My Very Good Friend The Milkman Chords by Eric Clapton

Tempo:
112.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Gm

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Clapton - My Very Good Friend the Milkman chords
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[F] [Fm] [Gm] [C]
[F] My very good friend the milkman says [Gm] I've been losing [C] too much sleep
[Gm] He doesn't like [C] the hours I [D] keep and he [Gm] suggests [G] that
[B] [C] She marry [F] me
My [Fm]
[F] [C] [F] [Fm]
[F] very good friend the mailman says
[Gm] That it would make [C] his bird [E] unless
[D]
[Gm] We both [C] have the same address [D] and he [Gm] suggests [G] that [B] you [C] should marry [F] me
But then [D] there's [Ab] a very friendly fellow [Ebm] who [Ab] prints
[Db] all the latest [Bbm] real estate [Db] news
[Ab] And every day he sends [Ebm] me [Ab] blueprints [Db] of cottages with [C] country views
[Dm] My very [C] good friends [F] the neighbors say
[Gm] They've been watching [C] little things [Am] I do [Bb]
[Gm] and they perceive [C] that I love [Dm] you
[D] So I [Gm] suggest [G] that you [C] should [E] marry [F] me
[Am] [F] [C]
[F] [Fm] so Walter Richmond
[F] [C] [G] [Dm] [Gb]
[G] [Gm] [C] [Gb]
[G] [Gm] [C]
[D] [Gm] [G] [C]
[F] [Bb] [Fm]
[F] So Alan Cusack
[C] [F] [Fm]
[Gm] [C] [D]
[Gm] [C]
[D] [Gm] [B] [C] [Fm]
[F] [Bbm] [F] And
[Gb] Then [G] there's [Ab] some very friendly fellow [Ebm] who [Ab] prints
[Db] all the [Ab] latest [Db] real estate news
[Am]
[Ab] Every day he sends [Ebm] me blueprints
[Ab]
[Db] of cottages with country [C] views
[Gb] [F]
And my very good friend the neighbors say
[Gm] They've been watching [C] little [E] things I do
[Gm]
They perceive [C] that I love you [D] so I [Gm] suggest [G] that you [C] should marry [F] me
Here [C]
[F] [E]
[F] comes the bride
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
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To learn Eric Clapton - My Very Good Friend The Milkman chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, Gm, C, F, C, F, Fm, Gm, G and C. Start with a comfortable 56 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 113. With F Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _
[F] My very good friend the milkman says [Gm] _ I've been losing [C] too much sleep
[Gm] He doesn't like [C] the hours I [D] keep and he [Gm] suggests [G] that
[B] [C] She marry [F] me
_ My _ _ [Fm] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[F] very good friend the mailman says
[Gm] _ That it would make [C] his bird [E] unless
[D]
[Gm] We both [C] have the same address [D] and he [Gm] suggests [G] that [B] you [C] should marry [F] me
_ But then [D] there's [Ab] a very friendly fellow [Ebm] who [Ab] prints _
[Db] all the latest [Bbm] real estate [Db] news
[Ab] And every day he sends [Ebm] me [Ab] blueprints [Db] of cottages with [C] country views
[Dm] My very [C] good friends [F] the neighbors say
[Gm] _ They've been watching [C] little things [Am] I do [Bb] _
[Gm] and they perceive [C] that I love [Dm] you
[D] So I [Gm] suggest [G] that you [C] should [E] marry [F] me
[Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ so Walter Richmond
[F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Gb] _
[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gb] _
[G] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] So Alan Cusack _
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ [Fm] _
[F] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [F] And
[Gb] Then [G] there's [Ab] some very friendly fellow [Ebm] who [Ab] prints _
[Db] all the [Ab] latest [Db] real estate news
[Am] _
[Ab] Every day he sends [Ebm] me blueprints
[Ab] _
[Db] of cottages with country [C] views
[Gb] _ [F]
And my very good friend the neighbors say _
[Gm] They've been watching [C] little [E] things I do
[Gm] _
They perceive [C] that I love you [D] so I [Gm] suggest [G] that you [C] should marry [F] me
_ Here _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F] _ comes the bride _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Harold Spina and Johnny Burke, finds its place within the Clapton album.

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