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I Built A Friend

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Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Chord progression in the verses: A F#m D A E
Chord progression in the chorus: D A E
You can also play the chorus without the E chord in the second line :)
[Intro] 
A
[Verse 1]
I built a friend Awith three pieces of plastic and a penF#m,
I made him on the table in the denD,
I gave him my old cellphone for a headA,
For a headE.
And we Aspent holidays in my house, 
And we lF#meft presents in the stocking,
And we bouDght bolts and things and strings and a new watchA,
That's what he gotE.
[Chorus]
DAnd we had so much fun together,
AWe knew we'd be Efriends forever.
DAnd we had so much fun together,
Awe had so much funE.
[Verse 2]
Then I lAeft for college in September
And we wF#mept cause we can't be together
So I kDept pictures to remember my old friend,A  
My old friEend.
Then I mAet this girl at graduation
And forgF#met my oldest creation
And I gDuess I'll see him next vacation
Send my Abest, I send my Ebest
[Chorus]
DAnd we had so much fun together,
AWe knew we'd be Efriends forever.
DAnd we had so much fun together,
Awe had so much funE.
[Verse 3]
I came homAe to find him on the table with a nF#mote
Scribbled out in pencil and he wrDote
That he just wasn't stable all aloAne,
All aloEne.
Next to hiAm, an empty glass of water that he spillF#med
All over the body that I bDuilt,
It fizzled and it popped and then it kAilled,
And then it kilEled.
[Chorus]
DAnd we had so much fun together,
AWe thought we'd Ebe friends forever.
DAnd we had so much fun together,
Awe had so much funE.
I built a fAriend.

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I Built A Friend

by Alec Benjamin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)

Chord progression in the verses: A F#m D A E

Chord progression in the chorus: D A E

You can also play the chorus without the E chord in the second line :)

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

A F#m

I built a friend with three pieces of plastic and a pen,

I made him on the table in the den,

I gave him my old cellphone for a head,

For a head.

And we spent holidays in my house,

F#m

And we left presents in the stocking,

D A

And we bought bolts and things and strings and a new watch,

That's what he got.

[Chorus]

And we had so much fun together,

A E

We knew we'd be friends forever.

And we had so much fun together,

A E

we had so much fun.

[Verse 2]

Then I left for college in September

F#m

And we wept cause we can't be together

D A

So I kept pictures to remember my old friend,

My old friend.

Then I met this girl at graduation

F#m

And forget my oldest creation

And I guess I'll see him next vacation

A E

Send my best, I send my best

[Chorus]

And we had so much fun together,

A E

We knew we'd be friends forever.

And we had so much fun together,

A E

we had so much fun.

[Verse 3]

A F#m

I came home to find him on the table with a note

Scribbled out in pencil and he wrote

That he just wasn't stable all alone,

All alone.

A F#m

Next to him, an empty glass of water that he spilled

All over the body that I built,

It fizzled and it popped and then it killed,

And then it killed.

[Chorus]

And we had so much fun together,

A E

We thought we'd be friends forever.

And we had so much fun together,

A E

we had so much fun.

I built a friend.

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