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1/48

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 48Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

e|---A7----C#m-4----Bm2-----D5----E7---F#m-2---|-B----A-----C#------D-----E-----E------F#----|
B|---7-----5----3-----7----9----2---|------------------------------------|
G|---6-----6----4-----7----9----2---|-4--------6-----7----9--------------|
D|--(7)---(6)--(4)---(7)--(9)--(4)--|-4---7----6-----7----9----2------4--|
A|--(7)---(4)--(2)---(5)--(7)--(4)--|-2---7----4-----5----7----2------4--|
E|--(5)---(4)--(2)---(5)--(7)--(2)--|-----5--------------------0------2--|
        ska parts                               overdrive parts
[Intro]
e|--------5----------4------------2-----------------4-----------|
B|--------5----------5------------3-----------------5-----------|
G|--------6----------6------------4-----------------6-----------|
D|--------7--------6---6--------4---4-------------6---6---------|
A|------7---7----4------------2-----------------4---------------|
E|----5---------------------------------------------------------|
      AOh                      C#m  Bmthanks for all my C#mfriends   
e|--------5----------4------------2--------------7--------------|
B|--------5----------5------------3--------------9--------------|
G|--------6----------6------------4--------------9--------------|
D|--------7--------6---6--------4---4------------9--------------|
A|------7---7----4------------2------------------7--------------|
E|----5---------------------------------------------------------|
      AOh         C#mOh           Bmthanks to all that Elet me strand   
[Verse]
AWhen I start thinking of C#you
Of my Bpresent and past friends
I see me Ethen inside a shell
ANo refuge nothing to C#do
So they Dwere my family
I didn’t Eknow what could it mean
[Bridge]
F#They found their Away
DSo nice so Estraight
F#They found Atheir wayD  A  
DNo time to Estay
[Chorus]
AOh      C#m  Bmthanks for all my C#mfriends
AOh      C#m  Bmthanks to all that C#mlet me strand
RIFF (da fare quando canta "strand") :
e|---4--4--4h5p4----|
B|---5--5--5--------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
AOh      C#m  Bmthanks for all my C#mfriends
AOh      C#m  Bmthanks to all that Elet me strand
[Verse]
ASome of them around the C#world
Someone Belse is still in touch
Most of Ethem have stopped to learn
AOne of us just seems to C#lose
For his Dscare to be betrayed
He’s beEhaving like a slave
[Bridge]
F#mthey found their Away
Dso nice so Estraight
F#mthey found their Away
Dno time to Estay
[Chorus]
Aoh      C#  Dthanks for all my Efriends
Aoh      C#  Dthanks to all that Elet me strand
Aoh      C#  Dthanks for all my Efriends
Aoh      C#  Dthanks to all that Elet me strand 
alternate ending:
e|----------|
B|----10----|
G|----------|
D|----7-----|
A|----------|
E|----------|

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My Friends

by Shandon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

A C#m Bm D E F#m B A C# D E E F#

e|---7-----4----2-----5----7----2---|------------------------------------|

B|---7-----5----3-----7----9----2---|------------------------------------|

G|---6-----6----4-----7----9----2---|-4--------6-----7----9--------------|

D|--(7)---(6)--(4)---(7)--(9)--(4)--|-4---7----6-----7----9----2------4--|

A|--(7)---(4)--(2)---(5)--(7)--(4)--|-2---7----4-----5----7----2------4--|

E|--(5)---(4)--(2)---(5)--(7)--(2)--|-----5--------------------0------2--|

ska parts overdrive parts

[Intro]

e|--------5----------4------------2-----------------4-----------|

B|--------5----------5------------3-----------------5-----------|

G|--------6----------6------------4-----------------6-----------|

D|--------7--------6---6--------4---4-------------6---6---------|

A|------7---7----4------------2-----------------4---------------|

E|----5---------------------------------------------------------|

A C#m Bm C#m

Oh thanks for all my friends

e|--------5----------4------------2--------------7--------------|

B|--------5----------5------------3--------------9--------------|

G|--------6----------6------------4--------------9--------------|

D|--------7--------6---6--------4---4------------9--------------|

A|------7---7----4------------2------------------7--------------|

E|----5---------------------------------------------------------|

A C#m Bm E

Oh Oh thanks to all that let me strand

[Verse]

A C#

When I start thinking of you

Of my present and past friends

I see me then inside a shell

A C#

No refuge nothing to do

So they were my family

I didn’t know what could it mean

[Bridge]

F# A

They found their way

D E

So nice so straight

F# A D A

They found their way

D E

No time to stay

[Chorus]

A C#m Bm C#m

Oh thanks for all my friends

A C#m Bm C#m

Oh thanks to all that let me strand

RIFF (da fare quando canta "strand") :

e|---4--4--4h5p4----|

B|---5--5--5--------|

G|------------------|

D|------------------|

A|------------------|

E|------------------|

A C#m Bm C#m

Oh thanks for all my friends

A C#m Bm E

Oh thanks to all that let me strand

[Verse]

A C#

Some of them around the world

Someone else is still in touch

Most of them have stopped to learn

A C#

One of us just seems to lose

For his scare to be betrayed

He’s behaving like a slave

[Bridge]

F#m A

they found their way

D E

so nice so straight

F#m A

they found their way

D E

no time to stay

[Chorus]

A C# D E

oh thanks for all my friends

A C# D E

oh thanks to all that let me strand

A C# D E

oh thanks for all my friends

A C# D E

oh thanks to all that let me strand

alternate ending:

e|----------|

B|----10----|

G|----------|

D|----7-----|

A|----------|

E|----------|

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