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CHey buddy, how you been? AmI’ve had a hard Fday myself, I could use a frienGd
CWhat do F#you say we sit doEmwn and talk oveGr a couple of beCers?
CWhat’s that buddy, you dAmon’t have time? FNo man, it’s no big deal, I’ll bGe fine
CJust go F#on and do your thEming, I’m gonna Ghang out herCe
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FFor seven years you’ve had a Cplace in my heart, but nowadays Amit seems like we’re drifting apFart
AmDoes it seem to you like Cwe’ve got a lot of frustration?G  
COr is it my imagination?
COk buddy, I guess I liedAm, but I didn’t kFnow how to tell you on account oGf my pride
CWhen you F#said you didn’t Emhave time for mGe, I didn’t know Chow to feel
CIt used to be we were thAmick as thieves hFanging out on the playground takGing turns on the swing
CAnd I deF#fended you every Emtime someone saGid you weren’t rCeal
CWhat happened to the dayAms of listening tFo music I’d play and you would dGance yeah we were grooving
CThen we’F#d do a few rails Emof cocaine till Gwe could barely Ccrawl
CIt ain’t been the same sAmince the day at Fthe bar, we drank all the vodka GHooters had then you wrecked my car
CBut I waF#s the one who got Emarrested, yeah GI took the falCl
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FFor seven years we’ve bCeen the best of friends, buAmt now you don’t even ask me how I’ve beFen
AmI’m starting to think weC’ve lost control of our situatioGn
CMaybe it’s my imagination
CWhat the hell, man? What Amdid you do? I wFas only asleep for like an hour Gor two
CHow’d yoF#u make a meEmss that big in Gsuch a short timCe?
CWindows are broken, therAme’s trash everywFhere, and I don’t even wanna knoGw what it looks like downstairs
CHow much F#coke and vodka dEmid you have, arGe you out of youCr mind
CBuddy I don’t think I caAmn do this anymorFe, so before this thing gets vioGlent I suggest you find the door
CIt’s timF#e we go our separEmate ways, I can Gno longer preteCnd
CI gave you all I had, neAmver once did I aFsk for anything in return yet yoGu repay me like that
CI didn’t F#think that it woEmuld drive me crGazy being your fCriend
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FFor seven long years you Chad a place in my heart until I Amtook that butcher knife and cut you aparFt
AmBuried you in my yard anCd turned myself in at the police Gstation
FBuddy you can’t see the Ctears in my eyes, I’ve got to spAmend life in prison without you by my sidFe
AmNow they’re gonna take Cme for a psychiatric evaluationG  
AmI thought I had a Cbetter handle on my frustrationG  
CMust’ve been my imagination, my imagination
CCocaine and vodka do wonders for the imagination

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Chris Minton - Buddy

by Misc Originals

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C Am F G

Hey buddy, how you been? I’ve had a hard day myself, I could use a friend

C F# Em G C

What do you say we sit down and talk over a couple of beers?

C Am F G

What’s that buddy, you don’t have time? No man, it’s no big deal, I’ll be fine

C F# Em G C

Just go on and do your thing, I’m gonna hang out here

[CHORUS]

F C Am F

For seven years you’ve had a place in my heart, but nowadays it seems like we’re drifting apart

Am C G

Does it seem to you like we’ve got a lot of frustration?

Or is it my imagination?

C Am F G

Ok buddy, I guess I lied, but I didn’t know how to tell you on account of my pride

C F# Em G C

When you said you didn’t have time for me, I didn’t know how to feel

C Am F G

It used to be we were thick as thieves hanging out on the playground taking turns on the swing

C F# Em G C

And I defended you every time someone said you weren’t real

C Am F G

What happened to the days of listening to music I’d play and you would dance yeah we were grooving

C F# Em G C

Then we’d do a few rails of cocaine till we could barely crawl

C Am F G

It ain’t been the same since the day at the bar, we drank all the vodka Hooters had then you wrecked my car

C F# Em G C

But I was the one who got arrested, yeah I took the fall

[CHORUS]

F C Am F

For seven years we’ve been the best of friends, but now you don’t even ask me how I’ve been

Am C G

I’m starting to think we’ve lost control of our situation

Maybe it’s my imagination

C Am F G

What the hell, man? What did you do? I was only asleep for like an hour or two

C F# Em G C

How’d you make a mess that big in such a short time?

C Am F G

Windows are broken, there’s trash everywhere, and I don’t even wanna know what it looks like downstairs

C F# Em G C

How much coke and vodka did you have, are you out of your mind

C Am F G

Buddy I don’t think I can do this anymore, so before this thing gets violent I suggest you find the door

C F# Em G C

It’s time we go our separate ways, I can no longer pretend

C Am F G

I gave you all I had, never once did I ask for anything in return yet you repay me like that

C F# Em G C

I didn’t think that it would drive me crazy being your friend

[CHORUS]

F C Am F

For seven long years you had a place in my heart until I took that butcher knife and cut you apart

Am C G

Buried you in my yard and turned myself in at the police station

F C Am F

Buddy you can’t see the tears in my eyes, I’ve got to spend life in prison without you by my side

Am C G

Now they’re gonna take me for a psychiatric evaluation

Am C G

I thought I had a better handle on my frustration

Must’ve been my imagination, my imagination

Cocaine and vodka do wonders for the imagination

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