Intro: E A C#m B (x4)
verse 1
E A C#m B
Hey I was just wondering if anyone was sitting here
E A C#m B
And if not, would it be okay if someone bought you a beer
E A C#m B
Let's say that someone wanted to dance
E A C#m B
Would he have any snowballin' hell of a chance
E A C#m B
To get you out on the floor before this slow song ends
F#m A
Yeah, I'm just asking for a friend
verse 2
E A C#m B
He ain't ever been any good at laying it all out on the line
E A C#m B
I swear down deep, believe me girl, he's a really good guy
E A C#m B
If you can find it in your heart just to cut him some slack
E A C#m B
He'd be johnny-on-the-spot here in two seconds flat
E A C#m B
Yeah, he's holding his breath, come on give him a second with you
F#m A
Oh yeah
C#m
Yeah what do you say
A B
It's Friday night and you're beautiful, so beautiful
C#m A
What man wouldn't make you the love of his life
B
He'd be a fool, he'd be a fool
C#m B
Just one drink would sure mean a lot to him
A
Yeah, I'm just asking for a friend
verse 3
E A C#m B
Let's say this friend of mine went and messed up real bad
E A C#m B
And he'd do anything in this world, girl, to get you back
E A C#m B
Hey what kind of sorry would it take
E A C#m B
For a man to erase his worst mistake
E A C#m B
And would this even begin to make a dent
F#m A
Oh yeah
C#m
Yeah what do you say
A B
It's Friday night and you're beautiful, so beautiful
C#m A
What man wouldn't make you the love of his life
B
He'd be a fool, he'd be a fool
C#m B
I don't mean to ramble on like this
A
Hey I'm just asking for a friend
verse 4
E A C#m B
Yeah what if I told you he hadn't slept in weeks
E A C#m B
He was standing right here in front of you instead of me
F#m
Is there any way you could ever love him again
A
Just asking for a friend