Queen - Friends Will Be Friends: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Friends Will Be Friends' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Friends Will Be Friends Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Queen

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Friends Will Be Friends' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G                   D
Another red letter day
        Em                        Bm7              G
So the pound has dropped and the children are creating
C                   Am
The other half ran away
       D       C/D              Bm/D         Am/D
Taking all the cash and leaving you with the lumber
G
Got a pain in the chest
B7                Em7
Doctors on strike what you need is a rest
G7      Am                        D7
Its not easy love but you,ve got friends you can trust

Chorus:
  C               A/C#
Friends will be friends
                G                          Em
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention
  D               B/D#
Friends will be friends
               Em                      B7/D#
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
      G/D                 A
Hold out your hands cos friends will be
  C D                  G
friends right till the end

Now it's a beautiful day
The postman delivered a letter from your lover
Only a phone call away
You tried to track him down but somebody stole his number
As a matter of fact
Youre getting used to life without him in your way
Its so easy love cos you got friends you can trust

Chorus

Its so easy love cos you got
friends you can trust

Chorus

Friends will be friends
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention
Friends will be friends
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Hold out your hands cos right till the end
Friends will be friends


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

D7

Guitar chord D7

Em

Guitar chord Em

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

B

Guitar chord B

B7

Guitar chord B7

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Friends Will Be Friends' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Friends Will Be Friends' by Queen.

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