We're Going to be Friends Chords
We're Going to be Friends by The White Stripes is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, A, C9, Em7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
G|---0---0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
fall is here... back to school..
C G D C G
e|-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
B|---1-------1---0-|-------0-------0-|-------3---3---3-|---0-------0---0-|
G|-------0---------|---0-------0-----|-----------------|-------0---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|---------3---3---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
brand new shoes.. climb the fence...I can tell...
D C G
e|---2-------------|-----------------|
B|-------3---3---3-|-------0-------0-|
G|-----------------|---0-------0-----|
D|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
A|---------3---3---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
I can tell...
G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
G|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
Walk with me.. through the park
C G D C G
e|-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
B|---1-------1---0-|---0-------0-----|-------3---3-----|---0-------0---0-|
G|-------0---------|-------0-------0-|---------------0-|-------0---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|---------3---3---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
we will rest... look at all... safely walk...
D C G
e|---2-------------|-----------------|
B|-------3---3---3-|-------0-------0-|
G|-----------------|---0-------0-----|
D|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
A|---------3---3---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
safely walk...
G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0---0---0-|
G|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
here we are... we walked...
C G D C G
e|-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
B|---1---1---1---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-------3---3---3-|-------0-------0-|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-------0-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|---------3---3---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
there's dirt... from chasing... we clean up...
D C G
e|---2-------------|-----------------|
B|-------3---3---3-|-------3-------3-|
G|-----------------|---0-------0-----|
D|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
A|---------3---3---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
we clean up...
G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---3-------3---3-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
G|-------0---------|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
numbers letters...nouns and books...
C G D C G
e|-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
B|---1---1---1---0-|---0-------0-----|-------3---3---3-|-------3-------3-|
G|-----------------|-------0-------0-|-----------------|---0-------0-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|---------3---3---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
at playtime... back to class... teacher marks...
D C G
e|---2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------3---3---3-|-------3-------3-|-------3-------0-|
G|-----------------|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
D|-0---0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
teacher marks...
C G C G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---1-------1---0-|-------0-------0-|---1-------1-----|-------0-------0-|
G|-------0---------|---0-------0-----|-------0-------0-|---0-------0-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
we don't notice any time pass we don't notice anything
A A C D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2---------|
B|-------2---2-----|---2-------2---0-|---1---1---1---0-|---3-------3---3-|
G|---2-----------2-|-------2---------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|
A|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
we sit side by side in every class teacher thinks.. but she likes...
G
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---3-------3---3-|---3---3---3---0-|
G|-------0---------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|
tonight i'll.. when silly thought
C G D C G
e|-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----------------|
B|---1---1---1---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-------3---3---3-|---3---3---------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0---0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|---------3---3---|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|
about the bugs... when I wake... you and i....
D C G
e|---2-------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-3---------------|
B|-------3---3---3-|-------3-------3-|-------3---3---3-|-3---------------|
G|-----------------|---0-------0-----|-----------------|-0---------------|
D|-0---0-----------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|-0---------------|
A|---------3---3---|-----------------|---------3---3---|-2---------------|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-3---------------|
I can tell... yes i can tell that we are going to be friends
Intro G
G
Fall is here,hear the yell
G
back to school,ring the bell
C
brand new shoes,walking blues
G
climb the fence,books and pens
D C9 G
I can tell that we're going to be friends
D C9 G
I can tell that we're going to be friends
G
G
Walk with me,Suzy Lee
G
through the park and by the tree
C
we will rest upon the ground
G
and look at all the bugs we found
D C9 G
then safely walk to school without a sound
G
G
Well here we are,no one else
G
we walked to school all by ourselves
C
there's dirt on our uniforms
G
from chasing all the ants and worms
D C9 G
we clean up and now its time to learn
D C9 G
we clean up and now its time to learn
G
Numbers,letters,learn to spell
G
nouns,and books,and show and tell
C
at playtime we will throw the ball
G
back to class,through the hall
D C9 G
teacher marks our height against the wall
D C9 G
teacher marks our height against the wall
C G
And we don't notice any time pass
C G
we don't notice anything
Em7 A7
we sit side by side in every class
C
teacher thinks that I sound funny
D
but she likes the way you sing
G
Tonight I'll dream while I'm in bed
G
when silly thoughts go through my head
C
about the bugs and alphbet
G
and when I wake tommorow I'll bet
D C9 G
that you and I will walk together again
D C9 G
cause I can tell that we're going to be friends
D C9 G
cause I can tell that we're going to be friends