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[Verse 1]
GMy friends, oh we don't Dlike it
When  Csomeone seething waits for
GI fall into the  Dmountain
'Till  Csomeone holds and  waits for you
GOohD, oCoh
GOohD, oCoh
[Verse 2]
GMy  friends, oh we don't Dlike it
CNo  one sees, me want to die
Gand I'll write a Dtrite line
CNo  one can hold me like you do
GAnd that's not DtrueC  
GHoldin' is Deasy, it passes thCroughCm  
[Chorus]
Am/ESwing me for I sDave my life Cto me
FYou  can tell that's C/Esomethin' to DmseeD#aug  
EmSwing me for I Fsave my lifCe to me
FYou can tell that's C/Eall I can bDe
GOohD, oohC  
GOohD, oohC  
[Verse 3]
GMy friends, oh we don't Dlike it
When Csomeone breathe in, waits for
GI fall into the Dfountain
'Till sComeone holds and waits for me
GEe,D  C  
GEe,D  C  Cm  
[Chorus]
Am/ESwing me for I Dsave my life Cto me
FYou can tell they're Csomeone in DmmeD#aug  
EmSwing me for I Fsave my life Cto me
FYou can tell that's C/Eall you can Dmbe
F'Cause I've been walking 'Cround for a weDekG  
[Instrumental]
 C   G   F   Fx2
[Bridge]
CAnd I was afrGaid you wouldn't lFike it
CI was afGraid that it would be bFad
CSo I tucked it aGway inside my Fbackpack
CI'll wait pGatient for my Fhand
CI asked a mGan what do I lFook like?
CHe said "I canG't remember welFl"
CHe said my chGin protruded inFwards
CHe said my hGair was long as hFell
COohG  F  
COohG  F  Fm  
[Chorus]
Am/ESwing me for I saDve my life tCo me
FYou can tell I'm nC/Eothing to mDmeD#aug  
EmSwing me for I Dm7save my life Cto me
FWish that I had C/Eplaces to D5be
F'Cause I've been walking 'C/Eround for a wDeekG  
CMm,Gm  F  
CMm,Gm  F  
[Outro]
CI was afGmraid you wouldn't lFike it
CI was afGmraid that it would be bFad
CAnd I was afGmraid you wouldn't lFike it
CI was afGmraid that it would be bFad

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My Friends

by Drew Monson

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Chords in this song · guitar

Am/E

C/E

D#aug

Dm7

[Verse 1]

G D

My friends, oh we don't like it

When someone seething waits for

G D

I fall into the mountain

'Till someone holds and waits for you

G D C

Ooh, ooh

G D C

Ooh, ooh

[Verse 2]

G D

My friends, oh we don't like it

No one sees, me want to die

G D

and I'll write a trite line

No one can hold me like you do

G D C

And that's not true

G D C Cm

Holdin' is easy, it passes through

[Chorus]

Am/E D C

Swing me for I save my life to me

F C/E Dm D#aug

You can tell that's somethin' to see

Em F C

Swing me for I save my life to me

F C/E D

You can tell that's all I can be

G D C

Ooh, ooh

G D C

Ooh, ooh

[Verse 3]

G D

My friends, oh we don't like it

When someone breathe in, waits for

G D

I fall into the fountain

'Till someone holds and waits for me

G D C

Ee,

G D C Cm

Ee,

[Chorus]

Am/E D C

Swing me for I save my life to me

F C Dm D#aug

You can tell they're someone in me

Em F C

Swing me for I save my life to me

F C/E Dm

You can tell that's all you can be

F C D G

'Cause I've been walking 'round for a week

[Instrumental]

C G F F

[Bridge]

C G F

And I was afraid you wouldn't like it

C G F

I was afraid that it would be bad

C G F

So I tucked it away inside my backpack

C G F

I'll wait patient for my hand

C G F

I asked a man what do I look like?

C G F

He said "I can't remember well"

C G F

He said my chin protruded inwards

C G F

He said my hair was long as hell

C G F

Ooh

C G F Fm

Ooh

[Chorus]

Am/E D C

Swing me for I save my life to me

F C/E Dm D#aug

You can tell I'm nothing to me

Em Dm7 C

Swing me for I save my life to me

F C/E D5

Wish that I had places to be

F C/E D G

'Cause I've been walking 'round for a week

C Gm F

Mm,

C Gm F

Mm,

[Outro]

C Gm F

I was afraid you wouldn't like it

C Gm F

I was afraid that it would be bad

C Gm F

And I was afraid you wouldn't like it

C Gm F

I was afraid that it would be bad

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