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Note: The song is made up of multiple keys:
      For Chorus/Intro  - Key A
      For Verses        - Key B
      For Bridge        - Key C
      Capo on 2nd
[Intro]
G    Cadd9 D
G    Cadd9 D
G    Cadd9 D
Cadd9 D  A
[Verse 1]
Your Ehands were in your Apockets
Your Ehat over your Aeyes
You dEidn't seem to Aknow anybody
And Bsus2neither did Asus2I.
Then they Estarted introAductions
And Ename game all aAround
EEverybody else took it Aseriously
But you and Ame we laughed until we cried.D  
[Chorus]
GWhen I first G/Bmet youCadd9  D  
GI didn't think I G/Bliked youCadd9  D  
But Gnow that I G/Bknow youCadd9  D  
Cadd9You could be my Dbest Gfriend
Cadd9You could be my Dbest Gfriend.
[Verse 2]
EI am from the cAity
You're from the Emiddle of noAwhere
And Eyou don't talk to Astrangers
I'll talk to Bsus2anyone who's thereAsus2.
EI like dogs and Ayou like cats
EI wear lots of colors and Ayou wear only black
But Ewe don't take these too Aseriously
So you and Ame, we're the perfect pair
Yeah, you and Ame, we're the perfect pair.D  
[Chorus]
GWhen I first G/Bmet youCadd9  D  
GI didn't think I G/Bliked youCadd9  D  
But Gnow that I G/Bknow youCadd9  D  
Cadd9You could be my Dbest Gfriend
Cadd9You could be my Dbest Gfriend.
[Bridge]
CAnd then in a Emwhile
CWe'll look back and Bsus2smileEsus2  
[End Chorus]
GWhen I first G/Bmet youCadd9  D  
GI didn't think I G/Bliked youCadd9  D  
But Gnow that I G/Bknow youCadd9  D  
Cadd9You could be my Dbest Gfriend
Cadd9You could be my Dbest Gfriend.
GWhen I first G/Bmet youCadd9  D  
GI didn't think I G/Bliked youCadd9  D  
But Gnow that I G/Bknow youCadd9  D  
Cadd9You could be my Dbest Gfriend
Cadd9You could be my Dbest Gfriend.
GWhen I first G/Bmet youCadd9  D  
GI didn't think I G/Bliked youCadd9  D  
But Gnow that I G/Bknow youCadd9  D  
Cadd9You could be my Dbest Gfriend
Cadd9You could be my Dbest Gfriend.Em7  
Cadd9You could be my Dbest GfriendEm7  
Cadd9You could be my Dbest GfriendEm7  
Cadd9You could be my best friend.

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Best Friend

by Lisa Loeb

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Bsus2

Asus2

G/B

Esus2

Em7

Note: The song is made up of multiple keys:

For Chorus/Intro - Key A

For Verses - Key B

For Bridge - Key C

Capo on 2nd

[Intro]

G Cadd9 D

Cadd9 D A

[Verse 1]

E A

Your hands were in your pockets

E A

Your hat over your eyes

E A

You didn't seem to know anybody

Bsus2 Asus2

And neither did I.

E A

Then they started introductions

E A

And name game all around

E A

Everybody else took it seriously

A D

But you and me we laughed until we cried.

[Chorus]

G G/B Cadd9 D

When I first met you

G G/B Cadd9 D

I didn't think I liked you

G G/B Cadd9 D

But now that I know you

Cadd9 D G

You could be my best friend

Cadd9 D G

You could be my best friend.

[Verse 2]

E A

I am from the city

E A

You're from the middle of nowhere

E A

And you don't talk to strangers

Bsus2 Asus2

I'll talk to anyone who's there.

E A

I like dogs and you like cats

E A

I wear lots of colors and you wear only black

E A

But we don't take these too seriously

So you and me, we're the perfect pair

A D

Yeah, you and me, we're the perfect pair.

[Chorus]

G G/B Cadd9 D

When I first met you

G G/B Cadd9 D

I didn't think I liked you

G G/B Cadd9 D

But now that I know you

Cadd9 D G

You could be my best friend

Cadd9 D G

You could be my best friend.

[Bridge]

C Em

And then in a while

C Bsus2 Esus2

We'll look back and smile

[End Chorus]

G G/B Cadd9 D

When I first met you

G G/B Cadd9 D

I didn't think I liked you

G G/B Cadd9 D

But now that I know you

Cadd9 D G

You could be my best friend

Cadd9 D G

You could be my best friend.

G G/B Cadd9 D

When I first met you

G G/B Cadd9 D

I didn't think I liked you

G G/B Cadd9 D

But now that I know you

Cadd9 D G

You could be my best friend

Cadd9 D G

You could be my best friend.

G G/B Cadd9 D

When I first met you

G G/B Cadd9 D

I didn't think I liked you

G G/B Cadd9 D

But now that I know you

Cadd9 D G

You could be my best friend

Cadd9 D G Em7

You could be my best friend.

Cadd9 D G Em7

You could be my best friend

Cadd9 D G Em7

You could be my best friend

Cadd9

You could be my best friend.

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