My Friend Stan Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays473

My Friend Stan by Slade is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, G7, C, F and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro: G G7 C 

verse 1 

G         G7           G         G7      C    F   C 
My friend Stan's got a funny old man, oh yeah, oh yeah 

             G        G7            G          G7      C F      C 
He makes him work all night till he can't do it right, oh yeah, a ha 


             F       G          C 
And from the way you blacked my eye 

            F          G      C 
I know that you're the reason why 

             Am      G         F    C 
And from the way you fixed his tie 

                 G                        G7 
I've seen you're getting to him, you been getting to him 

verse 2 

G         G7            G           G7      C   F    C 
My friend Jack's got an ache in his back, ooh,  oh yeah 

              G       G7            G             G7    C F C 
The Doc said, he'd be fine, if he'd just take his time, oh, ooh 


             F       G          C 
And from the way you blacked my eye 

            F          G      C 
I know that you're the reason why 

             Am      G         F    C 
And from the way you fixed his tie 

                 G                        G7 
I've seen you're getting to him, you been getting to him 

Instrumental 

G G7 G G7 C F C X2 
 

             F       G          C 
And from the way you blacked my eye 

            F          G      C 
I know that you're the reason why 

             Am      G         F    C 
And from the way you fixed his tie 

                 G                        G7 
I've seen you're getting to him, you been getting to him 

verse 3 

G         G7            G       G7          C F C 
My friend Pete says his body is weak, oh yeah,  a ha 

            G        G7            G            G7        C    F  C 
He told me, he can't sleep and his temperatures steep, oh yeah, a ha 


             F       G          C 
And from the way you blacked my eye 

            F          G      C 
I know that you're the reason why 

             Am      G         F    C 
And from the way you fixed his tie 

                 G                        G7 
I've seen you're getting to him, you been getting to him 

         G                        G7                 C    F C 
You been getting to him, you been getting to him, oh yeah  
    	

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