Chords for Average White Band - Wasn't I Your Friend (1980)
Tempo:
106.35 bpm
Chords used:
Am
D
E
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [A] [G]
[A] [G] [A] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[Am] [Em] So little you can count on, [D] [F] so little on which you can rely.
[Em] Now I feel the fool for [A] choosing [B] you [F] to put my faith behind.
[Dm] Oh, [C] when you were going down, you were [D] my [F#] best friend.
Now [Dm] that you're winning, I'll never see you again.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so [D] ever?
[G#] [C] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[C] Wasn't [Am] I your friend, then we [E] faced the good and [D] bad together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then we [E] faced the [G#] good and bad together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Em] Wasn't I your friend?
[Am] [A] [Em]
[A] [Em] You and [A] me, [Em]
[B] [F] I thought we'd passed all of these games.
[Em] We were [A] friends as standards, lovers, [Em]
[F] different from the others.
But we drifted apart just the [Dm] same.
When you were [Am] going [D] down, you were my best friend.
[Dm] Now that you're winning, I'll never see you again.
[F] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so ever?
[D] [Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[C] Wasn't I [Am] your friend, then we [E] faced the good and bad together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
Wasn't [Am] I your friend, then [E] so ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten [D]
in time?
[C] Wasn't [Am] I your friend, then [E] we [D] faced the good and bad [G#] together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
Wasn't [Dm] I your
[G] [F] friend?
[Em]
[A] [B] [F]
[Em] [G]
[F]
When [C] you were going down, [D] you were my best [F#] friend.
[F] Now that you're winning, [Dm] I'll never see you [F] again.
Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
[D] [G#] [Am] Or have you forgotten [F#] in time?
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] we faced the good and bad together?
[C] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[Am] Wasn't I your friend,
[E] [Am] when you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] we faced the good [D] and bad together?
[Am] When [C] you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten in time?
Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so ever?
[Am]
[D] Or have [Am] you
[E] [Am]
[D] forgotten in time?
Wasn't [Am] I your friend, [E] then [D] [C]
[D] so [Am] ever?
[E] [C] Wasn't [D] [Am] I your friend, [E] then so ever?
[D] [Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
Oh, [Am] Niagara, didn't [E] it make you laugh,
Emma, [Am] when [C] you were a [D] friend of mine?
[F] Was I a friend
[E] [Am]
[F#] to [D] you?
[Am] [E] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[E] [Am] [D]
[Am]
[E] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[D] [G] [Am]
[E] [Am] [D]
[G] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[A] [G] [A] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[Am] [Em] So little you can count on, [D] [F] so little on which you can rely.
[Em] Now I feel the fool for [A] choosing [B] you [F] to put my faith behind.
[Dm] Oh, [C] when you were going down, you were [D] my [F#] best friend.
Now [Dm] that you're winning, I'll never see you again.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so [D] ever?
[G#] [C] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[C] Wasn't [Am] I your friend, then we [E] faced the good and [D] bad together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then we [E] faced the [G#] good and bad together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Em] Wasn't I your friend?
[Am] [A] [Em]
[A] [Em] You and [A] me, [Em]
[B] [F] I thought we'd passed all of these games.
[Em] We were [A] friends as standards, lovers, [Em]
[F] different from the others.
But we drifted apart just the [Dm] same.
When you were [Am] going [D] down, you were my best friend.
[Dm] Now that you're winning, I'll never see you again.
[F] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so ever?
[D] [Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[C] Wasn't I [Am] your friend, then we [E] faced the good and bad together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
Wasn't [Am] I your friend, then [E] so ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten [D]
in time?
[C] Wasn't [Am] I your friend, then [E] we [D] faced the good and bad [G#] together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
Wasn't [Dm] I your
[G] [F] friend?
[Em]
[A] [B] [F]
[Em] [G]
[F]
When [C] you were going down, [D] you were my best [F#] friend.
[F] Now that you're winning, [Dm] I'll never see you [F] again.
Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
[D] [G#] [Am] Or have you forgotten [F#] in time?
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] we faced the good and bad together?
[C] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[Am] Wasn't I your friend,
[E] [Am] when you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] we faced the good [D] and bad together?
[Am] When [C] you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten in time?
Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so ever?
[Am]
[D] Or have [Am] you
[E] [Am]
[D] forgotten in time?
Wasn't [Am] I your friend, [E] then [D] [C]
[D] so [Am] ever?
[E] [C] Wasn't [D] [Am] I your friend, [E] then so ever?
[D] [Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
Oh, [Am] Niagara, didn't [E] it make you laugh,
Emma, [Am] when [C] you were a [D] friend of mine?
[F] Was I a friend
[E] [Am]
[F#] to [D] you?
