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From the new album 'If I Should Go Before You'
City And Colour - 'Friends'
Standard tuning, NO CAPO
[Intro]
A       D
A       D
A       D
[Verse 1]
AHere I am again Trading in a group of friends
DTo hopefully make amends With everything I've done wrong
AA last ditch effort To find something better
DAnd leave well enough alone
[Chorus]
F#mI will wait for all the words of Ehappiness
I will waiDt for all the words of jubilatAionD  
F#mI will hope for just an ounce of cEonfidence
DTo offer myself some sort of conAgratulDations
[Instrumental]
A       D
A       D
[Verse 2]
AThere is a light I'm trying to find
Between the water and the open sky
DI know that's where the wild winds blow
AThrough times of trouble
Or just a simple stumble
DI can go and make some real good noise
[Chorus]
F#mStill I wait for all the words of hapEpiness
Still I Dwait for all the words of juAbilatiDon
F#mI will hope for just an ounce of confiEdence
DTo offer myself some sort of congratAulatioDns
[Instrumental]
A       D
[Bridge]
EI wanna live where the wild windDs blow
AI knowD  
EI wanna live where the wild windDs blow
AI knowD  
[Outro]
A       D
Aetc.D  

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Friends

by City and Colour

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F#m

From the new album 'If I Should Go Before You'

City And Colour - 'Friends'

Standard tuning, NO CAPO

[Intro]

A D

[Verse 1]

Here I am again Trading in a group of friends

To hopefully make amends With everything I've done wrong

A last ditch effort To find something better

And leave well enough alone

[Chorus]

F#m E

I will wait for all the words of happiness

D A D

I will wait for all the words of jubilation

F#m E

I will hope for just an ounce of confidence

D A D

To offer myself some sort of congratulations

[Instrumental]

A D

[Verse 2]

There is a light I'm trying to find

Between the water and the open sky

I know that's where the wild winds blow

Through times of trouble

Or just a simple stumble

I can go and make some real good noise

[Chorus]

F#m E

Still I wait for all the words of happiness

D A D

Still I wait for all the words of jubilation

F#m E

I will hope for just an ounce of confidence

D A D

To offer myself some sort of congratulations

[Instrumental]

A D

[Bridge]

E D

I wanna live where the wild winds blow

A D

I know

E D

I wanna live where the wild winds blow

A D

I know

[Outro]

A D

etc.

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