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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
                               "Friends"
            (B. Wilson / C. Wilson / D. Wilson / A. Jardine)
Verse 1:
	Dmaj7We've been Gmaj7friends now for Dmaj7so many Gmaj7years
	Ebmaj7We've been Abmaj7together through the Ebmaj7good times and the Abmaj7tears
	Turned eGmach other Fon to the Gmgood things that lFife has to gA7ive
	D7/ / /  E7/ / /  G7/ / /  A7/ Bb/ /  C/D  
	Ahhhhhh....
Verse 2:
	We drift apart for a little bit of a spell
	One night I get a call and I know that you're well
	And days I was down you would help me get out of my hole
	Ahhhhhh....
Bridge:
	Em/ / /  Bm/ / /  Em/ / /  A7/ / /
	D/ / /  F#m/ / /  G/ / /  G#dim/ / /
	                          (Let's be)
	               D/A  D+/Bb  
	Let's be friends
	           D6/   B  D7/C  
	Let's be friends
	LetGmaj7's be friA7ends
Verse 3:
	You told me when my girl was untrue
	I loaned you money when the funds weren't too cool
	I talked your folks out of making you cut off your hair
	Ahhhhhh....
Verse 4:
	We've been friends now for so many years
	We've been together through the good times and the tears
	Dim dipple ee dim dipple ay dim dipple oo dim dee aye oh
	Ahhhhhh....
Coda:
	D/ / /  C/ / /  Bb/ / /  A/ G/ E/  D/ 
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Friends

by The Beach Boys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Gmaj7

Ebmaj7

Abmaj7

F#m

G#dim

D/A

D7/C

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

"Friends"

(B. Wilson / C. Wilson / D. Wilson / A. Jardine)

Verse 1:

Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7

We've been friends now for so many years

Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7 Abmaj7

We've been together through the good times and the tears

Gm F Gm F A7

Turned each other on to the good things that life has to give

D7 E7 G7 A7 Bb C D

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

Ahhhhhh....

Verse 2:

We drift apart for a little bit of a spell

One night I get a call and I know that you're well

And days I was down you would help me get out of my hole

Ahhhhhh....

Bridge:

Em Bm Em A7

/ / / / / / / / / / / /

D F#m G G#dim

/ / / / / / / / / / / /

(Let's be)

D/A D Bb

Let's be friends

D6 B D7/C

Let's be friends

Gmaj7 A7

Let's be friends

Verse 3:

You told me when my girl was untrue

I loaned you money when the funds weren't too cool

I talked your folks out of making you cut off your hair

Ahhhhhh....

Verse 4:

We've been friends now for so many years

We've been together through the good times and the tears

Dim dipple ee dim dipple ay dim dipple oo dim dee aye oh

Ahhhhhh....

Coda:

D C Bb A G E D

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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