Just Good Friends
Peter HammillVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
F: 2-4-4-3-2-2------------------------------------.)
Fm: 2-4-4-2-2-2------------------------------------.)
F5: 2-4-4-x-x-x (but really this is a no-chord..--.)
A: 5-7-7-6-5-5 or 0-0-2-2-2-0---------------------.)
C: x-4-6-6-6-4------------------------------------.)
E: x-7-9-9-9-7 or 0-2-2-1-0-0---------------------.)
B: x-2-4-4-4-2 or 7-9-9-8-7-7---------------------.)
Gm: 4-6-6-4-4-4------------------------------------.)
Cm: x-4-6-6-5-4------------------------------------.)
D: x-5-7-7-6-5 or x-x-0-2-3-2---------------------.)
Am: x-0-3-3-2-0 or 5-7-7-5-5-5---------------------.)
G: 5-7-7-6-5-5 or 3-2-0-0-0-3---------------------.)
Am: x-0-3-3-2-0 or 5-7-7-5-5-5---------------------.)
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-2 or 7-9-9-9-7-7---------------------.)
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0 or x-7-9-9-8-7---------------------.)
(Intro:)
(First Verse:)
Drawing back the curtains,
sluggish city daylight in the afternoon...
Here's that special silence,
just before you walk out of the hotel room.
Each time we're so close I assume
that we'll never be again -
oh, how long must we pretend
(Second Verse - same chords)
A casual affair is all that you can spare
from your emotional change;
A calendar of meetings,
strangers on the street
the best we ever arrange.
Now I just can't stand all the pain,
all the constant make and mend;
oh how long must we pretend
that we're just good friends?
I gave you my devotion,
hiding nothing up my sleeve -
If I walked clean out of your life
would you even notice me leave?
So much tangled-up emotion,
should I stay or should I go?
If I walked clean out of your life
how long would it take you to know?
(no chord)
Are we such good friends?
(On original release include the 4 lyric lines, on The Love Songs
play them instrumentally - Same chords)
You used to say 'I love you',
you used to say 'You make me feel alive and young';
now we're just a habit, a flavour, one a month,
to titillate your tongue.
How sordid this has become
as the means approach the end -
Oh, how long can we pretend
I gave you my devotion,
hiding nothing up my sleeve -
(add choir...
If I walked clean out of your life
would you even notice me leave
So much tangled-up emotion,
should I stay or should I go?
If I walked clean out of your life
how long would it take you to know?
If I walked clean out of you life
how long would it take you to know
(no chord)
Are we such good friends?
Have fun!
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Readable chord sheet for Just Good Friends by Peter Hammill
F F F A: 5-7-7-6-5-5 or 0-0-2-2-2-0---------------------.) C E: x-7-9-9-9-7 or 0-2-2-1-0-0---------------------.) B: x-2-4-4-4-2 or 7-9-9-8-7-7---------------------.) G C D: x-5-7-7-6-5 or x-x-0-2-3-2---------------------.) Am: x-0-3-3-2-0 or 5-7-7-5-5-5---------------------.) G: 5-7-7-6-5-5 or 3-2-0-0-0-3---------------------.) Am: x-0-3-3-2-0 or 5-7-7-5-5-5---------------------.) Bm: x-2-4-4-3-2 or 7-9-9-9-7-7---------------------.) Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0 or x-7-9-9-8-7---------------------.) (Intro:) [F#] [F#m] [F#] [F#m] (First Verse:) D[F#]rawing back the curtains, s[F#m]luggish city daylight in the afternoon... H[F#]ere's that special silence, j[F#m]ust before you walk out of the hotel room. E[A]ach time we're so clo[C#]se I assume t[F#m]hat we'll ne[C#]ver be again - [A] [E] o[F#5]h, how long must we pretend (Second Verse - same chords) A casual affair is all that you can spare from your emotional change; A calendar of meetings, strangers on the street the best we ever arrange. Now I just can't stand all the pain, all the constant make and mend; oh how long must we pretend that we're just good friends? [F#m] I gave you my devo[C#]tion, [F#m] hiding nothing up my sl[B]eeve - [E] If I walked clean ou[Abm]t of your life w[C#m]ould you even no[F#m]tice me leave? S[C#]o much tangled-up emotion, [F#m] should I stay or should I go[B]? I[E]f I walked clean ou[Abm]t of your life h[C#m]ow long would it take you t[F#m]o know? (no chord) Are we such good friends? (On original release include the 4 lyric lines, on The Love Songs play them instrumentally - Same chords) You used to say 'I love you', you used to say 'You make me feel alive and young'; now we're just a habit, a flavour, one a month, to titillate your tongue. How sordid this has become as the means approach the end - Oh, how long can we pretend [F#m] I gave you my devo[C#]tion, [F#m] hiding nothing up my sl[B]eeve - [E] (add choir... [Abm] If I walked clean out of your life w[C#m]ould you even no[F#m]tice me leave S[F#m]o much tangled-up emoti[C#]on, [F#m] should I stay or should I go[D]? I[G]f I walked clean ou[Bm]t of your life [Em] [D] h[Am]ow lon[E]g wou[Am]ld it [D]take you to know? I[G]f I walked clean ou[Bm]t of you life h[Em]ow long would it take you t[Am]o know (no chord) Are we such good friends? Have fun!