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1/2

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Friend- Sleepaways
For C/G*, play like this:
e|-3-|
B|-1-|
G|-0-|
D|-2-|
A|-3-|
E|-x-|
Otherwise, play C/G normally:
e|-0-|
B|-1-|
G|-0-|
D|-2-|
A|-3-|
E|-3-|
[Intro]
N.C.
 C/G  C/G*  Am  G  
Am C F G
[Verse 1]
  C/G*                          Am  
I haven't had a bad day since I found you
Lying Fbarefoot on that broken trampoGline
C/G*                             Am  
I can't spend the day not being 'round you
Since we've Fmet you're practically a part of Gme
[Bridge]
C/G F Am G
C/G*  Am   F   E  G  
[Verse 2]
We C/Gtalk amongst ourselves late through the Amnight
Combing Fthrough all of our thoughts, and through the G7day
   C/G*                            Am  
As long as we're together it's all right
We don't Fneed nobody else to feel G7okay
[Chorus]
C/GI've C/Dgot Cyou and C/Byou've got Amme 'till the very Gend
C/GWe dC/Don't Cneed C/Bno one Amelse
                 GN.C.
All I need is my imaginary friend
[Bridge]
C/G*  Am   F   G(x2)
N.C.
[Verse 3]
     C/G*                             Am  
They always liked to say I'd turn out crazy
That FI'd be left all alone in the Gend
    C/G*                           Am  
But what they say will never, ever phase me
Because I Fknow that I've always got a Gfriend
Oh, they Ftold me I was Gonly meant to Cbe in C/Bpadded Amrooms
But now I Fknow that that's not Gtrue
They Fsaid that I would Gend up in a Ccell or C/Bin a Amtomb
But now I've Fgot a friend like Gyou
They Ftold me I was Glonely, it would Calways C/Bbe that Amway
And aFlone that I would Gdie
But if they're Fnowhere to be Gfound and somehow Cend up C/Bin the Amground
I know I've Fgot an Galibi
[Chorus]
C/GI've C/Dgot Cyou and C/Byou've got Amme 'till the very Gend
C/GWe dC/Don't Cneed C/Bno one Amelse
All I Gneed is my imaginary friend
[Outro]
C/G*  Am   F   G(x2)
C/G*

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Friend

by Sleepaways

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

C/D

C/B

Friend- Sleepaways

For C/G*, play like this:

e|-3-|

B|-1-|

G|-0-|

D|-2-|

A|-3-|

E|-x-|

Otherwise, play C/G normally:

e|-0-|

B|-1-|

G|-0-|

D|-2-|

A|-3-|

E|-3-|

[Intro]

N.C.

C/G C/G Am G

Am C F G

[Verse 1]

C/G Am

I haven't had a bad day since I found you

F G

Lying barefoot on that broken trampoline

C/G Am

I can't spend the day not being 'round you

F G

Since we've met you're practically a part of me

[Bridge]

C/G F Am G

C/G Am F E G

[Verse 2]

C/G Am

We talk amongst ourselves late through the night

F G7

Combing through all of our thoughts, and through the day

C/G Am

As long as we're together it's all right

F G7

We don't need nobody else to feel okay

[Chorus]

C/G C/D C C/B Am G

I've got you and you've got me 'till the very end

C/G C/D C C/B Am

We don't need no one else

N.C.

All I need is my imaginary friend

[Bridge]

C/G Am F G

* (x2)

N.C.

[Verse 3]

C/G Am

They always liked to say I'd turn out crazy

F G

That I'd be left all alone in the end

C/G Am

But what they say will never, ever phase me

F G

Because I know that I've always got a friend

F G C C/B Am

Oh, they told me I was only meant to be in padded rooms

F G

But now I know that that's not true

F G C C/B Am

They said that I would end up in a cell or in a tomb

F G

But now I've got a friend like you

F G C C/B Am

They told me I was lonely, it would always be that way

F G

And alone that I would die

F G C C/B Am

But if they're nowhere to be found and somehow end up in the ground

F G

I know I've got an alibi

[Chorus]

C/G C/D C C/B Am G

I've got you and you've got me 'till the very end

C/G C/D C C/B Am

We don't need no one else

All I need is my imaginary friend

[Outro]

C/G Am F G

* (x2)

C/G

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