Chords for City and Colour - Friends (Live in Surrey, BC April 7th, 2017)
Tempo:
66.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
B
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] So, earlier today when we got here, I walked up [N] the stairs and I wanted to go up and see
what it looked like from up there in the top.
I walked out into the hallway and realized I was in high school.
[A] And then I turned around and I couldn't get back in the door.
And then I just started kind of like walking right beside the locker, [B] just like
And then a man came up to me and said, can I help you?
And I was like, yeah, sorry, I'm just trying to get back in there.
Because I realized I was now a
I was no longer the guy playing here.
I was the old bearded man with tattoos on his neck out in the high [A] school.
[E] And I can see how that might have been [Dm] frightening to certain people.
You know?
[B]
[A] I mean, a lot of things have [G] changed.
But when I was in high school, we would have been very, very scared [B] if we saw that.
[D]
So I'm glad they let me back in.
Never did make it up there.
How is it up there?
Take your word for it.
Okay, here's a song about my [A] friends.
[B] And it's called Friends.
And it goes out to anybody [A] who came here with their friends.
[D]
[N] Here
[D]
[B] [A] [F#]
[D]
[A] I am again.
I'm trading in a group of [D] friends.
To hopefully make amends.
With everything I've done wrong.
[A] A last ditch effort.
[B] To find something better.
[D] And leave well enough alone.
[F#m] I'm not sure what I'm doing.
I will wait for all the words [E] of happiness.
[D] I will wait for all the words of jubilation.
[F#m] I will hope for just an ounce [E] of confidence.
[D] To offer myself some sort of congratulation.
[A]
[D]
[A] [F#]
[D]
[A] There's a line I'm trying to find.
Between the water and the open [D] sky that I know.
That's where the wild winds blow.
[A] Through times of trouble.
[B] Just a simple stumble.
[D] I can go and make some real good noise.
[F#m] Still I'll wait for all the [E] words of happiness.
[D] Still I'll wait for all the words of [A] jubilation.
[F#m] I will hope for just an ounce [E] of confidence.
[D] To offer myself some sort of [A] congratulation.
[D] [E] I wanna live [D] where the wild winds blow.
[A] I know.
[D] [E] I wanna live where the wild [D] winds blow.
[A] I know.
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[Dm] [N]
[C#] [N]
what it looked like from up there in the top.
I walked out into the hallway and realized I was in high school.
[A] And then I turned around and I couldn't get back in the door.
And then I just started kind of like walking right beside the locker, [B] just like
And then a man came up to me and said, can I help you?
And I was like, yeah, sorry, I'm just trying to get back in there.
Because I realized I was now a
I was no longer the guy playing here.
I was the old bearded man with tattoos on his neck out in the high [A] school.
[E] And I can see how that might have been [Dm] frightening to certain people.
You know?
[B]
[A] I mean, a lot of things have [G] changed.
But when I was in high school, we would have been very, very scared [B] if we saw that.
[D]
So I'm glad they let me back in.
Never did make it up there.
How is it up there?
Take your word for it.
Okay, here's a song about my [A] friends.
[B] And it's called Friends.
And it goes out to anybody [A] who came here with their friends.
[D]
[N] Here
[D]
[B] [A] [F#]
[D]
[A] I am again.
I'm trading in a group of [D] friends.
To hopefully make amends.
With everything I've done wrong.
[A] A last ditch effort.
[B] To find something better.
[D] And leave well enough alone.
[F#m] I'm not sure what I'm doing.
I will wait for all the words [E] of happiness.
[D] I will wait for all the words of jubilation.
[F#m] I will hope for just an ounce [E] of confidence.
[D] To offer myself some sort of congratulation.
[A]
[D]
[A] [F#]
[D]
[A] There's a line I'm trying to find.
Between the water and the open [D] sky that I know.
That's where the wild winds blow.
[A] Through times of trouble.
[B] Just a simple stumble.
[D] I can go and make some real good noise.
[F#m] Still I'll wait for all the [E] words of happiness.
[D] Still I'll wait for all the words of [A] jubilation.
[F#m] I will hope for just an ounce [E] of confidence.
[D] To offer myself some sort of [A] congratulation.
[D] [E] I wanna live [D] where the wild winds blow.
[A] I know.
