Fair-Weather Friend - Mark Wilkinson

Fair-Weather Friend

View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
 
F Bb C
 
[Verse]
 
F Bb
There's an energy I'm drawn to
F Bb
It's been tugging at my sleeve again
F Bb
But I can't make out all the words
F Bb
As they come crackling down the line
F Bb F Bb
All the colours like a butterfly arrive in your space again
F Bb F Bb
Like a dancer in the air, like some multi-coloured flame
 
[Bridge]
 
C Bb
But we are more than just these fragments and these hours
C Bb
Your spirit spilling over galaxies abounds
 
[Chorus]
 
F C
I am no fair-weather friend
F C
I won't lay down until the story ends
Bb F
Though they're holding all those cards
C
Well I still feel like the lucky one
 
[Instrumental]
 
Bb F Bb F
Bb F
 
[Verse]
 
Bb F Bb
See the lightning on the ridgeline the storm is coming round again
F Bb F Bb
But it's moving pretty slow I think we're safe here for the night
F Bb F Bb
I know you find it hard to sleep with all the flashes and the rumbling
F Bb F Bb
But I will wake you if I notice something moving in the dark
 
[Bridge]
 
C Bb
And I will be here through these fragments and these hours
C Bb
Follow your spirit over miles and miles and miles
 
[Chorus]
 
F C
I am no fair-weather friend
F C
I won't lay down until the story ends
Bb F
Though they're holding all those cards
C
Well I still feel like the lucky one
Bb
Whenever you're around
 
[Instrumental]
 
F Bb F
Bb F C C
 
[Outro Chorus]
 
F Bb C
I am no fair-weather friend
F C
I won't lay down until the story ends
Bb F
Though they're holding all those cards
C
Well I still feel like the lucky one
Bb
Whenever you're around

How to play Fair-Weather Friend

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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