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I Just Needed A Friend

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| First Aid Kit - I Just Needed a Friend |
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|     Album: The Lion's Roar (2012)      | 
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My first tab, done by ear but it seems accurate to me.
Standard tuning, Capo 4th fret.
[Verse]
So, GI could just sit here, listCening to the breeze
Say we're aDll gonna die that Ccurable diseGase
GSo I'm ready to be taken wherever Cit takes me to
But I'd Drather just sit here, Cwaiting for yoGu
GSo look, see here, this is Call that I am
Some Damateur painting in a Cgolden frGame
GForgive me, forgive me is Call I have left
DI guess I just Cneeded a Gfriend
[Chorus]
CWords that once sounded Emsweet to my ears
CHold me close, I am Emfull of these fears
CHere where I Emstutter and shake
DOnly Ca mistGake
GNow we can play dress-up, yes, CI'll play the part
I'll Dstand up and laugh at my Cown frightened Gheart
GHa-ha, ha-ha! Ain't it Cabsurd how things can turn?
It's Dthese kinds of nights, I forget the Clessons I've Glearned
GSo look, see here, this is Call that you are
I Dtried to find out how I Cbroke down these Gwalls
GI'm sorry, I'm sorry, it Chad to be that way
I Dguess I just Cneeded a Gfriend
CWords that once sounded Emsweet to my ears
CHold me close, I am Emfull of these fears
CHere where I Emstutter and shake
DOnly Ca mistGake
[Solo]
C D C G
C D C G
CWords that once sounded Emsweet to my ears
CHold me close, I am Emfull of these fears
CHere where I Emstutter and shake
DOnly Ca mistGake

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I Just Needed A Friend

by First Aid Kit

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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| First Aid Kit - I Just Needed a Friend |

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| Album: The Lion's Roar (2012) |

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My first tab, done by ear but it seems accurate to me.

Standard tuning, Capo 4th fret.

[Verse]

G C

So, I could just sit here, listening to the breeze

D C G

Say we're all gonna die that curable disease

G C

So I'm ready to be taken wherever it takes me to

D C G

But I'd rather just sit here, waiting for you

G C

So look, see here, this is all that I am

D C G

Some amateur painting in a golden frame

G C

Forgive me, forgive me is all I have left

D C G

I guess I just needed a friend

[Chorus]

C Em

Words that once sounded sweet to my ears

C Em

Hold me close, I am full of these fears

C Em

Here where I stutter and shake

D C G

Only a mistake

G C

Now we can play dress-up, yes, I'll play the part

D C G

I'll stand up and laugh at my own frightened heart

G C

Ha-ha, ha-ha! Ain't it absurd how things can turn?

D C G

It's these kinds of nights, I forget the lessons I've learned

G C

So look, see here, this is all that you are

D C G

I tried to find out how I broke down these walls

G C

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it had to be that way

D C G

I guess I just needed a friend

C Em

Words that once sounded sweet to my ears

C Em

Hold me close, I am full of these fears

C Em

Here where I stutter and shake

D C G

Only a mistake

[Solo]

C D C G

C Em

Words that once sounded sweet to my ears

C Em

Hold me close, I am full of these fears

C Em

Here where I stutter and shake

D C G

Only a mistake

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