My Friend John Chords by The Fratellis
Tempo:
143.1 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Gm
Bb
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
If you were a ship, what shape would you be?
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[Gm]
[Eb] [Gm] [G]
[Gm]
[Eb] [G]
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[C] [Gm] [C]
[G] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
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[Gm]
[Bb] [Eb] [G] Well, I stumbled [C] up the stairs [G] on the wrong [F] way
And I [Gm] hit my head [C] on the ceiling [Gm] and my feet [C] hit the ground
[Gm] And then the baby [C] gone bonk [Gm] and the [F] goldfish spoke
[Gm] Cried, Ella's [C] in the pond [Gm] but she got [C] no [Eb] soul
My [Bb] friend John [D] was a serious [Eb] one
Bumped [Bb] into the back [D] and a job [Eb] I've done
[Bb] Lazy old boy [D] with a good [Eb] girl's heart
She'd [Bb] get itchy [D] and his rubber [Eb] sofa
[Gb] When [Bb] we [D] hit the [G] water
I
[Gm]
[G] was shipping and my money [C] was young
[Gm] And I had to [C] get home if [Gm] my money [F] was wrong
[Gm] And [C] everybody danced [Gm] in the same [F] old way
[Gm] And if I'm feeling [C] old and desperate [Gm] I'll be back [F] someday
[Eb] My [Bb] friend John [D] was a [Eb] serious one
[Bb] Bumped into the back [D] and a job [Eb] I've done
Lazy [Bb] old boy [Dm] with a good [Eb] girl's heart
[Bb] She'd get itchy [D] and his rubber [Eb] sofa
[Gb] When [Bb] we hit [D] the [G] water
[Eb]
[G]
[Eb]
[Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] [D] [Eb]
[Bb] [D] [Eb]
[Bb] [D] [Eb]
[Bb] [D] [Eb]
My [Bb] friend [D] John was a [Eb] serious one
[Bb] Bumped into the [D] back and a [Eb] job I've done
Lazy [Bb] old [D] boy with a [Eb] good girl's heart
[Bb] She'd get [D] itchy and his rubber [Eb] sofa
[Gb] When [Bb] we [D] hit the [G]
water
[C]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[Eb] [Gm] [G]
[Gm]
[Eb] [G]
[Gm]
[Eb] [G]
[C] [Gm] [C]
[G] [F] [Gm]
[F] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
[F] [G]
[Gm]
[Bb] [Eb] [G] Well, I stumbled [C] up the stairs [G] on the wrong [F] way
And I [Gm] hit my head [C] on the ceiling [Gm] and my feet [C] hit the ground
[Gm] And then the baby [C] gone bonk [Gm] and the [F] goldfish spoke
[Gm] Cried, Ella's [C] in the pond [Gm] but she got [C] no [Eb] soul
My [Bb] friend John [D] was a serious [Eb] one
Bumped [Bb] into the back [D] and a job [Eb] I've done
[Bb] Lazy old boy [D] with a good [Eb] girl's heart
She'd [Bb] get itchy [D] and his rubber [Eb] sofa
[Gb] When [Bb] we [D] hit the [G] water
I
[Gm]
[G] was shipping and my money [C] was young
[Gm] And I had to [C] get home if [Gm] my money [F] was wrong
[Gm] And [C] everybody danced [Gm] in the same [F] old way
[Gm] And if I'm feeling [C] old and desperate [Gm] I'll be back [F] someday
[Eb] My [Bb] friend John [D] was a [Eb] serious one
[Bb] Bumped into the back [D] and a job [Eb] I've done
Lazy [Bb] old boy [Dm] with a good [Eb] girl's heart
[Bb] She'd get itchy [D] and his rubber [Eb] sofa
[Gb] When [Bb] we hit [D] the [G] water
[Eb]
[G]
[Eb]
[Gm]
[Eb] [Bb] [D] [Eb]
[Bb] [D] [Eb]
[Bb] [D] [Eb]
[Bb] [D] [Eb]
My [Bb] friend [D] John was a [Eb] serious one
[Bb] Bumped into the [D] back and a [Eb] job I've done
Lazy [Bb] old [D] boy with a [Eb] good girl's heart
