Intro: G   D   C   G 



just an average strumming pattern 
D   G   D                   C         G 
All I need is a good good friend 

D   G   D                   C         G 
All I need is a good good friend 



combo of open chords and knocking on the guitar for rhythm 
G                   C                            D 
Oh this life is so strange, you need a sense of humor. 
G                   C                 D 
The maker is half caretaker and half joker. 
fast downward strumming, 2 strums per beat 
G                                                     D 
We are not broken ones...just shattered pieces of the same bright sun, 
                            C 
trying to figure out which way to run, 
                      G 
And I can't do this alone. 



just an average strumming pattern 
D   G   D                   C 
All I need is a good good friend 
             G 
To get me through this. 
D   G   D                    C 
All I need is a good good friend 
           G 
To help me out 
                  D 
When I'm burning down 
                      C 
When I'm all stressed out 
               G 
When I'm underground. 



open chords or minimal strumming 
G 
Life is a playground, but it takes a lot work. 
D 
You better learn to love, or it'll tear you apart, 
Em 
cuz in the end, we are measured by the size of our heart, 
C 
and we can't do this alone. 



fast downward strumming, 2 strums per beat 
G 
Some of us are laughing, while some of us are choking 
D 
Some of us can't change til every bone has been broken. 
Em 
All the while the maker just sits there joking,  
C 
"You never really were alone." 



just an average strumming pattern 
D   G   D                   C 
All I need is a good good friend 
             G 
To get me through this. 
D   G   D                    C 
All I need is a good good friend 
           G 
To help me out 
                  D 
When I'm burning down 
                      C 
When I'm all stressed out 
               G 
Thank you for being around.