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My Friend John by The Fratellis
My Friend John
overdubbed guitars in the songs, put their bits in brackets ().
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Intro (Clean, overdubbed guitar overdrive):
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------(1212121212121212)--------------|
D|-55555555-----------(1212121212121212)--------------|
A|-55555555- x a lot -(1010101010101010)--(-----6-5)--|
E|-33333333-------------------------------(6-5-----)--|
Those are 10s and 12s by the way.
Main Riff (Overdrive now):
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3---------------------------3--------------|
D|---3-5----5----5-5-3--5p3------3-5----5-----------| x2
A|--------------------------5------------------6-5--|
E|-3-----------3---------------3-----------6-5------|
Verse:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|------5555------------|
D|-5555-5555-5555-3333--| x4
A|-5555-3333-5555-3333--|
E|-3333------3333-1111--|
Main Riff x1
Verse x4
Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-88----77-88------8888------7777-------|
D|-88-88-77-88------8888-8888-7777-5555--|
A|-66-88-55-66- x4 -6666-8888-5555-5555--|
E|----66-----------------6666------3333--|
Main Riff x1
Verse
Chorus
Bridge:
2nd time
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|-12121212--|
D|-55555555----------------------------------------------------|-12121212--|
A|-55555555-----------6-6-5----------6-6-5----------6-6-5- x2 -|-10101010--|
E|-33333333--\3-3-5-6--------3-3-5-6--------3-3-5-6------------|-----------|
Solo (over chorus part):
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-16--18-16-15--------15--------16--------|
G|--------------15--------15--------16-----|
D|-----------------15--------15--------16--| x4
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Chorus (with solo underneath)
Ending:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12121212--12121212--12121212--12121212--12121212--12121212--------1212--|
D|-12121212--12121212--12121212--12121212--12121212--12121212--------1212--|
A|-10101010--10101010--10101010--10101010--10101010--10101010--------1010--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|(n) overdubbed guitar part
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Intro
A
Verse
G C G F
Well the room was pink and the signs were serious
G C G F
Paperback dolls being slammed delirious
G C G F
Feeling like a joke in the bar underneath
G C G F
And it was Saturday night in the year of the good thief
Verse
Well I tumbled up the stairs the wrong way round
I hit my head on the ceiling when my feet hit the ground
And then the big dumb blonde in the gold fish bowl
cried Ella's in the band but she's got no soul!
Chorus
D# A# D D#
My friend John was a serious one
D# A# D D#
Buttoned up the back and a job half done
D# A# D D#
Lazy old boy when the good girls turn
D# A# D D#
His teeth get itchy and his rubber souls burn
D# A# D G
When will he ever learn?
Verse
Well the night was spent and my money was young
And then I had to get home before my neck was wrong
And everybody danced in the same old way
And if I'm feeling old and desperate I'll be back some day
Chorus
My friend John was a serious one
Buttoned up the back and a job half done
Lazy old boy when the good girls turn
His teeth get itchy and his rubber souls burn
When will he ever learn?
Finish playing G repeatedly
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version 3
Refrain: G C G F
Chorus: D# A# D D# (x4)
D# A# D G
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Verse 1:
Well the room was pink and the signs were serious
Paperback dolls being slammed delirious
Feeling like a joke in the bar underneath
And it was Saturday night in the year of the good thief
__________________________________________________________
Verse 2:
Well I tumbled up the stairs the wrong way round
I hit my head on the ceiling when my feet hit the ground
And then the big dumb blonde in the gold fish bowl
cried Ella's in the band but she's got no soul
__________________________________________________________
Chorus:
My friend John was a serious one
Buttoned up the back and a job half done
Lazy old boy when the good girls turn
His teeth get itchy and his rubber souls burn
When will he ever learn?
__________________________________________________________
Verse 3:
Well the night was spent and my money was young
And then I had to get home before my neck was wrung
And everybody danced in the same old way
And if I'm feeling old and desperate I'll be back some day
__________________________________________________________
Chorus:
My friend John was a serious one
Buttoned up the back and a job half done
Lazy old boy when the good girls turn
His teeth get itchy and his rubber souls burn
When will he ever learn?
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