[D] [E] I wanna live where the wild [D] winds blow.
[A] I know.
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[Dm] [N]
[C#] [N]
Key:
D
A
B
E
F#m
D
A
B
_ [A] So, earlier today when we got here, I walked up [N] the stairs and I wanted to go up and see
what it looked like from up there in the top.
I walked out into the hallway and realized I was in high school.
_ [A] And then I turned around and I couldn't get back in the door.
And then I just started kind of like walking right beside the locker, [B] just like_
And then a man came up to me and said, can I help you?
And I was like, yeah, sorry, I'm just trying to get back in there.
Because I realized I was now a_
I was no longer the guy playing here.
I was the old bearded man with tattoos on his neck out in the high [A] school.
_ [E] _ And I can see how that might have been [Dm] frightening to certain people.
_ You know?
[B] _
_ [A] _ I mean, a lot of things have [G] changed.
But when I was in high school, we would have been very, very scared [B] if we saw that.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
So I'm glad they let me back in.
Never did make it up there.
How is it up there?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take your word for it.
Okay, here's a song about my [A] friends.
_ [B] And it's called Friends. _
And it goes out to anybody [A] who came here with their friends.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] Here _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ I am again.
I'm trading in a group of [D] friends.
To hopefully make amends.
With everything I've done wrong.
[A] A last ditch effort.
[B] To find something better.
[D] _ And leave well enough alone. _
_ [F#m] I'm not sure what I'm doing.
I will wait for all the words [E] of happiness.
_ [D] I will wait for all the words of jubilation.
_ [F#m] I will hope for just an ounce [E] of confidence.
_ [D] To offer myself some sort of congratulation. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] There's a line I'm trying to find.
Between the water and the open [D] sky that I know.
That's where the wild winds blow.
_ _ [A] Through times of trouble.
[B] Just a simple stumble.
[D] I can go and make some real good noise.
_ [F#m] Still I'll wait for all the [E] words of happiness.
_ [D] Still I'll wait for all the words of [A] jubilation.
_ [F#m] I will hope for just an ounce [E] of confidence.
_ [D] To offer myself some sort of [A] congratulation.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] I wanna live _ [D] where the wild winds blow.
_ _ [A] I know. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] I wanna live where the wild [D] winds blow.
_ _ [A] I know. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
what it looked like from up there in the top.
I walked out into the hallway and realized I was in high school.
_ [A] And then I turned around and I couldn't get back in the door.
And then I just started kind of like walking right beside the locker, [B] just like_
And then a man came up to me and said, can I help you?
And I was like, yeah, sorry, I'm just trying to get back in there.
Because I realized I was now a_
I was no longer the guy playing here.
I was the old bearded man with tattoos on his neck out in the high [A] school.
_ [E] _ And I can see how that might have been [Dm] frightening to certain people.
_ You know?
[B] _
_ [A] _ I mean, a lot of things have [G] changed.
But when I was in high school, we would have been very, very scared [B] if we saw that.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
So I'm glad they let me back in.
Never did make it up there.
How is it up there?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take your word for it.
Okay, here's a song about my [A] friends.
_ [B] And it's called Friends. _
And it goes out to anybody [A] who came here with their friends.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] Here _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ I am again.
I'm trading in a group of [D] friends.
To hopefully make amends.
With everything I've done wrong.
[A] A last ditch effort.
[B] To find something better.
[D] _ And leave well enough alone. _
_ [F#m] I'm not sure what I'm doing.
I will wait for all the words [E] of happiness.
_ [D] I will wait for all the words of jubilation.
_ [F#m] I will hope for just an ounce [E] of confidence.
_ [D] To offer myself some sort of congratulation. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] There's a line I'm trying to find.
Between the water and the open [D] sky that I know.
That's where the wild winds blow.
_ _ [A] Through times of trouble.
[B] Just a simple stumble.
[D] I can go and make some real good noise.
_ [F#m] Still I'll wait for all the [E] words of happiness.
_ [D] Still I'll wait for all the words of [A] jubilation.
_ [F#m] I will hope for just an ounce [E] of confidence.
_ [D] To offer myself some sort of [A] congratulation.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] I wanna live _ [D] where the wild winds blow.
_ _ [A] I know. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] I wanna live where the wild [D] winds blow.
_ _ [A] I know. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _