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Everybody Needs A Best Friend

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C7sus2:    x3533x | D7sus2:   x5755x | Eb7sus2: x6866x
F7add13:   1x123x | Ab7add13: 4x456x
B7sus2b5:  7x766x
Ab/C:      x3654x
F#mM7:     x9766x
Bbadd11/F: 1x133x
B9:        x2122x
B9+:       x2123x
Faug7/Eb:  x6766x
Eb/F:      x8x886
Intro:  Bbmaj7   G7   C7sus2   F7add13(x2)
   Bbmaj7My words are Cdim7lazy
   Cm7My thoughts are C#dim7hazy
            Dm7/               Ddim7  G7  
   But this is one thing I'm sure of
       Cm7/          Ab6add13/
Everybody needs a best friend
 D7sus2/            Cm7  B7sus2b5  
   I'm happy I'm yours
   Bbmaj7You got a Cdim7double
   Cm7Who brings you C#dim7trouble
                  Dm7/           Ddim7  G7  
   And though you're better without me
       Cm7/          Ab7add13/
Everybody needs a best friend
   Cm7I'm F7add13happy I'm Bbmaj7yours
         Ebm7/      Ab6add13/
A fool could see decidedly
           Dbmaj7/         Ab/C  Bb7  
   That you're a ten and I'm a three
      Eb7sus2/       F#mM7/
A royal breed is what you need
So F7how did you Bb7come to be Eb7stuck with a Ab7bummer like Bbadd11/Fme?B9  
   Bbmaj7You got a Cdim7head full Cm7of someone C#dim7dreadful
   Dm7But how that Dm7someone aDdim7dores youG7  
       Cm7/          Ab7add13/
Everybody needs a best friend
   Cm7I'm F7add13happy I'm Bbmaj7yours
         Ebm7/      Ab6add13/
A fool could see decidedly
           Dbmaj7/         Ab/C  Bb7  
   That you're a ten and I'm a three
      Eb7sus2/       F#mM7/
A royal breed is what you need
So F7how did you Bb7come to be Eb7stuck with a Ab7bummer like Bbadd11/Fme?B9+  
       Bbmaj7/            Faug7/Eb/
Oh you got a head full of someone dreadful
        Bbmaj7/             Cdim7/
   And yet at last that someone adores you
       Cm7/          Ab7add13/
Everybody needs a best friend
     F7/            G7/
   I'm happy I'm yours
        Cm7/      Cm7/
I'm just a clown
            Eb7sus2/     Ab7add13/ 
And I'll bring you down
But you jCm7ust Dm7don't Ebmaj7care
'Cause Eb/Fyour best friend is Bbmaj7me
Outro: (Bbmaj7)  G7   C7sus2   F7add13  B  

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Everybody Needs A Best Friend

by Norah Jones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C7sus2

D7sus2

Eb7sus2

F7add13

Ab7add13

B7sus2b5

Ab/C

F#mM7

Bbadd11/F

B9+

Faug7/Eb

Eb/F

Bbmaj7

Cdim7

Cm7

C#dim7

Dm7

Ddim7

Ab6add13

Ebm7

Dbmaj7

Bb7

C7sus2 D7sus2 Eb7sus2

: x3533x | : x5755x | : x6866x

F7add13 Ab7add13

: 1x123x | : 4x456x

B7sus2b5

: 7x766x

Ab/C

: x3654x

F#mM7

: x9766x

Bbadd11/F

: 1x133x

: x2122x

B9+

: x2123x

Faug7/Eb

: x6766x

Eb/F

: x8x886

Bbmaj7 G7 C7sus2 F7add13

Intro: (x2)

Bbmaj7 Cdim7

My words are lazy

Cm7 C#dim7

My thoughts are hazy

Dm7 Ddim7 G7

But this is one thing I'm sure of

Cm7 Ab6add13

/ /

Everybody needs a best friend

D7sus2 Cm7 B7sus2b5

I'm happy I'm yours

Bbmaj7 Cdim7

You got a double

Cm7 C#dim7

Who brings you trouble

Dm7 Ddim7 G7

And though you're better without me

Cm7 Ab7add13

/ /

Everybody needs a best friend

Cm7 F7add13 Bbmaj7

I'm happy I'm yours

Ebm7 Ab6add13

/ /

A fool could see decidedly

Dbmaj7 Ab/C Bb7

That you're a ten and I'm a three

Eb7sus2 F#mM7

/ /

A royal breed is what you need

F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Bbadd11/F B9

So how did you come to be stuck with a bummer like me?

Bbmaj7 Cdim7 Cm7 C#dim7

You got a head full of someone dreadful

Dm7 Dm7 Ddim7 G7

But how that someone adores you

Cm7 Ab7add13

/ /

Everybody needs a best friend

Cm7 F7add13 Bbmaj7

I'm happy I'm yours

Ebm7 Ab6add13

/ /

A fool could see decidedly

Dbmaj7 Ab/C Bb7

That you're a ten and I'm a three

Eb7sus2 F#mM7

/ /

A royal breed is what you need

F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Bbadd11/F B9+

So how did you come to be stuck with a bummer like me?

Bbmaj7 Faug7/Eb

/ /

Oh you got a head full of someone dreadful

Bbmaj7 Cdim7

/ /

And yet at last that someone adores you

Cm7 Ab7add13

/ /

Everybody needs a best friend

F7 G7

/ /

I'm happy I'm yours

Cm7 Cm7

/ /

I'm just a clown

Eb7sus2 Ab7add13

/ /

And I'll bring you down

Cm7 Dm7 Ebmaj7

But you just don't care

Eb/F Bbmaj7

'Cause your best friend is me

Bbmaj7 G7 C7sus2 F7add13 B

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About Everybody Needs A Best Friend Chords by Norah Jones

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