Friends
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Original Album
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Friends
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Single
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Friends / Little Bird
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Written By
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Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson/Dennis Wilson/Al Jardine
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Produced By
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The Beach Boys
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Lead Vocals
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Carl (with Brian)
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Recorded On
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April, 1968
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Length
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2:34
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Notes
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- The title track of the Beach Boys mellowest album.
- The Beach Boys lowest charting single since 1962.
- This song has been used at Berklee College of Music to teach students how to write in 3/4 time.
- Some really cool background vocal parts.
- Lyrics
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We've been friends now for so many years
We've been together through the good times and the tears
Turned each other on to the good things that life has to give
We drift apart for a little bit of a spell
One night I get a call and I know that you're well
And days I was down you would help me get out of my hole
Ohhhhhhhh
Let's be friends
Let's be friends
Let's be friends
You told me when my girl was untrue
I loaned you money when the funds weren't too cool
I talked your folks out of making you cut off your hair
We've been friends now for so many years
We've been together through the good times and the tears
Dim dipple ee dim dipple ay dim dipple oo dim dee aye oh
- Chords
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Dmaj7...........Gmaj7.................Dmaj7.....Gmaj7
We've been friends now for so many years
Ebmaj7...............Abmaj7....................Ebmaj7....................Abmaj7
We've been together through the good times and the tears
...............Gm..............F..............Gm.........................F.................A7
Turned each other on to the good things that life has to give
D7..E7..G7..A..Bb..C..D
Ahhhhhhhhh
Dmaj7......Gmaj7.......Dmaj7...........Gmaj7
We drift apart for a little bit of a spell
........Ebmaj7.........Abmaj7.....Ebmaj7.................Abmaj7
One night I get a call and I know that you're well
..........Gm.................F.........................Gm..................F...............A7
And days I was down you would help me get out of my hole
D7..E7..G7..A..Bb..C..D
Ahhhhhhhhh
Em7..Bm..Em7..A7..D..F#m7..G
Ohhhhhhhh
E7/G#........D/A...D+/A#
Let's be friends
...............D6/B...D7/C
Let's be friends
................Gmaj7..G6..A6..A7
Let's be friends
Dmaj7.....Gmaj7.............Dmaj7......Gmaj7
You told me when my girl was untrue
Ebmaj7...........Abmaj7.................Ebmaj7...................Abmaj7
I loaned you money when the funds weren't too cool
Gm....................F..................Gm.................F..................A7
I talked your folks out of making you cut off your hair
D7..E7..G7..A..Bb..C..D
Ahhhhhhhhhh
Dmaj7............Gmaj7................Dmaj7.....Gmaj7
We've been friends now for so many years
Ebmaj7............Abmaj7......................Ebmaj7.....................Abmaj7
We've been together through the good times and the tears
Gm......................F....................Gm.....................F.................A7
Dim dipple ee dim dipple ay dim dipple oo dim dee aye oh
D7..E7..G7..A..Bb..C..D
Ahhhhhhhhhh
D..C..Bb..A..G..E..D
Chart prepared by Francis Greene