[Am] [E] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[E] [Am] [D]
[Am]
[E] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[D] [G] [Am]
[E] [Am] [D]
[G] [Am]
[E] [Am]
Key:
Am
D
E
Em
F
Am
D
E
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Em] So little you can count on, [D] _ _ [F] so little on which you can rely.
[Em] Now I feel the fool for [A] choosing [B] you [F] to put my faith behind. _
[Dm] Oh, [C] when you were going down, you were [D] my [F#] best friend.
Now [Dm] that you're winning, I'll never see you again.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so [D] ever?
_ [G#] [C] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
_ [C] Wasn't [Am] I your friend, then we [E] faced the good and [D] bad together?
_ [Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, _ [E] then so ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then we [E] faced the [G#] good and bad together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Em] Wasn't I your friend?
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [Em] You and [A] me, _ [Em] _
[B] _ [F] I thought we'd passed all of these games.
[Em] We were [A] friends as standards, lovers, [Em]
[F] different from the others.
But we drifted apart just the [Dm] same.
When you were [Am] _ going [D] down, you were my best friend.
[Dm] Now that you're winning, I'll never see you again.
[F] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so ever?
[D] _ _ [Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[C] Wasn't I [Am] your friend, then we [E] faced the good and bad together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
Wasn't [Am] I your friend, then [E] so ever?
_ [Am] Or have you forgotten [D]
in time?
[C] Wasn't [Am] I your friend, then [E] we [D] faced the good and bad [G#] together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
Wasn't [Dm] I your _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [F] friend? _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ When [C] you were going down, [D] you were my best [F#] friend.
[F] Now that you're winning, _ [Dm] I'll never see you [F] again.
Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
[D] _ [G#] _ [Am] Or have you forgotten [F#] in time?
[Am] _ Wasn't I your friend, then [E] we faced the good and bad together?
[C] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
_ [Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[Am] _ Wasn't I your friend, _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] when you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
_ _ [Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
_ [Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] we faced the good [D] and bad together?
[Am] When [C] you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so _ ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten in time?
Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so ever?
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] Or have _ [Am] you _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ forgotten in time?
Wasn't [Am] I your _ friend, [E] then _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] so _ _ _ [Am] _ _ ever?
[E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Wasn't [D] _ _ _ [Am] I your friend, [E] then so ever?
_ [D] _ [Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
Oh, [Am] Niagara, _ didn't [E] it make you laugh,
Emma, [Am] when [C] you were a [D] friend of mine?
_ [F] Was I a friend _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F#] to [D] you?
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Em] So little you can count on, [D] _ _ [F] so little on which you can rely.
[Em] Now I feel the fool for [A] choosing [B] you [F] to put my faith behind. _
[Dm] Oh, [C] when you were going down, you were [D] my [F#] best friend.
Now [Dm] that you're winning, I'll never see you again.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so [D] ever?
_ [G#] [C] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
_ [C] Wasn't [Am] I your friend, then we [E] faced the good and [D] bad together?
_ [Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, _ [E] then so ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then we [E] faced the [G#] good and bad together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Em] Wasn't I your friend?
[Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [Em] You and [A] me, _ [Em] _
[B] _ [F] I thought we'd passed all of these games.
[Em] We were [A] friends as standards, lovers, [Em]
[F] different from the others.
But we drifted apart just the [Dm] same.
When you were [Am] _ going [D] down, you were my best friend.
[Dm] Now that you're winning, I'll never see you again.
[F] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so ever?
[D] _ _ [Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[C] Wasn't I [Am] your friend, then we [E] faced the good and bad together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
Wasn't [Am] I your friend, then [E] so ever?
_ [Am] Or have you forgotten [D]
in time?
[C] Wasn't [Am] I your friend, then [E] we [D] faced the good and bad [G#] together?
[Am] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
Wasn't [Dm] I your _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [F] friend? _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ When [C] you were going down, [D] you were my best [F#] friend.
[F] Now that you're winning, _ [Dm] I'll never see you [F] again.
Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
[D] _ [G#] _ [Am] Or have you forgotten [F#] in time?
[Am] _ Wasn't I your friend, then [E] we faced the good and bad together?
[C] When you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
_ [Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
[Am] _ Wasn't I your friend, _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] when you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, [E] then so ever?
_ _ [Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
_ [Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] we faced the good [D] and bad together?
[Am] When [C] you were a [D] friend of mine.
[Am] Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so _ ever?
[Am] Or have you forgotten in time?
Wasn't I your friend, then [E] so ever?
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] Or have _ [Am] you _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ forgotten in time?
Wasn't [Am] I your _ friend, [E] then _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] so _ _ _ [Am] _ _ ever?
[E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Wasn't [D] _ _ _ [Am] I your friend, [E] then so ever?
_ [D] _ [Am] Or have you forgotten [D] in time?
Oh, [Am] Niagara, _ didn't [E] it make you laugh,
Emma, [Am] when [C] you were a [D] friend of mine?
_ [F] Was I a friend _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F#] to [D] you?
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
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