Friends


Original Album
Friends
Single
Friends / Little Bird
Written By
Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson/Dennis Wilson/Al Jardine
Produced By
The Beach Boys
Lead Vocals
Carl (with Brian)
Recorded On
April, 1968
Length
2:34
Notes
  • 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
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
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

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