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Friendship

Sloan
Tab

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Song

Friendship - Sloan

E (022100)

A (x02220)

D (xx0232)

G (320033) or (320003)

C5 (x355xx)

B5 (x244xx)

G5 (355xxx)

A5 (577xxx) or (x022xx)

D5 (x577xx)

Intro: some wah-wah guitar starts this song then the main riff comes in...

E A G D

---------|----0--0------3-3---2-2-3-2-------|
---------|----0--2------3-3---3-3-3-3-------|
---------|:---1--2------0-0---2-2-2-2------:|
---------|--2----2------0-0---0-0-0-0-------| (repeat twice)
--3~--2~-|--2----0------2-2-----------------|
---------|--0-----------3-3-----------------|

the chord progression for the verse is played in the same fashion...just

repeat the riff throughout the verse. I placed the chords out along with

the lyrics for a guide.

E A G D E A G D

J-o-l-e-n-e you were the best friend I ever had

E A G D E A G D

It's beyond me how you could go and treat me oh so bad

E A G D E A G

Somebody get me a doctor, yeah

C5 B5 E A

Whooooooooooo is your one true friend?

C5 B5 A

Whooooooooooo is your one true friend?

---7-7-7-7-7-7--|
---7-7-7-7-7-7--|

----------------| play this over the verse riff a couple times...

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(2nd verse same as the first!)

You're jealous and it's all because of one thing

you know that you'll never have

And I don't really care if you can hurt me

I'm going to take as much as I can grab

C5 B5 E A

Whooooooooo is your one true friend?

C5 B5 A

Whooooooooo is your one true friend?

G5 D5 C5 A5 C5 B5

In the end you'll have to come to your own defense---

PLAY VERSE RIFF TWICE

(3rd verse same as the first)

Jolene you were the best friend I ever had

You're jealous and it's all because of one thing yeah yeah yeah

And I don't really care if you can hurt me yeah yeah yeah

A5 G5 D5 C5 A5

In the end your one true friend has to come to your defense

A5 G5 D5 C5 A5

In the end your one true friend has to come to your defense

PLay this outro again twice to end the song along with this lead:

wah-wah is used

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----10---10---10---10--------|
-------9----9----9----9------|
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repeat until end of song...

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