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[8 quick downward strums on each chord with long pause in between chords]
 [I knock on the guitar on the offbeats during the pauses]
Intro: G   D   C   G



[just an average strumming pattern]
D   G   D                   C         G
All I need is a good good friend

D   G   D                   C         G
All I need is a good good friend



[combo of open chords and knocking on the guitar for rhythm]
G                   C                            D
Oh this life is so strange, you need a sense of humor.
G                   C                 D
The maker is half caretaker and half joker.
[fast downward strumming, 2 strums per beat]
G                                                     D
We are not broken ones...just shattered pieces of the same bright sun,
                            C
trying to figure out which way to run,
                      G
And I can't do this alone.



[just an average strumming pattern]
D   G   D                   C
All I need is a good good friend
             G
To get me through this.
D   G   D                    C
All I need is a good good friend
           G
To help me out
                  D
When I'm burning down
                      C
When I'm all stressed out
               G
When I'm underground.



[open chords or minimal strumming]
G
Life is a playground, but it takes a lot work.
D
You better learn to love, or it'll tear you apart,
Em
cuz in the end, we are measured by the size of our heart,
C
and we can't do this alone.



[fast downward strumming, 2 strums per beat]
G
Some of us are laughing, while some of us are choking
D
Some of us can't change til every bone has been broken.
Em
All the while the maker just sits there joking, 
C
"You never really were alone."



[just an average strumming pattern]
D   G   D                   C
All I need is a good good friend
             G
To get me through this.
D   G   D                    C
All I need is a good good friend
           G
To help me out
                  D
When I'm burning down
                      C
When I'm all stressed out
               G
Thank you for being around.