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We Were Friends

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Intro:
E E A E C#m A E E B C#m A A F#m B
E E A E C#m A E E B C#m A A F#m B E
Verse 1
There were tAimes we could never say Eno
There were tAimes the C#mcold wAind will bElow yeaye
And I G#mwonder whAere you are tonEight
Do you C#mever really thBink about the tiAmes, I belC#mieved in you.
Ref 1
We were fEriends G#mbut C#mhow we sAoon forgEet
And I was wEon'dG#mring C#mhow you Aare
And the wC#mords we never sG#maid
Were lAocked inside your C#mhead, for the rest of your lBife
Verse 2
Did you kEnow tG#mhat nC#mothing stAays the sEame?
Have you hEeard G#mthe C#mbird has flAown
And I'll C#mdream the dream for G#myou
The wAay you asked me C#mto
For the rest of my daBys
Verse 3
  ECan you hG#mear the C#mlast soAngs oveEr?
  EJust aG#mnother C#mday that's Agone
And I'll wC#match the sun go dG#mown
You brAoke your preciuos crC#mown, with your own bare hBands
  ANow the endless trial is oEver
  AWe'd hang C#mbefore the trial was donBe
  AI heard the cries of false deC#mvotion and you were gBone
Ref 2
We were frEiends G#mbut C#mhow we sAoon forgEet
And I was wEon'dG#mring C#mhow you Aare, my friend
And I'll dC#mream the dream for G#myou
The wAay you asked me C#mto
Before I dBie, before I die
Solo:
E C G D E G C G D A E C C B B
Ref 3
We were frEiends G#mbut C#mhow we sAoon forgEet
And I was wEon'dG#mring C#mhow you Aare, my friend
And I'll dC#mream the dream for G#myou
The wAay you asked me C#mto
Before I dBie,
We were frAiends, mm We were frEiends yeah
We were frF#miends, we were friBends

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We Were Friends

by Dare

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

G#m

Intro:

E E A E C#m A E E B C#m A A F#m B

E E A E C#m A E E B C#m A A F#m B E

Verse 1

A E

There were times we could never say no

A C#m A E

There were times the cold wind will blow yeaye

G#m A E

And I wonder where you are tonight

C#m B A C#m

Do you ever really think about the times, I believed in you.

Ref 1

E G#m C#m A E

We were friends but how we soon forget

E G#m C#m A

And I was won'dring how you are

C#m G#m

And the words we never said

A C#m B

Were locked inside your head, for the rest of your life

Verse 2

E G#m C#m A E

Did you know that nothing stays the same?

E G#m C#m A

Have you heard the bird has flown

C#m G#m

And I'll dream the dream for you

A C#m

The way you asked me to

For the rest of my days

Verse 3

E G#m C#m A E

Can you hear the last songs over?

E G#m C#m A

Just another day that's gone

C#m G#m

And I'll watch the sun go down

A C#m B

You broke your preciuos crown, with your own bare hands

A E

Now the endless trial is over

A C#m B

We'd hang before the trial was done

A C#m B

I heard the cries of false devotion and you were gone

Ref 2

E G#m C#m A E

We were friends but how we soon forget

E G#m C#m A

And I was won'dring how you are, my friend

C#m G#m

And I'll dream the dream for you

A C#m

The way you asked me to

Before I die, before I die

Solo:

E C G D E G C G D A E C C B B

Ref 3

E G#m C#m A E

We were friends but how we soon forget

E G#m C#m A

And I was won'dring how you are, my friend

C#m G#m

And I'll dream the dream for you

A C#m

The way you asked me to

Before I die,

A E

We were friends, mm We were friends yeah

F#m B

We were friends, we were friends

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