[Bb] She'd get [D] itchy and his rubber [Eb] sofa
[Gb] When [Bb] we [D] hit the [G]
water
[C]
Key:
Eb
Gm
Bb
D
C
Eb
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Bb
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[Bb] _ _ [Eb] [G] Well, I stumbled [C] up the stairs [G] on the wrong [F] way
And I [Gm] hit my head [C] on the ceiling [Gm] and my feet [C] hit the ground
[Gm] And then the baby [C] gone bonk [Gm] and the [F] goldfish spoke
[Gm] Cried, Ella's [C] in the pond [Gm] but she got [C] no [Eb] soul
My [Bb] friend John [D] was a serious [Eb] one
_ Bumped [Bb] into the back [D] and a job [Eb] I've done
[Bb] Lazy old boy [D] with a good [Eb] girl's heart
She'd [Bb] get itchy [D] and his rubber [Eb] sofa
_ [Gb] When [Bb] we [D] hit the [G] water
_ I _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ was shipping and my money [C] was young
[Gm] And I had to [C] get home if [Gm] my money [F] was wrong
[Gm] And [C] everybody danced [Gm] in the same [F] old way
[Gm] And if I'm feeling [C] old and desperate [Gm] I'll be back [F] someday
[Eb] My [Bb] friend John [D] was a [Eb] serious one
[Bb] Bumped into the back [D] and a job [Eb] I've done
Lazy [Bb] old boy [Dm] with a good [Eb] girl's heart
_ [Bb] She'd get itchy [D] and his rubber [Eb] sofa
_ [Gb] When [Bb] we hit [D] the [G] water _ _ _ _ _ _
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My [Bb] friend [D] John was a [Eb] serious one
[Bb] Bumped into the [D] back and a [Eb] job I've done
Lazy [Bb] old [D] boy with a [Eb] good girl's heart
[Bb] She'd get [D] itchy and his rubber [Eb] sofa
[Gb] When [Bb] we _ [D] hit the [G] _
water _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _
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_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] [G] Well, I stumbled [C] up the stairs [G] on the wrong [F] way
And I [Gm] hit my head [C] on the ceiling [Gm] and my feet [C] hit the ground
[Gm] And then the baby [C] gone bonk [Gm] and the [F] goldfish spoke
[Gm] Cried, Ella's [C] in the pond [Gm] but she got [C] no [Eb] soul
My [Bb] friend John [D] was a serious [Eb] one
_ Bumped [Bb] into the back [D] and a job [Eb] I've done
[Bb] Lazy old boy [D] with a good [Eb] girl's heart
She'd [Bb] get itchy [D] and his rubber [Eb] sofa
_ [Gb] When [Bb] we [D] hit the [G] water
_ I _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ was shipping and my money [C] was young
[Gm] And I had to [C] get home if [Gm] my money [F] was wrong
[Gm] And [C] everybody danced [Gm] in the same [F] old way
[Gm] And if I'm feeling [C] old and desperate [Gm] I'll be back [F] someday
[Eb] My [Bb] friend John [D] was a [Eb] serious one
[Bb] Bumped into the back [D] and a job [Eb] I've done
Lazy [Bb] old boy [Dm] with a good [Eb] girl's heart
_ [Bb] She'd get itchy [D] and his rubber [Eb] sofa
_ [Gb] When [Bb] we hit [D] the [G] water _ _ _ _ _ _
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My [Bb] friend [D] John was a [Eb] serious one
[Bb] Bumped into the [D] back and a [Eb] job I've done
Lazy [Bb] old [D] boy with a [Eb] good girl's heart
[Bb] She'd get [D] itchy and his rubber [Eb] sofa
[Gb] When [Bb] we _ [D] hit the [G] _
water _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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