[ch]D[/ch]]sincere kisses to [[ch]Am[/ch]]mistresses [[ch]Em[/ch]]Secrets on [[ch]C[/ch]]afternoons?\r\nDo you [[ch]D[/ch]]wear your disguises, [[ch]Am[/ch]]feign the surp[[ch]Em[/ch]]rises,\r\nAt the [[ch]C[/ch]]questions she [[ch]Em[/ch]]asks when she [[ch]Am[/ch]]dares to accuse?\r\nDoes your [[ch]D[/ch]]past lie under a [[ch]Am[/ch]]dustsheet,[[ch]Em[/ch]]\r\nIn the [[ch]C[/ch]]corner of a [[ch]G[/ch]]musty [[ch]D[/ch]]garage?\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]]That's where I [[ch]C[/ch]]keep mine now, [[ch]F[/ch]]now I'm a [[ch]C[/ch]]family man.\r\n\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]].....[[ch]C[/ch]].....[[ch]G[/ch]]\r\n\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]Are your horses still [[ch]Am[/ch]]running when the bookies shops [[ch]Em[/ch]]close?\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]Is the band still tog[[ch]Am[/ch]]ether, did you ever get on the road?[[ch]Em[/ch]]\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]]We chased the same women, we [[ch]Am[/ch]]drank the same [[ch]Em[/ch]]beer.\r\nWe [[ch]C[/ch]]came as a pair[[ch]G[/ch]] when we [[ch]D[/ch]]ran around here\r\nHow [[ch]G[/ch]]are you these [[ch]C[/ch]]days, [[ch]F[/ch]]now you're a [[ch]C[/ch]]family man?\r\n\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]].....[[ch]C[/ch]].....[[ch]G[/ch]][[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]].....[[ch]D[/ch]].....[[ch]F[/ch]].....[[ch]C[/ch]].....[[ch]G[/ch]].....[[ch]C[/ch]].....[[ch]F[/ch]].....[[ch]C[/ch]]\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]]\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]].....[[ch]D[/ch]].....[[ch]F[/ch]].....[[ch]C[/ch]].....[[ch]G[/ch]].....[[ch]C[/ch]].....[[ch]F[/ch]].....[[ch]C[/ch]]\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]].....[[ch]C[/ch]].....[[ch]G[/ch]]\r\n\r\n[D]Buy a drink for the [Am]boy in my [Em]place at the [C]end of the bar\r\nGive my [D]regards to Nina, [Am]slam a tequila,[Em]\r\nAnd I'll [C]write you at [Em]Christmas or I'll [Am]send you a card,\r\nBut if you [D]pass by you're welcome to [Am]drop in and [Em]see me \r\n'cos it's un[C]likely I'll [G]be round your [D]way, \r\n'cos I'm [G]happy to [C]be where I [F]am, living [C]life as a [G]family man\r\n\r\n.....[[ch]C[/ch]].....[[ch]G[/ch]]\r\n\r\n[D]Do you still have your [Am]leathers, or did you give them away?[Em]\r\n[D]Do you still dream of [Am]Joni and sidewalk caf[Em]es?\r\nIs your [D]Norton still running, is the old [Am]man still alive?[Em]\r\nDo you [C]still get to Dalkei[G]th, is your [D]rent still as high?\r\nBut I [G]suppose you've a [C]mortgage, [F]now you're a [C]family man.\r\n\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]].....[[ch]C[/ch]].....[[ch]G[/ch]]...[[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n\r\nDear [G]friend, it's been a [D]long, long while\r\nI've been [F]meaning to write you but it was [C]never my style\r\nBut [G]what is these [C]days [F]now I'm a [C]family man.\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]].....[[ch]C[/ch]].....[[ch]F[/ch]]now I'm [ch]A[/ch] [[ch]C[/ch]]family man\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]].....[[ch]C[/ch]].....[[ch]F[/ch]]now I'm [ch]A[/ch] [[ch]C[/ch]]family man...[[ch]G[/ch]]","plain_text":"{t:Dear Friend}\n{st:Fish}\n\nG .......[C].......[F].......[C].......[G].......[C].......[G].......[D]\n\n[D]Dear [G]friend, it's been a [D]long, long while\nI've been [F]meaning to write you but it was [C]never my style\nBut [G]what is these [C]days [F]now I'm a [C]family man.\n\n[G].....[C].....[G]\n\n[G]Do you blow [D]sincere kisses to [Am]mistresses [Em]Secrets on [C]afternoons?\nDo you [D]wear your disguises, [Am]feign the surp[Em]rises,\nAt the [C]questions she [Em]asks when she [Am]dares to accuse?\nDoes your [D]past lie under a [Am]dustsheet,[Em]\nIn the [C]corner of a [G]musty [D]garage?\n[G]That's where I [C]keep mine now, [F]now I'm a [C]family man.\n\n[G].....[C].....[G]\n\n[D]Are your horses still [Am]running when the bookies shops [Em]close?\n[D]Is the band still tog[Am]ether, did you ever get on the road?[Em]\n[D]We chased the same women, we [Am]drank the same [Em]beer.\nWe [C]came as a pair[G] when we [D]ran around here\nHow [G]are you these [C]days, [F]now you're a [C]family man?\n\n[G].....[C].....[G][D]\n[G].....[D].....[F].....[C].....[G].....[C].....[F].....[C]\n[G]\n[G].....[D].....[F].....[C].....[G].....[C].....[F].....[C]\n[G].....[C].....[G]\n\n[D]Buy a drink for the [Am]boy in my [Em]place at the [C]end of the bar\nGive my [D]regards to Nina, [Am]slam a tequila,[Em]\nAnd I'll [C]write you at [Em]Christmas or I'll [Am]send you a card,\nBut if you [D]pass by you're welcome to [Am]drop in and [Em]see me \n'cos it's un[C]likely I'll [G]be round your [D]way, \n'cos I'm [G]happy to [C]be where I [F]am, living [C]life as a [G]family man\n\n.....[C].....[G]\n\n[D]Do you still have your [Am]leathers, or did you give them away?[Em]\n[D]Do you still dream of [Am]Joni and sidewalk caf[Em]es?\nIs your [D]Norton still running, is the old [Am]man still alive?[Em]\nDo you [C]still get to Dalkei[G]th, is your [D]rent still as high?\nBut I [G]suppose you've a [C]mortgage, [F]now you're a [C]family man.\n\n[G].....[C].....[G]...[D]\n\nDear [G]friend, it's been a [D]long, long while\nI've been [F]meaning to write you but it was [C]never my style\nBut [G]what is these [C]days [F]now I'm a [C]family man.\n[G].....[C].....[F]now I'm A [C]family man\n[G].....[C].....[F]now I'm A [C]family man...[G]","chords":["G","C","F","D","Am","Em","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}