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All Of My Friends Were There

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Capo 1st fret
[Intro]
E
[Verse 1]
EMy big day, it was the biggest day of my Alife
F#mIt was the summit of Amy long career
But EI felt so down, and I Adrank too much beer
And my F#mmanager said that I Ashould not appear
[Verse 2]
EI walked out onto the stage and started to Aspeak
The F#mfirst night I've missed for a Acouple of years
I Eexplained to the crowd and they Astarted to jeer
And F#mjust when I wanted no Aone to be there
[Chorus 1]
EAll of my E7friends were AthereA/G#  F#m  
Not just F#m/Emy friends, but Dtheir best friends D/C#tooBm7  
G#All of my G#7friends were C#7there to F#stand and Bstare
B7Say what they may, Eall of their E7friends need not AstareA/G#  F#m  
Those who F#m/Elaughed were not Dfriends anywayD/C#  Bm7  
G#All of my G#7friends were C#7there to F#stand and Bstare
[Verse 3]
EDays went by, I walked around dressed in a Adisguise
I F#mwore a mustache and I Aparted my hair
And Egave the impression that AI did not care
But F#moh, the embarrassment, Aoh, the despair
[Verse 4]
ECame the day, helped with a few last glasses of Agin
I F#mnervously mounted the Astage once again
Got Ethrough my performance and Ano one complained
Thank F#mGod I can go back to Anormal again
[Chorus 2]
I Ewent to that E7old cafeA  A/G#  F#m  
Where I had F#m/Ebeen in much Dhappier daysD/C#  Bm7  
And G#all of my G#7friends were C#7there, and F#no one Bcared
B7Say what they may, Eall of my E7friends were AthereA/G#  F#m  
Not just F#m/Emy friends, but Dtheir best friends D/C#tooBm7  
G#All of my G#7friends were C#7there, now F#I don't Bcare

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All Of My Friends Were There

by The Kinks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A/G#

F#m/E

D/C#

Bm7

G#7

C#7

Capo 1st fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

E A

My big day, it was the biggest day of my life

F#m A

It was the summit of my long career

E A

But I felt so down, and I drank too much beer

F#m A

And my manager said that I should not appear

[Verse 2]

E A

I walked out onto the stage and started to speak

F#m A

The first night I've missed for a couple of years

E A

I explained to the crowd and they started to jeer

F#m A

And just when I wanted no one to be there

[Chorus 1]

E E7 A A/G# F#m

All of my friends were there

F#m/E D D/C# Bm7

Not just my friends, but their best friends too

G# G#7 C#7 F# B

All of my friends were there to stand and stare

B7 E E7 A A/G# F#m

Say what they may, all of their friends need not stare

F#m/E D D/C# Bm7

Those who laughed were not friends anyway

G# G#7 C#7 F# B

All of my friends were there to stand and stare

[Verse 3]

E A

Days went by, I walked around dressed in a disguise

F#m A

I wore a mustache and I parted my hair

E A

And gave the impression that I did not care

F#m A

But oh, the embarrassment, oh, the despair

[Verse 4]

E A

Came the day, helped with a few last glasses of gin

F#m A

I nervously mounted the stage once again

E A

Got through my performance and no one complained

F#m A

Thank God I can go back to normal again

[Chorus 2]

E E7 A A/G# F#m

I went to that old cafe

F#m/E D D/C# Bm7

Where I had been in much happier days

G# G#7 C#7 F# B

And all of my friends were there, and no one cared

B7 E E7 A A/G# F#m

Say what they may, all of my friends were there

F#m/E D D/C# Bm7

Not just my friends, but their best friends too

G# G#7 C#7 F# B

All of my friends were there, now I don't care

About All Of My Friends Were There Chords by The Kinks

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