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Eliza And The Bear - Friends
This tab will include two different ways to play the song, both in the same key
Version 1
Intro 
Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2
 D   Ax2
Verse 
Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2
DI've got friends, I've got family herAe
They say these Dkids are diseased,but we've got love to sharAe
Cause DGod knows where we've been,But not where we're goingA  
And when the Dwater is too deep to swim,We still swiAm
Cause I've got friends, I've got family here (x2)
Interlude
Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2
 D   Ax2
Verse
Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2
DI will sleep down on the beachesA  
And Dyou will swim from shore to open shoreA  
Cause I've got friends, I've got family here (x2)
Interlude
Strum pattern. each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2
 D   Ax2
Bridge 
Strum pattern, each chord play: D 
  DCut me Bmdown to firF#mewood and carve our Anames (x2)
End
Strum pattern, each chord play: D 
Ohhhh Doh oh oh, ohh Aoh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
DOhhhh oh oh oh, ohh Aoh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2
DOhhhh oh oh oh, ohh Aoh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
DOhhhh oh oh oh, ohh Aoh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Strum pattern, each chord play: D 
 DCause I've got friends, I've got family herAe
Version 2
***Capo 7th fret*** 
Chord shapes are unusual but sound nice
Chords used(Written in relevance to capo)
 G    D    Em   Bm
-0-  -0-  -0-  -2-
-3-  -3-  -3-  -3-
-2-  -2-  -2-  -2-
-0-  -0-  -0-  -4- 
-0-  -0-  -2-  -2-
-3-  -2-  -0-  ---  
Intro
Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2
 G   Dx2
Verse
Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2
GI've got friends, I've got family herDe
They say these Gkids are diseased, but we've got love to shaDre
Cause GGod knows where we've been, but not where we're goinDg
And when the Gwater is too deep to swim, we still swDim
Cause I've got friends, I've got family here (x2)
Interlude
Strum pattern,each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2
 G   Dx2
Verse
Strum pattern,each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2
GI will sleep down on the beachesD  
And Gyou will swim from shore to open shoreD  
Cause I've got friends, I've got family here (x2)
Interlude
Strum pattern,each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2
 G   Dx2
Bridge 
Strum pattern, each chord play: D
  GCut me Emdown to firBmewood and carve ouDr names (x2)
End
Strum pattern, each chord play: D
Ohhhh Goh oh oh, ohh Doh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
GOhhhh oh oh oh, ohh Doh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2
GOhhhh oh oh oh, ohh Doh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
GOhhhh oh oh oh, ohh Doh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Strum pattern, each chord play: D 
 GCause I've got friends, I've got family herDe

All chords in this song (6)

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Friends

by Eliza and the Bear

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F#m

Eliza And The Bear - Friends

This tab will include two different ways to play the song, both in the same key

Version 1

Intro

Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2

D A

Verse

Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2

D A

I've got friends, I've got family here

D A

They say these kids are diseased,but we've got love to share

D A

Cause God knows where we've been,But not where we're going

D A

And when the water is too deep to swim,We still swim

Cause I've got friends, I've got family here (x2)

Interlude

Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2

D A

Verse

Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2

D A

I will sleep down on the beaches

D A

And you will swim from shore to open shore

Cause I've got friends, I've got family here (x2)

Interlude

Strum pattern. each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2

D A

Bridge

Strum pattern, each chord play: D

D Bm F#m A

Cut me down to firewood and carve our names (x2)

End

Strum pattern, each chord play: D

D A

Ohhhh oh oh oh, ohh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

D A

Ohhhh oh oh oh, ohh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2

D A

Ohhhh oh oh oh, ohh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

D A

Ohhhh oh oh oh, ohh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Strum pattern, each chord play: D

D A

Cause I've got friends, I've got family here

Version 2

***Capo 7th fret***

Chord shapes are unusual but sound nice

Chords used(Written in relevance to capo)

G D Em Bm

-0- -0- -0- -2-

-3- -3- -3- -3-

-2- -2- -2- -2-

-0- -0- -0- -4-

-0- -0- -2- -2-

-3- -2- -0- ---

Intro

Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2

G D

Verse

Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2

G D

I've got friends, I've got family here

G D

They say these kids are diseased, but we've got love to share

G D

Cause God knows where we've been, but not where we're going

G D

And when the water is too deep to swim, we still swim

Cause I've got friends, I've got family here (x2)

Interlude

Strum pattern,each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2

G D

Verse

Strum pattern,each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2

G D

I will sleep down on the beaches

G D

And you will swim from shore to open shore

Cause I've got friends, I've got family here (x2)

Interlude

Strum pattern,each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2

G D

Bridge

Strum pattern, each chord play: D

G Em Bm D

Cut me down to firewood and carve our names (x2)

End

Strum pattern, each chord play: D

G D

Ohhhh oh oh oh, ohh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

G D

Ohhhh oh oh oh, ohh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Strum pattern, each chord play: D DUDU D DUDU D DU x2

G D

Ohhhh oh oh oh, ohh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

G D

Ohhhh oh oh oh, ohh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Strum pattern, each chord play: D

G D

Cause I've got friends, I've got family here

About Friends Chords by Eliza and the Bear

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