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[Intro]
  C    F    Am    Gx4
[Verse 1]
Hey, CI was just Fwondering if Amanyone was Gsitting hereC  F  Am  G  
And if Cnot, would it Fbe okay Amif someone Gbought you a beerC  F  Am  G  
Let's Csay that Fsomeone Amwanted to Gdance
Would he Chave any Fsnowballin' Amhell of a Gchance
To get you Cout on the Ffloor Ambefore this Gslow song endsC  F  Am  G  
DmYeah, FI'm just asking for a friend
[Interlude]
  C    F    Am    Gx2
[Verse 2]
He ain't Cever been any Fgood at Amlaying it all Gout on the lineC  F  Am  G  
I Cswear down Fdeep, believe Amme girl, Ghe's a really good guyC  F  Am  G  
If you can Cfind it in your Fheart just to Amcut him some Gslack
He'd be Cjohnny-on-the-spot Fhere in Amtwo seconds Gflat
Yeah, he's Cholding his Fbreath, come Amon give him a sGecond with youC  F  Am  G  
Oh DmyeaFh
[Chorus]
Yeah, Amwhat do you say
It's FFriday night and you're Gbeautiful, so beautiful
What Amman wouldn't make you the Flove of his life
He'd Gbe a fool, he'd be a fool
AmJust one drink would Gsure mean a lot to him
FYeah, I'm just asking for a friend
[Interlude]
  C    F    Am    Gx2
[Verse 3]
Let's Csay this Ffriend of mine Amwent and messed Gup real badC  F  Am  G  
And he'd do Canything Fin this Amworld, girl, Gto get you backC  F  Am  G  
Hey Cwhat kind Fof sorry Amwould it Gtake
For a Cman to Ferase his Amworst Gmistake
And would Cthis Feven Ambegin Gto make a dentC  F  Am  G  
Oh DmyeahF  
[Chorus]
Yeah Amwhat do you say
It's FFriday night and you're Gbeautiful, so beautiful
What Amman wouldn't make you the Flove of his life
He'd Gbe a fool, he'd be a fool
AmI don't mean to Gramble on like thisF  
DmHey I'm just asking for a friend
[Interlude]
  C    F    Am    Gx2
[Verse 4]
Yeah Cwhat if I Ftold you Amhe hadn't Gslept in weeksC  F  Am  G  
He was sCtanding right Fhere in Amfront of you Ginstead of meC  F  Am  G  
DmIs there any way you could ever love him agaiFn
Just asking for a CfriendF  Am  G  
[Outro]
  C    F    Am    Gx3

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Asking For A Friend

by Devin Dawson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F Am G

[Verse 1]

C F Am G C F Am G

Hey, I was just wondering if anyone was sitting here

C F Am G C F Am G

And if not, would it be okay if someone bought you a beer

C F Am G

Let's say that someone wanted to dance

C F Am G

Would he have any snowballin' hell of a chance

C F Am G C F Am G

To get you out on the floor before this slow song ends

Dm F

Yeah, I'm just asking for a friend

[Interlude]

C F Am G

[Verse 2]

C F Am G C F Am G

He ain't ever been any good at laying it all out on the line

C F Am G C F Am G

I swear down deep, believe me girl, he's a really good guy

C F Am G

If you can find it in your heart just to cut him some slack

C F Am G

He'd be johnny-on-the-spot here in two seconds flat

C F Am G C F Am G

Yeah, he's holding his breath, come on give him a second with you

Dm F

Oh yeah

[Chorus]

Yeah, what do you say

F G

It's Friday night and you're beautiful, so beautiful

Am F

What man wouldn't make you the love of his life

He'd be a fool, he'd be a fool

Am G

Just one drink would sure mean a lot to him

Yeah, I'm just asking for a friend

[Interlude]

C F Am G

[Verse 3]

C F Am G C F Am G

Let's say this friend of mine went and messed up real bad

C F Am G C F Am G

And he'd do anything in this world, girl, to get you back

C F Am G

Hey what kind of sorry would it take

C F Am G

For a man to erase his worst mistake

C F Am G C F Am G

And would this even begin to make a dent

Dm F

Oh yeah

[Chorus]

Yeah what do you say

F G

It's Friday night and you're beautiful, so beautiful

Am F

What man wouldn't make you the love of his life

He'd be a fool, he'd be a fool

Am G F

I don't mean to ramble on like this

Hey I'm just asking for a friend

[Interlude]

C F Am G

[Verse 4]

C F Am G C F Am G

Yeah what if I told you he hadn't slept in weeks

C F Am G C F Am G

He was standing right here in front of you instead of me

Dm F

Is there any way you could ever love him again

C F Am G

Just asking for a friend

[Outro]

C F Am G

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