Friends On The Other Side chords by Keith David, The Princess And The Frog (Official Version)

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Am
F7
Eb7
D7
Am/G#
Am/G
Am/E
E7
E7/B
Am/C
C7/G
E
FmMaj7
Fm6
F#m7b5
Bb
F
C
Cmaj7
Cdim7
C/E
G#7
C/G
D
F9
Eb9
C#9
D9
G#9
F#9
G/D
G7/D
C7
Edim7
Aaug
Gaug
E7sus4
Eaug
D/A
F/C
G/A
Am7/G
Dm/F

Intro 1
Am 
F7 
Am 
 (A minor) Don't you disres (F7) pect me little man  (A minor) 
F7 
Eb7 
D7 
 (F7) Don't you derogate  (E flat7) or de (D7) ride
Am 
Am/G# 
Am/G 
F7 
You're in  (A minor) my   world  (A minor/G#) now,     not  (A minor/G) your    world  (F7) 
Am/E 
E7 
Am 
And  (A minor/E) I       got friends on the  (E7) other side  (A minor) 
(He's got friends on the other side)
Am 
E7/B 
That's an  (A minor) echo gentleman  (E7/B) 
Am/C 
Just a  (A minor/C) little  something
E7/B 
we have  (E7/B) here    in Louisiana
Am 
E7/B 
Am/C 
E7/B 
A  (A minor) little parlor  (E7/B) trick,  don't  (A minor/C) worry    (E7/B) 

Verse 1
Am 
E7/B 
Am/C 
E7/B 
 (A minor) Sit down at  (E7/B) my  (A minor/C) table,   (E7/B) 
Am 
E7/B 
Am/C 
E7/B 
 (A minor) put your mind  (E7/B) at ease  (A minor/C)  (E7/B) 
Am 
C7/G 
F7 
 (A minor) If you re (C7/G) lax     it will en (F7) able me to do
Am/E 
E 
Am 
F7 
E7 
 (A minor/E) any (E major) thing I please  (A minor)  (F7)  (E7) 
Am 
E7/B 
Am 
E7/B 
E7 
 (A minor) I can  (E7/B) read    your  (A minor) future,  (E7/B)  (E7) 
Am 
E7/B 
Am 
I  (A minor) can  change it 'round  (E7/B) some  (A minor) too
E7/B 
E7 
Am 
C7/G 
F7 
 (E7/B) I  (E7) look  (A minor) deep in (C7/G) to      your  (F7) heart and soul
You do have a soul, don't you, Lawrence?
Am/E 
E7 
Am 
Make your  (A minor/E) wildest  (E7) dreams come  (A minor) true

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Chorus 1

I got voodoo, I got voodoo

I got things I didn't even try

And I got friends on the other side

(He's got friends on the other side)

Bridge 1
FmMaj7 
The  (F minorMaj7) cards,     the cards, the cards will tell
Am 
F7 
Am 
E7 
Am 
The  (A minor) past, the  (F7) present and the  (A minor) future  (E7) as    (A minor) well
Fm6 
The  (F minor6) cards, the cards, just take three
Am 
Am/G# 
Am/G 
 (A minor) Take a  (A minor/G#) little    (A minor/G) trip
F#m7b5 
F7 
E 
Bb 
E 
into  (F sharp minor7b5) your  (F7) future with  (E major) me  (B flat major)  (E major) 
F 
C 
Now  (F major) you, young  (C major) man
Cmaj7 
F 
are from a (C minoraj7) cross    the  (F major) sea
C 
Cdim7 
C 
You come from  (C major) two long  (Cdim7) lines    of royal (C major) ty
I'm a royal myself on my mother's side
C/E 
G#7 
C/G 
D 
Your  (C/E) lifestyle's  (G sharp7) high  but your  (C/G) funds are  (D major) low
Am 
Am/G 
F7 
You need to  (A minor) marry a  (A minor/G) little   (F7) honey
E7 
Am 
who's  (E7) daddy got  (A minor) dough
F9 
Eb9 
 (F9) Mom and dad cut you  (E flat9) off, huh, playboy?
C#9 
Eb9 
 (C sharp9)  (E flat9) 
F9 
D9 
 (F9) Now y'all gotta get  (D9) hitched
G#9 
F#9 
 (G sharp9) but hitching ties you  (F sharp9) down
F9 
Eb9 
 (F9) You just wanna be  (E flat9) free,
C#9 
Eb9 
hop  (C sharp9) from place to  (E flat9) place
F9 
D9 
 (F9) But freedom takes  (D9) green

