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FRIEND
(Christine McVie & Dan Perfect)
From In the Meantime
Key:            Cm
Capo 3:         Am
Intro:   / /    / Am/ / /   / / / /    / / / /    / / / /    / G/ / /    / / / /    / Am/ / /   / /
Long aAmgo, before the moon was young
And befoGre the first love song had ever been sAmung
We both knew, beyond the shadow of a doubt
What lovGin' somebody was really all abAmout.
When the Fmaj7sun goes dGown, Dmooh and you're not aroAmund
         FI'm saGiling on a praCyer.
Don't you Fmaj7know? I told everyoGne,
DmOoh, I even told the rAmising sun
         FThat I realGly need my friCend.
When the sAmun goes down in this sleepy little town
All the woGrld keeps spinning and our planets turn aroAmund.
All alone, lonely as the stars,
Well I juGst wanna be wanna be where you Amare.
When the Fmaj7sun goes dGown, Dmooh and you're not aroAmund
         FI'm saGiling on a praCyer.
Don't you Fmaj7know? I told everyoGne,
DmOoh, I even told the rAmising sun
         FThat I realGly miss my friCend.
AmDa da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da
Da da, Gda , da, da, da, da, da, da, da, Amda, da, da, da, da, da, da, (Repeat)
When the Fmaj7sun goes dGown, Dmooh and you're not aroAmund
         FI'm saGiling on a prCayer.
Don't you Fmaj7know? I told everyoGne,
DmOoh, I even told the rAmising sun
         FThat I realGly need my friCend.
When the Fmaj7sun goes doGwn, oDmoh and you're not arouAmnd
         FI'm saGiling on a prCayer.
Don't you Fmaj7know? I told everyoGne,
DmOoh, I even told the rising sAmun
         FThat I realGly miss my frCiend.
AmDa da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da
Da da, Gda , da, da, da, da, da, da, da, Amda, da, da, da, da, da, da, (Repeat)

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Friend

by Christine McVie

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Fmaj7

FRIEND

(Christine McVie & Dan Perfect)

From In the Meantime

Key: Cm

Capo 3: Am

Am G Am

Intro: / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Long ago, before the moon was young

G Am

And before the first love song had ever been sung

We both knew, beyond the shadow of a doubt

G Am

What lovin' somebody was really all about.

Fmaj7 G Dm Am

When the sun goes down, ooh and you're not around

F G C

I'm sailing on a prayer.

Fmaj7 G

Don't you know? I told everyone,

Dm Am

Ooh, I even told the rising sun

F G C

That I really need my friend.

When the sun goes down in this sleepy little town

G Am

All the world keeps spinning and our planets turn around.

All alone, lonely as the stars,

G Am

Well I just wanna be wanna be where you are.

Fmaj7 G Dm Am

When the sun goes down, ooh and you're not around

F G C

I'm sailing on a prayer.

Fmaj7 G

Don't you know? I told everyone,

Dm Am

Ooh, I even told the rising sun

F G C

That I really miss my friend.

Da da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da

G Am

Da da, da , da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, (Repeat)

Fmaj7 G Dm Am

When the sun goes down, ooh and you're not around

F G C

I'm sailing on a prayer.

Fmaj7 G

Don't you know? I told everyone,

Dm Am

Ooh, I even told the rising sun

F G C

That I really need my friend.

Fmaj7 G Dm Am

When the sun goes down, ooh and you're not around

F G C

I'm sailing on a prayer.

Fmaj7 G

Don't you know? I told everyone,

Dm Am

Ooh, I even told the rising sun

F G C

That I really miss my friend.

Da da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da

G Am

Da da, da , da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, (Repeat)

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