E|-b-| D-/b-  -b-D2-/b-     -b-D-/b- | -b-D-/b-        | -b-G-/b-
B|-b-| G-/b-       |

[Verse]
D
Walking in the pouring rain, walking
     G
With Jesus and Jane
D
Jane was in her turtleneck, I was much
G
Happier then

 D  G  D  G




[Verse]
D                                    G
If I were to ask you, what would you do
 With yourself?
D
If I were to tell you, would you just
G
Talk to yourself?

[Chorus]
     G             D
Am I asking oh for so much?
        G                 A
I'm not asking to be understood
     G             D
Am I asking oh for so much?
         G             A
I'm just looking for a brand new
D                  G
Friend  (brand new friend)
            D       G
A brand new friend (ooh)


[Verse]
D
Walking in the pouring rain, walking
     G
With Jesus and Jane
D
Jane was in her turtleneck, I was much
G
Happier then


[Chorus]
     G             D
Am I asking oh for so much?
             G                   A
You could do anything you wanted to
     G             D
Am I asking oh for so much?
         G              A
Not just something that I can hold
D                       G
Down, 'Cos it's all downhill now
D     G
(Ooh, ooh)

[Bridge]
          D
So let me count the times that we swore
 And lied
          G
That we'd tie ourself to the railway
Line
           D
Now Let me count the times when of
Course we lied
        G
Well we knew no better, it was no crime
       A
Let me count the times, let me count
                  G
The times, let me count the times
       A
Let me count the times, let me count
                  G
The times, let me count the times

[Final]
D                    G
I, well I don't know when I
                D                   G
When I'll be content, but I do know I
Need
            D                 G
A brand new friend (brand new friend)
            D                 G
A brand new friend (brand new friend)
            D                 G
A brand new friend (brand new friend)
Oh yeah
            D                 G
A brand new friend (brand new friend)

             D
(A brand new friend, a brand new
G
Friend) .... fade