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Everybodys Friend

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 The strumming pattern is simple once you work it out. If you listen to the song, you'll know what I mean.
There's also a great tutorial on YouTube, done by Matt Brown. Also, I play Dsus4 like this : x00233
[Verse 1]
AHey man Amwhere did you Emgo?
AmThought I, Embut I Gguess
AI don't know you
AmGave you my Emheart
AmYou looked to Emtake it Gapart
[Verse 2]
AHey man Amwhat did you Emdo?
AmWalked away Emwe weren't Gthrough
ALast time was a Amfake shaken Emhead
AmNow I think it Emmust be Gsaid
[Chorus]
DHey maDsus4n
AmCan't be everybody's Asus2friendAm  
DHey maDsus4n
AmCan't be everybody's Asus2friendAm  
[Interlude]   same as verse
A Am Em Am Em G
[Verse 3]
AMan of peace
AmMan of Emwar
AmTell me Emwho knows Gmore?
APeople gathering Amby the Emwell
AmI think we Emcould meet up Gagain
[Chorus]
DHey maDsus4n
AmCan't be everybody's Asus2friendAm  
DHey maDsus4n
AmCan't be everybody's Asus2friendAm  
[Instumental Section]
 Am   D   C- repeat x4
[2 bar phase] same as verse
 A   Am      Em   Am   Em    G- repeat x2 
[Outro]
DHey maDsus4n
AmCan't be everybody's Asus2friendAm  
DAin't no way maDsus4n
AmTo be everybody's Asus2friendA  
If you listen to song, the last word [ friend ] drags out. Remember that when playing for the last two chords.

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Everybodys Friend

by Jane's Addiction

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Asus2

The strumming pattern is simple once you work it out. If you listen to the song, you'll know what I mean.

There's also a great tutorial on YouTube, done by Matt Brown. Also, I play Dsus4 like this : x00233

[Verse 1]

A Am Em

Hey man where did you go?

Am Em G

Thought I, but I guess

I don't know you

Am Em

Gave you my heart

Am Em G

You looked to take it apart

[Verse 2]

A Am Em

Hey man what did you do?

Am Em G

Walked away we weren't through

A Am Em

Last time was a fake shaken head

Am Em G

Now I think it must be said

[Chorus]

D Dsus4

Hey man

Am Asus2 Am

Can't be everybody's friend

D Dsus4

Hey man

Am Asus2 Am

Can't be everybody's friend

[Interlude] same as verse

A Am Em Am Em G

[Verse 3]

Man of peace

Am Em

Man of war

Am Em G

Tell me who knows more?

A Am Em

People gathering by the well

Am Em G

I think we could meet up again

[Chorus]

D Dsus4

Hey man

Am Asus2 Am

Can't be everybody's friend

D Dsus4

Hey man

Am Asus2 Am

Can't be everybody's friend

[Instumental Section]

Am D C

- repeat x4

[2 bar phase] same as verse

A Am Em Am Em G

- repeat x2

[Outro]

D Dsus4

Hey man

Am Asus2 Am

Can't be everybody's friend

D Dsus4

Ain't no way man

Am Asus2 A

To be everybody's friend

If you listen to song, the last word [ friend ] drags out. Remember that when playing for the last two chords.

About Everybodys Friend Chords by Jane's Addiction

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