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FRIENDS YOU USED TO KNOW
WORDS & MUSIC: Earl P. Reinhalter
INTRO: Bm
Bm
I. when you walked in the room,
G
dressed a little weird,
E/G# A
hostility appeared.
Bm
II. when you took off your mask,
G
some people turned and ran.
E/G# A
you were the Elephant Man.
C Em Am G
CHORUS A: now where are the friends you used to know?
Dm C#dim Bm F#7
what good are the friends you used to know?
Bm
III. and when upon the stage
G
you played a diff'rent drum,
E/G# A
applause did not come.
Bm
IV. in a yellow world,
G
you sang a purple song.
E/G# A
nobody sang along.
/// REPEAT CHORUS A ///
INSTRUMENTAL: C - Em - Am - G
Bm
V. today you're hard to find,
G
you look so commonplace
E/G# A
in your designer face.
Bm
VI. you're always with your friends,
G
repeating empty words
E/G# A
like vulgar myna birds.
/// REPEAT CHORUS A ///
C Em Am G
CHORUS B: now are these the friends you used to know?
Dm C#dim Bm
if these were my friends, I'd let them go.
© Copyright 1982 Earl P. Reinhalter. All Rights Reserved.
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