The Who

The Who - A Friend Is A Friend guitar tab

A Friend is a Friend By Pete Townshend >From The Iron Man, 1989 Written by Pete Townshend ©1989 Heavy Metabolics Ltd/Towser Tunes Inc. ============== transcribed by litgo@aol.com ============== Open D tuning: DADADE [intro] D |-2-----------------|-2---------|-2------|-------------------------| |-0---------0-------|-0---2p0h2-|--2p0---|--0-----0-----0------0---| |-0------------0----|-0--4------|--------|---4p2p0-4p2p0-4p2p0-----| |-0----------0------|-0---------|--------|-0------------------0----| |-0------/5---------|-0---------|--------|-------------------------| |-0-----------------|-0---------|--------|-------------------------| [bridge] D6sus4/G D/F# Dmaj9/E D When eyes meet in silence a pact can be made ---|-3------------2-------|-0-----------2-------| ---|-0------------0------0|-0-----------0-------| ---|-2------------0-------|-4-----------0---0-0-| ---|-0------------0-------|-0-----------0-------| ---|-0------------0-------|-0-----------0-------| ---|--------------0-------|-------------0-------| D6sus4/B D/A Aadd4 Aadd4 D D2 D Aadd4 A life-long alliance that won't be betrayed, won't be betrayed |-3------------2--------|-0-----------5----|-0--------|---2--0-2---0--| |-0------------0--------|-0-------------0--|-0--------|---0--0-0---0--| |-2------------0--------|-4----------------|-4--------|---0--0-0---4--| |-0------------0--------|-2----------------|-2--------|---0--0-0---2--| |-0------------0--------|-0----------------|-0--------|-0-0--0-0---0--| |--------------0--------|------------------|----------|-0-------------| D Ds2 D Aadd4... |---2--0--2---0--|---2--0--2---0--|-----2--0--2---0--| |---0--0--0---0--|---0--0--0---0--|-----0--0--0---0--| |---0--0--0---4--|---0--0--0---4--|-----0--0--0---4--| |---0--0--0---2--|---0--0--0---2--|-----0--0--0---2--| |---0--0--0---0--|---0--0--0---0--|-----0--0--0---0--| |-0--------------|-0--------------|-0----------------| [chorus] D Dsus2 D Aadd4 D Ds2 Dsus4 D Aadd4 Be friendly, befriend me now. |---2--0-----2---2-0---|---2-0-2(3)-----2--0----| |---0--0-----0---0-0---|---0-0-0(0)-----0--0----| |---0--0-----0---0-4---|---0-0-0--------0--4----| |---0--0-----0---0-2---|---0-0-0--------0--2----| |-0-0--0-----0-----0---|-0-0-0-0--------0--0----| |-0-0------------------|-0----------------------| D D2 D Dsus2 D Aadd4 D D2 D Be friendly |---2-0-2--0-----2---0---|---2-0-2- |---0-0-0--0-----0---0---|---0-0-0- |---0-0-0--0-----0---4---|---0-0-0- |---0-0-0--0-----0---2---|---0-0-0- |-0-0-0-0--0-----0---0---|-0-0-0-0- |-0----------------------|-0------- [verse] A friend is a friend, nothing can change that -------------|------------------|----------- --4------5--7|9-------7---5---4-|-2------4-- -------------|------------------|----------- -------------|------------------|----------- --5------7--9|10------9---7---5-|-4------5-- -------------|------------------|----------- Arguments, squabbles can't break the contract that ----------|-------------------------|-------------- -4-5-7----|-9----5----7-----5-----4-|-0--2--------- ----------|-------------------------|-------------- ----------|-------------------------|-------------- -5-7-9----|-10---7----9-----7-----5-|-2--4--------- ----------|-------------------------|-------------- each of you makes to the death, to the end -----------|------------------------------|------- -4----5--7-|-9---12--9--------7------5--4-|-2----- -----------|----0-------------------------|------- -----------|------------------------------|------- -5----7--9-|-10---------------9------7--5-|-4----- -----------|------------------------------|------- Aadd4 D... Deliver your fu-ture into the hands of your friend --------------|-0---0-0---|-0-----------------------|-------- --0-----4-----|-0---0-0---|-0-----------------------|-------- -------------4|-4------4--|-4-----------------------|-------- --------------|--------2--|-2-----------------------|-------- --2-----5----0|-----------|-0-----------------------|-0------ --------------|-----------|-------------------------|-0------ [repeat chorus] Be friendly, befriend me now [repeat verse] A promise is a promise, a handshake will seal it No amount of discussion can ever repeal it Commitment forever to borrow or lend To deliver your future into the hands of your friend [repeat chorus] [bridge 2] D6sus4/G D/F# Dmaj9/E D When eyes meet in silence a pact can be made ---|-3------------2-------|-0-----------2-------| ---|-0------------0------0|-0-----------0-------| ---|-2------------0-------|-4-----------0---0-0-| ---|-0------------0-------|-0-----------0-------| ---|-0------------0-------|-0-----------0-------| ---|--------------0-------|-------------0-------| D6sus4/B D/A Aadd4 Aadd4 A life-long alliance that won't be betrayed, (won't be betrayed) |-3------------2--------|-0-----------5-----|-0------------------| |-0------------0--------|-0-------------0---|-0------------------| |-2------------0--------|-4-----------------|-4------------------| |-0------------0--------|-2-----------------|-2------------------| |-0------------0--------|-0-----------------|-0------------------| |--------------0--------|-------------------|--------------------| Bm/F# A/E G Bm A You need a mate when facing the end, but |--------------------|--------------------| |-0----------2-------|-0----------0----2--| |-5----------4-------|-5----------5----4--| |-4----------2-------|-5----------4----2--| |-2----------0-------|-5----------2----0--| |--------------------|-5------------------| Bm/F# A/E G Bm A what is the fate now facing my friend? |--------------------|-------------------| |-0-----------2------|-0---------0-----2-| |-5-----------4------|-5---------5-----4-| |-4-----------2------|-5---------4-----2-| |-2-----------0------|-5---------2-----0-| |--------------------|-5-----------------| Em Bm/F# A/C# Bm Asus4 D Dsus2 D Aadd4... Facing my friend, yeah, what faces my friend, yeah (Be friendly...) |------------------------------------|---2--0-----2----0--| |-----------0-----------2--0---0-----|---0--0-----0----0--| |-2---------5-----------4--5---4-----|---0--0-----0----4--|[rpt |-5---------4-----------2--4---2-----|---0--0-----0----2--|chorus] |-2---------2-----------4--2---0-----|---0--0-----0----0--| |-2----------------------------------|-0------------------| [repeat verse] A friend is a friend, nothing can change that Arguments, squabbles can't break the contract That each of you makes to the death, to the end Deliver your future into the hands of your friend, yeah [repeat chorus and fade] ============= litgo@aol.com

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