Friend Better chords by Joe Jackson

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Intro 1

Have a drink, have a drink,

Verse 1
D 
 (D major) 
C 
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C 
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have a drink  (C major) on  (D major) me  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
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I can  (C major) read what you  (D major) need 'cause
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it's  (C major) clear  (D major) to see  (C major)  (D major)  (C major) 
F 
Eb 
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 (F major) So you tried  (E flat major) and you  (F major) tried and
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you made  (E flat major) a mess  (F major)  (E flat major)  (F major)  (E flat major)  (D major) 
Got your pride, let it slide,
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'cause I'm  (C major) not  (D major) impressed
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 (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (G major) 

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Verse 2

If you were to use your head

Then you would - just forget her

Listen what what the wise man said

Lover good - friend better

Lover good -friend better

Interlude 1

Verse 3
D 
I could swear I was  (D major) there when you
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 (C major) hit  (D major) the ground  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
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Don't you care,  (C major) don't you care  (D major) 
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That I'm still  (C major)  (D major) around  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (F major) 
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It's a fact  (E flat major) that I lack  (F major) certain kinds  (E flat major) 
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 (F major) of charm  (E flat major)  (F major)  (E flat major)  (D major) 
Come on strong, get it wrong
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But I mean  (C major)  (D major) no harm
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 (C major)  (D major)  (C major) 

Verse 4
G 
 (G major) 
C 
D 
If you were to  (C major) use your head  (D major) 
G 
Then you would - just forget her  (G major) 
C 
F 
Listen what what the  (C major) wise man said  (F major) 
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D 
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Lover good  (C major)  (D major) -  friend better  (F major) 
C 
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Lover good  (C major) - (D major) friend better

Interlude 2
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Eb 
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 (D major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (E flat major)  (D major)  (F major)  (C major) 
Eb 
 (E flat major) 
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Eb 
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 (D major)  (F major)  (G major)  (E flat major)  (C major)  (D major)  (F major)  (C major) 
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 (E flat major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
C 
Have a drink,  (C major) have a drink

Verse 5
D 
 (D major) 
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Have a drink  (C major) on  (D major) me  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
Pick a card, any card,
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D 
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D 
C 
F 
it's your  (C major) des (D major) tiny  (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (F major) 
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F 
Took a trip  (E flat major) on a ship  (F major) but you
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D 
 (E flat major) ran  (F major) aground  (E flat major)  (F major)  (E flat major)  (D major) 
C 
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I de (C major) clare sorrow shared  (D major) is
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D 
a sor (C major) row  (D major) drowned
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D 
C 
 (C major)  (D major)  (C major) 

Verse 6
G 
 (G major) 
C 
D 
If you were to use  (C major) your head  (D major) 
G 
Then you would - just forget her  (G major) 
C 
F 
Listen what what the wise  (C major) man said  (F major) 
C 
D 
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Lover good  (C major) - (D major) friend better  (F major) 
C 
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Lover good  (C major)  (D major) - friend better  (F major) 
C 
D 
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Lover good  (C major)  (D major) - friend better  (F major) 
C 
D 
Lover good  (C major) - (D major) friend better

Outro 1
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 (D major)  (F major)  (G major)  (E flat major)  (C major)  (D major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (E flat major)  (C major)  (D major) 
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 (C major)  (D major)  (D major) 
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 (D major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major)  (D major)  (C major)  (D major)  (D major) 
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 (F major)  (C major)  (E flat major)  (D major)  (F major)  (G major)  (C major)  (E flat major) 
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 (D major)  (F major)  (C major)  (E flat major)  (D major)  (F major)  (E flat major) 