Chorus 2

It's the green, it's the green,

it's the green you need

And when I look into your future

it's the green that I see

Verse 2
C 
G/D 
 (C major) On you little  (G/D) man,
C/E 
G7/D 
I don't wanna  (C/E) waste much  (G7/D) time
C 
You've been  (C major) pushed 'round
G7/D 
C/E 
G7/D 
C7 
 (G7/D) all     your  (C/E) life   (G7/D)  (C7) 
F 
C/E 
You've been  (F major) pushed 'round by your  (C/E) mother
Edim7 
D 
And your  (Edim7) sister   and your  (D major) brother
C/G 
Aaug 
And  (C/G) if    you was  (Aaug) married
D9 
Gaug 
you'd be  (D9) pushed 'round by your  (Gaug) wife
Am 
C/G 
D 
E7sus4 
F7 
But  (A minor) in   your  (C/G) future the  (D major) you  (E7sus4) I           (F7) see
E 
Is ex (E major) actly the man
F7 
Eaug 
Am 
you always  (F7) wanted  (Eaug) to       (A minor) be
D 
F 
 (D major) Shake my  (F major) hand,
Am 
 (A minor) come on boys
D/A 
F/C 
Won't you  (D/A) shake a poor sinner's hand?  (F/C) 

Outro 1
Am 
E7/B 
Am/C 
E7/B 
Am 
 (A minor) Yes,  (E7/B)  (A minor/C)  (E7/B) are you  (A minor) ready?
E7/B 
Am/C 
 (E7/B) (Are you  (A minor/C) ready?)
E7/B 
Am 
E7/B 
Am/C 
E7/B 
 (E7/B) Are you  (A minor) rea (E7/B)  (A minor/C) dy       (E7/B) 
Am 
E7/B 
Am/C 
 (A minor) Transfor (E7/B) mation  central...  (A minor/C) 
E7/B 
Am 
Transfor (E7/B) mation  central...  (A minor) 
E7/B 
Am/C 
Refor (E7/B) mation  central...  (A minor/C) 
E7/B 
Am 
Refor (E7/B) mation  central...  (A minor) 
E7/B 
Am/C 
E7/B 
Am 
Transmodifi (E7/B) cation   (A minor/C) central,  (E7/B)  (A minor) 
E7/B 
Am/C 
E7/B 
can you  (E7/B) feel     (A minor/C) it?      (E7/B) 
Am 
G/A 
You're  (A minor) chan  (G/A) ging,
Am 
G/A 
 (A minor) you're chan (G/A) ging,
Am 
 (A minor) you're changing alright
G/A 
Am 
I  (G/A) hope  you're satis (A minor) fied,
Am7/G 
F7 
but if you  (A minor7/G) ain't     (F7) don't blame me
Am/E 
You can  (A minor/E) blame   my friends
E7 
Am 
Am/G 
on the  (E7) other  (A minor) side  (A minor/G) 
Dm/F 
E7 
(You  (D minor/F) got     what you  (E7) wanted...)
Am 
Am/G 
Dm/F 
E7 
 (A minor)  (A minor/G) (...but you  (D minor/F) lost    what you  (E7) had)
Am 
 (A minor) Ooh
Hush

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Am
F7
Eb7
D7
Am/G#
Am/G
Am/E
E7
E7/B
Am/C
C7/G
E
FmMaj7
Fm6
F#m7b5
Bb
F
C
Cmaj7
Cdim7
C/E
G#7
C/G
D
F9
Eb9
C#9
D9
G#9
F#9
G/D
G7/D
C7
Edim7
Aaug
Gaug
E7sus4
Eaug
D/A
F/C
G/A
Am7/G
Dm/F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: A minorBPM: 124

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Am/G#: x-x-6-5-5-5
Am/G: 3-x-2-2-1-0
Am/E: 0-x-2-2-1-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
E7/B: x-2-2-1-3-x
Am/C: x-3-2-2-5-x
C7/G: 3-x-2-3-1-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
FmMaj7: 1-x-2-1-1-x
Fm6: x-x-3-1-3-1
F#m7b5: 2-x-2-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Cdim7: x-3-4-2-4-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
G#7: 4-6-4-5-4-4
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F9: 1-3-1-2-1-3
Eb9: x-6-5-6-6-x
C#9: x-4-3-4-4-x
D9: x-5-4-5-5-x
G#9: 4-3-4-3-4-x
F#9: 2-4-2-3-2-4
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
G7/D: x-x-0-0-0-1
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
Edim7: x-x-2-3-2-3
Aaug: x-0-3-2-2-x
Gaug: 3-x-1-0-0-3
E7sus4: 0-2-0-2-0-0
Eaug: x-7-6-5-5-x
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
G/A: x-0-5-4-3-x
Am7/G: 3-x-2-2-1-0
Dm/F: 1-x-0-2-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Friends On The Other Side by Keith David, The Princess And The Frog, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Keith David, The Princess And The Frog.