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African Friend

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1/24

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 24Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard Tuning
Chords used:
      EADGBe
Am:   002210
Asus2:002200
C/G:  332010
Em/A: 002000
F:    133211
G:    320033
Intro Riff w/chords: [repeat x2]
e|--G------------C/G------------F------------------------|
B|-------------------------------1-----------1------| 
G|-------0-----------0---------2---2-------2---2----|
D|-----0---0-------2---2-----3-------3---3-------3--|
A|---2-------2---3-------3--------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------1-----------1------------|
Verse 1 chords: [play chords or play Intro Riff] 
Your bGeautiful AfC/Grican Ffriend
GNext to him C/GI look so wFhite
So Gwhite that C/Gyou turned aFway
And Gwanted me C/Gout of your Fsight
Interlude:   G    C/G    F    G  C/  G  F  
Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)
To be exotic and I did pretend
In the backyard to slowly undress
As you pulled the twigs from my hair
That I put there myself I confess
Chorus Chords:
   FSo come lay on the cGouch with C/GmeG  Am  Asus2  Em/A  
   FCause nature’s too wGild and C/GfreeG  Am  Asus2  Em/A  
   FCome lay on the cGouch
                   F             G    C/G    G    Am    G  C/  G    F    G  C/  G  F  
   We don’t have to work on our tan
Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords)
A beautiful African man
Next to him I look so white
As white as the page in a book
That I read but still don’t understand
Verse 4: (use verse 1 chords)
So I joked of a forbidden fruit
As we argued into the night
In a city of tanning salons
And TV screens all shining bright
Final Chorus Chords:
   FSo come lay on the cGouch with C/GmeG  Am  Asus2  Em/A  
    FCause nature’s too Gwild and fC/GreeG  Am  Asus2  Em/A  
    FCome lay on the coGuch
                    F             G    C/G    G  C/  G    G    C/G    G    C/G    G  C/G  
    We don’t have to work on our tan

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African Friend

by Clem Snide

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

C/G

Em/A

Standard Tuning

Chords used:

EADGBe

: 002210

Asus2

:002200

C/G

: 332010

Em/A

: 002000

: 133211

: 320033

Intro Riff w/chords: [repeat x2]

G C/G F

e|--------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------1-----------1------|

G|-------0-----------0---------2---2-------2---2----|

D|-----0---0-------2---2-----3-------3---3-------3--|

A|---2-------2---3-------3--------------------------|

E|-3-----------3-----------1-----------1------------|

Verse 1 chords: [play chords or play Intro Riff]

G C/G F

Your beautiful African friend

G C/G F

Next to him I look so white

G C/G F

So white that you turned away

G C/G F

And wanted me out of your sight

G C/G F G C G F

Interlude: /

Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)

To be exotic and I did pretend

In the backyard to slowly undress

As you pulled the twigs from my hair

That I put there myself I confess

Chorus Chords:

F G C/G G Am Asus2 Em/A

So come lay on the couch with me

F G C/G G Am Asus2 Em/A

Cause nature’s too wild and free

F G

Come lay on the couch

F G C/G G Am G C G F G C G F

/ /

We don’t have to work on our tan

Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords)

A beautiful African man

Next to him I look so white

As white as the page in a book

That I read but still don’t understand

Verse 4: (use verse 1 chords)

So I joked of a forbidden fruit

As we argued into the night

In a city of tanning salons

And TV screens all shining bright

Final Chorus Chords:

F G C/G G Am Asus2 Em/A

So come lay on the couch with me

F G C/G G Am Asus2 Em/A

Cause nature’s too wild and free

F G

Come lay on the couch

F G C/G G C G G C/G G C/G G C G

/ /

We don’t have to work on our tan

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