My Friend

G Bb/F C/E C#dim Edim Gdim A#dim, G B/F# Em Em/D C F G

[Spoken]
"You all pass me that bottle. I'll sing you a real song."

         G               C7                 F              F#     G
Well I'm looking through Harlem, my stomach squeals just a little more.
     G                 C/E                           F        F#      G
The stagecoach full of feathers and footprints rolls up to my soapbox door.
      B/F#                                   Em     Em/D     C
Now a lady with a pearl handled necktie tied to the driver's fence
G              Bb/F C/E                               C#dim Edim Gdim A#dim*
breathes in my face bourbon and coke possessed words,
           G            B/F#     Em       Em/D   C       F   G
"Haven't I seen you somewhere in hell, or was it just an accident?"

(play first two measures of intro and say)
"You know how I felt then"

[Chorus]
    B/F#                                  Em   Em/D      C
And sometimes it's not so easy 'specially when your only friend
G      B/F#            Em        Em/D      C           F       G
talks, sees, looks and feels like you. You do just the same as him.

(play intro and say)
"It gets very lonely out here in this room baby"

[Intro]

    G7     D7    C7          G7   C7  G7  D7
E|-6/7~--6\5~------0-----------3-------3----| 
B|-------------4/5----5-5-4----3--1----3--3-| 
G|-6/7~--6\5~---------------3/4---3--3/4--5-| 
D|-------------4/5----5-5-4-------2-------4-| 
A|--------------------------------3-------5-| 
E|------------------------------------------| 


  * Diminished riff:
  C#dim  Edim   Gdim   A#dim
E|-3-------6------9-----12----| 
B|-2-------5------8-----11----| 
G|-3-------6------9-----12----| 
D|-2-------5------8-----11----| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 



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