Chords for My alcoholic friend
Tempo:
100 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [D]
[F] [G] [Am]
[D]
[F] [G] [Am]
He's a good friend, but [D] not the best I've ever had
[F] I can always count on him, [Am] at least that's what he said
If I get drunk, he [D] doesn't mind, he understands
[F] my friend, [G] my ever [Am]-holy friend
[F] [G] [Am]
[D]
[F] [G] [Am]
He's a good friend, but [D] not the best I've ever had
[F] I can always count on him, [Am] at least that's what he said
If I get drunk, he [D] doesn't mind, he understands
[F] my friend, [G] my ever [Am]-holy friend
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He's a good friend, but [D] not the best I've ever had
[F] I can always count on him, [Am] at least that's what he said
If I get drunk, he [D] doesn't mind, he understands
He's [F] my friend, [G] my ever [Am]-holy friend _ _
Bottles and cans of [D] lager fill his kitchen sink
[F] Nobody knows where he [Am] gets the money for his drinks
He makes up stories I [D] get bored, but I pretend
He's [F] my friend, [G] my [Am] alcoholic friend
Just _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
a few years ago [D] he made it to the top
[F] He didn't live from welfare, [Am] but he used to have a job
Some people laugh at me [D] because they don't understand
[F] He's my friend, [G] my [Am] alcoholic friend _ _
Sometimes he talks about [D] the things that he wants and
[F] He goes last with another woman, [Am] he smokes a cigarette _
Then he pretends he [D] doesn't need my helping hand
But he's [F] my friend, [G] my alcoholic [Am] friend _ _ _
He [G] wants to cry, [D] he ain't got no [F] tears left to [G] be [Am] crying _
And so [G] _ he smiles [D] on the outside, he [F] may smile, [G] but he [Am] is dying
Ever _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ since his wife, the force [D] that he had gone insane
[F] Getting drunk was the only [Am] way to forget about the pain
Out of mind, he's saying things [D] that I know he never meant
He's [F] my friend, [G] my [Am] alcoholic friend
If I drank along, we [D] used to laugh and joke around
[F] Then sorrow and misery [Am] were nowhere to be found
But his mood changed rapidly [D] as I walked out the door
Because [F] my friend [G] feels lonely in [Am] the end
He _ [G] wants to cry, [D] he ain't got no [F] tears left [G] to [A] be crying
And [G] so he smiles [D] on the outside, he [F] may smile, [G] but he [Am] is dying _ _
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He's a good friend, but [D] not the best I've ever had
[F] I can always count on him, [Am] at least that's what he said
If I get drunk, he [D] doesn't mind, he understands
He's [F] my friend, [G] my ever [Am]-holy friend _ _
Bottles and cans of [D] lager fill his kitchen sink
[F] Nobody knows where he [Am] gets the money for his drinks
He makes up stories I [D] get bored, but I pretend
He's [F] my friend, [G] my [Am] alcoholic friend
Just _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
a few years ago [D] he made it to the top
[F] He didn't live from welfare, [Am] but he used to have a job
Some people laugh at me [D] because they don't understand
[F] He's my friend, [G] my [Am] alcoholic friend _ _
Sometimes he talks about [D] the things that he wants and
[F] He goes last with another woman, [Am] he smokes a cigarette _
Then he pretends he [D] doesn't need my helping hand
But he's [F] my friend, [G] my alcoholic [Am] friend _ _ _
He [G] wants to cry, [D] he ain't got no [F] tears left to [G] be [Am] crying _
And so [G] _ he smiles [D] on the outside, he [F] may smile, [G] but he [Am] is dying
Ever _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ since his wife, the force [D] that he had gone insane
[F] Getting drunk was the only [Am] way to forget about the pain
Out of mind, he's saying things [D] that I know he never meant
He's [F] my friend, [G] my [Am] alcoholic friend
If I drank along, we [D] used to laugh and joke around
[F] Then sorrow and misery [Am] were nowhere to be found
But his mood changed rapidly [D] as I walked out the door
Because [F] my friend [G] feels lonely in [Am] the end
He _ [G] wants to cry, [D] he ain't got no [F] tears left [G] to [A] be crying
And [G] so he smiles [D] on the outside, he [F] may smile, [G] but he [Am] is dying _ _
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[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
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