My Friend John Chords by The Fratellis

Tempo:
143.1 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Gm

Bb

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Fratellis - My Friend John chords
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If you were a ship, what shape would you be?
[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
12341116
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
D
1321
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
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To start learning The Fratellis - My Friend John chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Eb, D and Eb. Begin your practice at a relaxed 73 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 146. With the song's key of Bb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ If you were a ship, what shape would you be? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [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] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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