"We're Going to Be Friends" by The White Stripes (Chord Chart)

Song Info

  • Key: G major
  • Chord Family: G,G Whiz
  • Skills: Fingerpicking, Basic Strumming, Open Chords

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INTRO
/G---/ (2x)

VERSE 1
G 
Fall is here, hear the yell, back to school, ring the bell 
C                                G 
Brand new shoes, walking blues, climb the fence, books and pens 
D               C                G 
I can tell that we are gonna be friends 
D               C                G (x2)
I can tell that we are gonna be friends 
G 
Walk with me, Suzy Lee, through the park, and by the tree
C                               G
We will rest, upon the ground, And look at all, the bugs we found
D                 C              G
Safely walk to school without a sound
D                C               G (x2)
Safely walk to school without a sound

VERSE 2
G
Here we are, no one else, we walked to school, all by ourselves
C                                G
There’s dirt on, our uniforms, from chasing all, the ants and worms
D                 C                G
We clean up, and now it’s time to learn
D                 C                G (x2)
We clean up, and now it’s time to learn
G
Numbers, letters, learn to spell, nouns and books and show and tell
C                                G
Playtime we will throw the ball, back to class, through the hall
D                  C                 G
Teacher marks our height against the wall
D                  C                 G (x2)
Teacher marks our height against the wall

BRIDGE
C                          G
   And we don’t notice any time pass
C                      G
   We don’t notice anything
A
We sit side by side in every class
C                                  D
Teacher thinks that I sound funny, but she likes the way you sing


VERSE 3
G
Tonight I’ll dream, while I’m in bed, when silly thoughts go through my head
C                                G
About the bugs, and alphabet, and when I wake, tomorrow I’ll bet
D                    C             G
That you and I will walk together again
D               C                G
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
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