We Are Going To Be Friends
White Stripes (2002)
Fingerpicking in 4/4
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[G] Fall is here, hear the yell, back to school, ring the bell
[C] Brand new shoes, walking blues, [G] climb the fence, books and pens
[D] I can tell that [C] we are gonna be [G] friends [G]
[D] I can tell that [C] we are gonna be [G] friends | [G] | [G] | [G] |
[G] Walk with me, Suzy-Lee, through the park, and by the tree
[C] We will rest upon the ground and [G] look at all the bugs we've found
[D] Safely walk to [C] school without a [G] sound [G]
[D] Safely walk to [C] school without a [G] sound | [G] | [G] | [G] |
[G] Here we are, no one else, we walked to school all by ourselves
[C] There's dirt on our uniforms, from [G] chasing all the ants and worms
[D] We clean up and [C] now it's time to [G] learn [G]
[D] We clean up and [C] now it's time to [G] learn | [G] | [G] | [G] |
[G] Numbers, letters, learn to spell, nouns, and books, and show and tell
At [C] playtime we will throw the ball, [G] back to class, through the hall
[D] Teacher marks our [C] height against the [G] wall [G]
[D] Teacher marks our [C] height against the [G] wall | [G] | [G] | [G] |
Bridge:
[C] And we don't notice any [G] time pass [G]
[C] We don't notice any- [G] thing [G]
[A] We sit side by side in every class [A]
[C] Teacher thinks that I sound funny, [D] but she likes the way you sing
To- [G] night I'll dream while I'm in bed, when silly thoughts go through my head
A- [C] bout the bugs and alphabet, and [G]when I wake tomorrow I'll bet
That [D] you and I will [C] walk together a- [G] gain [G]
[D] I can tell that [C] we are going to be [G] friends [G]
Yes [D] I can tell that [C] we are going to be [G↓] friends
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated: 04/21/2020 JJ
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White Stripes (2002)
Fingerpicking in 4/4
|----M-----M-----M-----M-|
|----I-----I-----I-----I-|
|-T-----T-----T-----T----|
|------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[G] Fall is here, hear the yell, back to school, ring the bell
[C] Brand new shoes, walking blues, [G] climb the fence, books and pens
[D] I can tell that [C] we are gonna be [G] friends [G]
[D] I can tell that [C] we are gonna be [G] friends | [G] | [G] | [G] |
[G] Walk with me, Suzy-Lee, through the park, and by the tree
[C] We will rest upon the ground and [G] look at all the bugs we've found
[D] Safely walk to [C] school without a [G] sound [G]
[D] Safely walk to [C] school without a [G] sound | [G] | [G] | [G] |
[G] Here we are, no one else, we walked to school all by ourselves
[C] There's dirt on our uniforms, from [G] chasing all the ants and worms
[D] We clean up and [C] now it's time to [G] learn [G]
[D] We clean up and [C] now it's time to [G] learn | [G] | [G] | [G] |
[G] Numbers, letters, learn to spell, nouns, and books, and show and tell
At [C] playtime we will throw the ball, [G] back to class, through the hall
[D] Teacher marks our [C] height against the [G] wall [G]
[D] Teacher marks our [C] height against the [G] wall | [G] | [G] | [G] |
Bridge:
[C] And we don't notice any [G] time pass [G]
[C] We don't notice any- [G] thing [G]
[A] We sit side by side in every class [A]
[C] Teacher thinks that I sound funny, [D] but she likes the way you sing
To- [G] night I'll dream while I'm in bed, when silly thoughts go through my head
A- [C] bout the bugs and alphabet, and [G]when I wake tomorrow I'll bet
That [D] you and I will [C] walk together a- [G] gain [G]
[D] I can tell that [C] we are going to be [G] friends [G]
Yes [D] I can tell that [C] we are going to be [G↓] friends
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated: 04/21/2020 JJ
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