Fairweather Friend Chords

by H2o
KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays603

Fairweather Friend by H2o is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords G, A, Bm, Em, C, Dm and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
Solo: G  A Bm  (3x)  

Distortion: Em   Em  


verse 1:  
G                 Bm  
  My friends look out for me  
G                  Bm  
  Like my extended family  
G             Bm  
  They always have my  
     Em  
back right or wrong  
G             Bm  
  Despite our differences  
G                 Bm  
  I even gave you money to live  
G                    Bm  
  After everyone had written   
        Em  
you off right or wrong  


  
You were a   
C   Dm      F  
fairweather friend  
           C  
You didn't have my   
Dm           F  
back til the end  
         C  
You took what  
    Dm  
you needed and   
F            G  
disappeared again  
(disappeared again)  
C   Dm      F  
fairweather friend  
           C  
You didn't have my   
Dm           F  
back til the end  
         C  
You took what  
    Dm  
you needed and   
F            G  
disappeared again  


verse 2: 
 
G  
  I always had a   
      Bm  
weak spot for you  
G  
You only needed me  
     Bm  
when it was convenient  
G                   Bm  
  I learn now don't let  
             Em  
people in my life so  
fast Cos they never last  
G           Bm  
  I find my childhood   
       G               Bm  
friends are the ones I can  
         G         Bm  
depend on everyone has  
       Em  
a past right or wrong  


(Repeat Chorus 1)  


Interlude: G  A Bm  (2x)  


Bridge:  

G  
We don't need  
A Bm  
  friends like you  
G  
We don't need  
A Bm  
  friends like you  
G  
We don't need  
A Bm  
  friends like you  
Em            Em   Drumbeats  
Right or Wrong  


 
You were a   
C   Dm      F  
fairweather friend  
           C  
You didn't have my   
Dm           F  
back til the end  
         C  
You took what  
    Dm  
you needed and   
F            G  
disappeared again  
(disappeared again)  
C   Dm      F  
fairweather friend  
           C  
You didn't have my   
Dm           F  
back til the end  
         C  
You took what  
    Dm  
you needed and   
F            G   G  
disappeared again 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante