Were Going To Be Friends

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G C D A Cadd9
|-----------| |-------0--| |----2------| |-----------| |-----------|
|----0------| |---1------| |--------3--| |----2------| |----3------|
|--------0--| |-----0----| |-----------| |--------2--| |--------0--|
|-----------| |----------| |--0---0----| |--2--------| |------2----|
|-----------| |-3--------| |-----------| |------0----| |--3--------|
|--3---3----| |----------| |-----------| |-----------| |-----------|
(last G chord on 4th verse and picked the same way for the rest of song):
G
|-----------|
|----3------|
|--------0--|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|--3---3----|
[Intro]
G
Start with that and go on to regular
|-----------|
|-----------|
|----0---0--|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|--3---3----|
G
[Verse 1]
G
Fall is here, hear the yell
G
Back to school, ring the bell
C
Brand new shoes, walking blues
G
Climb the fence, books and pens
D Cadd9 G
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
D Cadd9 G
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
[Verse 2]
G
Walk with me, Suzy Lee
G
Throught the park and by the tree
C
We will rest upon the ground
G
And look at all the bugs we've found
D Cadd9 G
safely walk to school without a sound
D Cadd9 G
Safely walk to school without a sound
[Verse 3]
G
Well, here we are, no one else
G
We walked to school all by ourselves
C
There's dirt on our uniforms
G
From chasing all the ants and worms
D Cadd9 G
We clean up and now it's time to learn
D Cadd9 G
- put 3rd finger on 3rd fret, 2nd string
We clean up and now it's time to learn
[Verse 4]
G
Numbers, letters, learn to spell
G
Nouns and books and show and tell
C
At playtime we will throw the ball
G
Back to class, through the hall
D Cadd9 G
Teacher marks our height against the wall
D Cadd9 G
( ) 3rd finger on 3rd fret, 2nd string
Teacher marks our height against the wall (for rest of song too)
[Bridge] (or whatever)
C G
We don't notice any time pass
C G
we don't notice anything
A
We sit side by side in every class
C
Teacher thinks that I sound funny,
D
But she likes the way you sing
[Verse 5]
G
Tonight I'll dream, while I'm in bed
G
When silly thoughts go through my head
C
About the bugs and alphabet
G
And when I wake tomorrow I bet
D Cadd9 G
That you and i will walk together again
D Cadd9 G
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
D Cadd9 G6
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
(one strum on final chord)

Were Going To Be Friends chords and lyrics

Free chords for Were Going To Be Friends by The White Stripes. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Here's an idea of how to pick the chords:
[Intro]
Start with that and go on to regular G
G
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Bridge] (or whatever)
[Verse 5]
(one strum on final chord)

Were Going To Be Friends Chords by The White Stripes

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