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Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine

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Capo on 6th fret
[Intro]
Am
[Intro Bass]   
G|-Am----------------------|-G----------------------|-F-------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
A|-0---0-0----0--2--3----|-----------------------|--------------------|------------3----2-----|  x2
E|-----------------------|-3---3-3----3--1--0----|-1--1-0-1---1-------|-1---1-1------------3--|
[Verse 1]
AmWe took a walk that nGight
but it wasn't the Fsame
AmWe had a fight on the
Gpromenade out in the Frain
AmShe said she loved me Gbut
she had somewhere to Fgo
AmShe couldn't scream
while I Gheld her close
I Fswore I'd never let her go
[Chorus 1]
FTell me what you Gwanna know oh
come Amon oh come on oh come Emon
FThere ain't no motive Gfor this crime
CJenny wG/Bas a fAmriend of mGine so come
Fon oh come on oh come Gon whoaaaho
[Instrumental] (with same bass riff as intro)
Am    G    F
Am    G    F
[Verse 2]
AmI know my rights I've Gbeen
here all day and it's Ftime
AmFor me to go so lGet me
know if it's alFright
AmI just can't take this GI
swear I told you the Ftruth
AmShe couldn't scream
while I Gheld her close
I Fswore I'd never let her go
[Chorus 2]
FTell me what you Gwanna know oh
come Amon oh come on oh come Emon
And Fthen you whisper Gin my ear
CI know wG/Bhat you're dAmoing hGere so come
Fon oh come on oh come Gon
FThere ain't no motive Gfor this crime
CJenny wG/Bas a fAmriend of mGine so come
Fon oh come on oh come Gon whoaaaho
[Interlude]
Am    Am    Am    Am
Am    Am    Am    Am
[Outro]
Am    G    F
Am    G    F
Am    G    F
Am    G    F
Am(hold)

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Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine

by The Killers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Capo on 6th fret

[Intro]

[Intro Bass]

Am G F

G|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|

D|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|

A|-0---0-0----0--2--3----|-----------------------|--------------------|------------3----2-----| x2

E|-----------------------|-3---3-3----3--1--0----|-1--1-0-1---1-------|-1---1-1------------3--|

[Verse 1]

Am G

We took a walk that night

but it wasn't the same

We had a fight on the

G F

promenade out in the rain

Am G

She said she loved me but

she had somewhere to go

She couldn't scream

while I held her close

I swore I'd never let her go

[Chorus 1]

F G

Tell me what you wanna know oh

Am Em

come on oh come on oh come on

F G

There ain't no motive for this crime

C G/B Am G

Jenny was a friend of mine so come

F G

on oh come on oh come on whoaaaho

[Instrumental] (with same bass riff as intro)

Am G F

[Verse 2]

Am G

I know my rights I've been

here all day and it's time

Am G

For me to go so let me

know if it's alright

Am G

I just can't take this I

swear I told you the truth

She couldn't scream

while I held her close

I swore I'd never let her go

[Chorus 2]

F G

Tell me what you wanna know oh

Am Em

come on oh come on oh come on

F G

And then you whisper in my ear

C G/B Am G

I know what you're doing here so come

F G

on oh come on oh come on

F G

There ain't no motive for this crime

C G/B Am G

Jenny was a friend of mine so come

F G

on oh come on oh come on whoaaaho

[Interlude]

Am Am Am Am

[Outro]

Am G F

(hold)

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