I Can Be Your Friend
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Intro: C E Am Dm F Fm
Verse
C E Am
Summer everybody's coming home
Dm F Fm
Now I'm lying in my old bedroom again on my own
C E Am
Listen to the cars passing outside
Dm F Fm
Remember Adam crashed his car into the tree but somehow he survived
C E Am
Then the next night you walked me home
Dm F Fm
We'd been drinking underage and you said do you think our parents know?
C E Am Dm F Fm
We hid a bottle in the trees, oh we couldn't find it later, guess the neighbours getting drunk for free
C E Am Dm F Fm
No we couldn't find it later, guess the neighbours getting drunk on me
C E Am
Somedays are quiet in my mind
Dm F Fm
All the images dissolve, all the memories go blind
C E Am
Somebody asked me to think about a time
Dm F Fm
When we were truly happy oh when everything was fine
C E Am
You waved at me from the front door
Dm F Fm
Told you I'd be home for Christmas I've been gone for 6 years more
C E Am Dm
And when I do all the colours bleed I'm watching lightening from my window
F Fm
I feel so numb when I leave
C E Am Dm
Stay a little longer if you need to be happy once again
F Fm C E Am
I can be your friend
Dm F Fm C E Am
Happy once again I can be your friend
Dm F Fm C
Happy once again I can be your friend
How to play I Can Be Your 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 C. 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.