Someone Like A Friend
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
C Eb F C x2
[Verse 1]
C Eb
I don't need someone to talk to
F C
I guess I'll get some rest
C Eb
I'm not allowed to write songs about him
F C
When I'm actively upset
C Eb
There's coyote screams down my street
F C
Less menacing than the look he gives
C Eb
We're not choking 'cause we're feisty anymore
F C
We're just trying to break each other's necks
[Chorus]
Ab Bb G
I-I need someone to talk to
Cm
When I'm not feelin' right
Ab Bb G
I-I need someone to treat me like a child 'cause I'm
Cm
Still afraid of the dark
Ab Bb G
I need, I need someone to have dance parties with
Cm
When I get drunk and won't
Ab Bb Eb
Stop crying, baby
F
I can feel another wave coming on
Ab Bb C
Tonight
[Verse 2]
C Eb
I need someone new to talk to
F C
I'll go and check who's left
C Eb
I won't write a song about someone
F C
Unless I'm actively obsessed
C Eb
So many venues haunted by the ghost of you
F C
I can hardly make it through our set
C Eb
I'm sending you songs and signs through a tin can string
F C
Anything to hear from you again
[Chorus]
Ab Bb G
I-I need someone to talk to
Cm
When I'm not feelin' right
Ab Bb G
I-I need someone to treat me like a child 'cause I'm
Cm
Still afraid of the dark
Ab Bb G
I need, I need someone to argue 'bout the Beatles with
Cm
When I get drunk and won't
Ab Bb Eb
Stop trying, baby
F
I can feel another wave coming on
Ab Bb Eb Cm
Tonight
Ab Bb C
Tonight
[Bridge]
Ab Bb G Cm
Maybe you could kiss me like the sand beneath the water
Ab Bb G Cm
Maybe you could kiss me like you're glad you don't have a daughter
Ab Bb Eb Cm
Maybe you could kiss me like you wish you could break all my bones
Ab Bb C
Maybe you could kiss me like a friend
C
Like a friend
C Eb F C
Please won't you believe me when I say that I'm upset?
C Eb F C
Please won't you believe me when I say that it's real bad?
C Eb F C
Please won't you believe me when I say that I'm obsessed?
C Eb F C
Please won't you believe, believe, believe, believe me?
[Chorus]
Ab Bb G
I-I need someone to talk to
Cm
When I'm not feelin' right
Ab Bb G
I-I need someone to treat me like a child 'cause I'm
Cm
Still afraid of the dark
Ab Bb G
I need, I need someone to have dance parties with
Cm
When I get drunk and won't
Ab Bb Eb
Stop crying, baby
F
I can feel another wave coming on
Ab Bb Eb Cm
Tonight
[Outro]
Ab Bb G
I-I need someone to talk to
Cm
When I'm not feelin' right
Ab Bb G
I-I need someone to treat me like a child 'cause I'm
Cm
Still afraid of the dark
Ab Bb G
I need, I need someone to hold my hand in the car
Cm
When I'm not even drunk, I just
Ab Bb
Miss your guts so goddamn much
Eb Cm
I'm tired of pretending like this isn't fucked
Ab
And I'm done hiding
Bb Eb Cm
Done lying to
Ab Bb
Tonight
C
How to play Someone Like A Friend
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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.