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[Verse]
BFriendship is rare, do you know what im saying to you,
G#mFriendship is rare.
BMy derriere, when you find out much later that they
G#mDont really care.
[Chorus]
AIt's rare to Eme, cant you Bsee.
AIt's rare to Eme, cant you Bsee.
[Verse]
BOh shit there's a bear, could you hand me that shotgun buddy
G#mAlso that chair?
BWe're fighting a bear, now your life's in great danger and you
G#mDon't even care.
[Chorus]
AIt's rare to Eme, cant you Bsee.
AIt's rare to Eme, cant you Bsee.
[Bridge]
 Aopen       A  
It's rare to me,
 Aopen           A  
Say a prayer for me,
Cause its Arare to Dme and BTenacious EDEsus  E  Esus  
[Chorus 2]
BFriends will be friends, they're running BbnakeBd iBbn thBe sBband.
BFriends holding hands will someday BbsureBly Bbform Ba Bbband.
BFriends will be friends they say that C#friends are friends to the bitter end.
[Bridge 2]
EbAs long as there's a record deal we'll always be friends.
EbAs long as there's a record deal we'll always be friends.
[Chorus 2]
BFriends will be friends, they're running BbnakeBd iBbn thBe sBband.
BFriends holding hands will someday BbsureBly Bbform Ba Bbband.
BFriends will be friends they say that C#friends are friends to the bitter end.
[Outro]
EbAs long as there's a record deal we'll always be friends.
(Eb, acappella)
As long as there's a record deal we'll always be friends, yeah.

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Friendship

by Tenacious D

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

Esus

[Verse]

Friendship is rare, do you know what im saying to you,

G#m

Friendship is rare.

My derriere, when you find out much later that they

G#m

Dont really care.

[Chorus]

A E B

It's rare to me, cant you see.

A E B

It's rare to me, cant you see.

[Verse]

Oh shit there's a bear, could you hand me that shotgun buddy

G#m

Also that chair?

We're fighting a bear, now your life's in great danger and you

G#m

Don't even care.

[Chorus]

A E B

It's rare to me, cant you see.

A E B

It's rare to me, cant you see.

[Bridge]

A A

open

It's rare to me,

A A

open

Say a prayer for me,

A D B E Esus E Esus

Cause its rare to me and Tenacious D

[Chorus 2]

B Bb B Bb B Bb

Friends will be friends, they're running naked in the sand.

B Bb B Bb B Bb

Friends holding hands will someday surely form a band.

B C#

Friends will be friends they say that friends are friends to the bitter end.

[Bridge 2]

As long as there's a record deal we'll always be friends.

[Chorus 2]

B Bb B Bb B Bb

Friends will be friends, they're running naked in the sand.

B Bb B Bb B Bb

Friends holding hands will someday surely form a band.

B C#

Friends will be friends they say that friends are friends to the bitter end.

[Outro]

As long as there's a record deal we'll always be friends.

(Eb, acappella)

As long as there's a record deal we'll always be friends, yeah.

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