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Artist: The Police
Song: Friends
Album: Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings (1993)
Tuning: E-A-D-G
Notes: Cool Song
- Slide Down
Verse 1:
G|-------------------|
D|----7--------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--5---5-5-0-3---5--| (x16)
Pre-Chorus:
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|--3-3--|
Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Verse 2:
G|-------------------|
D|----7--------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--5---5-5-0-3---5--| (x8)
Pre-Chorus:
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|--3-3--|
Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Break: This isn't bass but if you want to play it:
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--2--86----7--6-----2--76----6--4--| (x2)
Verse 3:
G|-------------------|
D|----7--------------|
A|-------------------|
E|--5---5-5-0-3---5--| (x8)
Pre-Chorus:
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--3-3--|
Chorus:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F a d e o u t . . . .
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
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Chris Frickin L Average |
#1 by Chris Frickin LaBenne! LaBenne at Jun 25, 2003 at 4:38 AM EST |
| I suppose the lyrics could be taken metaphorically, but I believe it is quite simply a song about a person who kills and eats people, making it a gruesome, darkly humorous and quite unique song. | |