All the credit for this goes to the guys at Whotabs. A Friend is a Friend | guitar tab By Pete Townshend >From The Iron Man, 1989 Written by Pete Townshend (c)1989 Heavy Metabolics Ltd/Towser Tunes Inc. #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# ============== transcribed by Whotabs litgo@aol.com 1998-05-26 www.thewho.net/whotabs ============== Open D tuning: DADADE [intro] D |-2-----------------|-2---------|-2------|-------------------------| |-0---------0-------|-0---2p0h2-|--2p0---|--0-----0-----0------0---| |-0------------0----|-0--4------|--------|---4p2p0-4p2p0-4p2p0-----| |-0----------0------|-0---------|--------|-0------------------0----| |-0------/5---------|-0---------|--------|-------------------------| |-0-----------------|-0---------|--------|-------------------------| [bridge]

When ^D6sus4/Geyes meet in ^D/F#silence a ^Dmaj9/Epact can be ^Dmade ---|-3------------2-------|-0-----------2-------| ---|-0------------0------0|-0-----------0-------| ---|-2------------0-------|-4-----------0---0-0-| ---|-0------------0-------|-0-----------0-------| ---|-0------------0-------|-0-----------0-------| ---|--------------0-------|-------------0-------|

A ^D6sus4/Blife-long all^D/Aiance that ^Aadd4won't be betrayed, ^Aadd4won't be be^Dtray^D2ed ^D ^Aadd4 |-3------------2--------|-0-----------5----|-0--------|---2--0-2---0--| |-0------------0--------|-0-------------0--|-0--------|---0--0-0---0--| |-2------------0--------|-4----------------|-4--------|---0--0-0---4--| |-0------------0--------|-2----------------|-2--------|---0--0-0---2--| |-0------------0--------|-0----------------|-0--------|-0-0--0-0---0--| |--------------0--------|------------------|----------|-0-------------|

D Ds2 D Aadd4... |---2--0--2---0--|---2--0--2---0--|-----2--0--2---0--| |---0--0--0---0--|---0--0--0---0--|-----0--0--0---0--| |---0--0--0---4--|---0--0--0---4--|-----0--0--0---4--| |---0--0--0---2--|---0--0--0---2--|-----0--0--0---2--| |---0--0--0---0--|---0--0--0---0--|-----0--0--0---0--| |-0--------------|-0--------------|-0----------------| [chorus] D Dsus2 D Aadd4 D Ds2 Dsus4 D Aadd4 Be friendly, befriend me now. |---2--0-----2---2-0---|---2-0-2(3)-----2--0----| |---0--0-----0---0-0---|---0-0-0(0)-----0--0----| |---0--0-----0---0-4---|---0-0-0--------0--4----| |---0--0-----0---0-2---|---0-0-0--------0--2----| |-0-0--0-----0-----0---|-0-0-0-0--------0--0----| |-0-0------------------|-0----------------------|

^D ^D2 ^DBe ^Dsus2friend^Dly ^Aadd4 ^D ^D2 ^D |---2-0-2--0-----2---0---|---2-0-2-| |---0-0-0--0-----0---0---|---0-0-0-| |---0-0-0--0-----0---4---|---0-0-0-| |---0-0-0--0-----0---2---|---0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0--0-----0---0---|-0-0-0-0-| |-0----------------------|-0-------|

[verse] A friend is a friend, nothing can change that -------------|------------------|-----------| --4------5--7|9-------7---5---4-|-2------4--| -------------|------------------|-----------| -------------|------------------|-----------| --5------7--9|10------9---7---5-|-4------5--| -------------|------------------|-----------| Arguments, squabbles can't break the contract that ----------|-------------------------|--------------| -4-5-7----|-9----5----7-----5-----4-|-0--2---------| ----------|-------------------------|--------------| ----------|-------------------------|--------------| -5-7-9----|-10---7----9-----7-----5-|-2--4---------| ----------|-------------------------|--------------| each of you makes to the death, to the end -----------|------------------------------|-------| -4----5--7-|-9---12--9--------7------5--4-|-2-----| -----------|----0-------------------------|-------| -----------|------------------------------|-------| -5----7--9-|-10---------------9------7--5-|-4-----| -----------|------------------------------|-------| Aadd4 D... Deliver your fu-ture into the hands of your friend --------------|-0---0-0---|-0-----------------------|--------| --0-----4-----|-0---0-0---|-0-----------------------|--------| -------------4|-4------4--|-4-----------------------|--------| --------------|--------2--|-2-----------------------|--------| --2-----5----0|-----------|-0-----------------------|-0------| --------------|-----------|-------------------------|-0------| [repeat chorus] Be friendly, befriend me now [repeat verse] A promise is a promise, a handshake will seal it No amount of discussion can ever repeal it Commitment forever to borrow or lend To deliver your future into the hands of your friend [repeat chorus] [bridge 2]

A ^D6sus4/Blife-long all^D/Aiance that ^Aadd4won't be betrayed, (^Aadd4won't be betrayed) |-3------------2--------|-0-----------5-----|-0------------------| |-0------------0--------|-0-------------0---|-0------------------| |-2------------0--------|-4-----------------|-4------------------| |-0------------0--------|-2-----------------|-2------------------| |-0------------0--------|-0-----------------|-0------------------| |--------------0--------|-------------------|--------------------|

^Bm/F#You need a ^A/Emate when ^Gfacing the ^Bmend, ^Abut |--------------------|--------------------| |-0----------2-------|-0----------0----2--| |-5----------4-------|-5----------5----4--| |-4----------2-------|-5----------4----2--| |-2----------0-------|-5----------2----0--| |--------------------|-5------------------|

^Bm/F#what is the ^A/Efate now ^Gfacing my ^Bmfriend^A' |--------------------|-------------------| |-0-----------2------|-0---------0-----2-| |-5-----------4------|-5---------5-----4-| |-4-----------2------|-5---------4-----2-| |-2-----------0------|-5---------2-----0-| |--------------------|-5-----------------|

Em Bm/F# A/C# Bm Asus4 D Dsus2 D Aadd4... Facing my friend, yeah, what faces my friend, yeah (Be friendly...) |------------------------------------|---2--0-----2----0--| |-----------0-----------2--0---0-----|---0--0-----0----0--| |-2---------5-----------4--5---4-----|---0--0-----0----4--|[rpt |-5---------4-----------2--4---2-----|---0--0-----0----2--|chorus] |-2---------2-----------4--2---0-----|---0--0-----0----0--| |-2----------------------------------|-0------------------| [repeat verse] A friend is a friend, nothing can change that Arguments, squabbles can't break the contract That each of you makes to the death, to the end Deliver your future into the hands of your friend, yeah [repeat chorus and fade] ============= litgo@aol.com #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

Pete Townshend - A friend is a friend