Lauren Spencer-Smith - Back To Friends Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram
[Opening]
[D] [G] [A] [Bm] [A] [D] [G] [A]
[D]Guess you were right to hide the way you [G]feel
We’d keep pretending like it [A]wasn’t real
[Bm]Said you need [A]space and now I finally under[G]stand why you refused to take my hand
[D]When you’re in love it’s hard to hide the [G]truth, I know you better than you [A]think I [Bm]do
[Bm]Looking [A]back I see I [D]should’ve held my [G]tongue, but I was [A]immature and young
[chorus]
[Bm]I miss the [A]uncertainty [G]and all the [A]nights of losing [Bm]sleep
[Bm]Just two [A]kids and [F#]make-believe [G]Can we go back to how it used to be?
[chorus]
[D]’Cause I’d die a [A]thousand [G]times not to have you [A]on my [Bm]mind
And I [A]wish we [F#]never [G]met or I [A]hated u [D]instead
‘Cause I think we [A]messed this [G]up falling in and [A]out of [Bm]love
Wish I could [A]pick a [F#]different [G]end, can we go back to being friends?
[verse 2]
[D]Guess I’m the right person at the wrong [G]time, I’m the type of crazy to [A]ignore the signs
[Bm]And now I [A]see you’ve got some shit to figure [G]out and that’s the reason you can’t love me now
[chorus]
[Bm]I miss the [A]uncertainty [G]and all the [A]nights of losing [Bm]sleep
[Bm]Just two [A]kids and [F#]make-believe [G]Can we go back to how it used to be?
[chorus]
[D]’Cause I’d die a [A]thousand [G]times not to have you [A]on my [Bm]mind
And I [A]wish we [F#]never [G]met or I [A]hated u [D]instead
‘Cause I think we [A]messed this [G]up falling in and [A]out of [Bm]love
Wish I could [A]pick a [F#]different [G]end, can we go back to being friends?
[Closing]
Uh uh [G]uh can we go back to [A]being [Bm]friends
[A]Uh [D]uh [G]uh can we go [A]back to being friends
[chorus]
[D]’Cause I’d die a [A]thousand [G]times not to have you [A]on my [Bm]mind
And I [A]wish we [F#]never [G]met or I [A]hated u [D]instead
‘Cause I think we [A]messed this [G]up falling in and [A]out of [Bm]love
Wish I could [A]pick a [F#]different [G]end, can we go back to being friends?
How to play Back To Friends on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Lauren Spencer-Smith - Back To Friends on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Back To Friends uses these transitions most often: G → A (19), Bm → A (15), and A → Bm (14). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with D - G chord transition.
1. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
2. G → A chord transition
To move from G to A;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.
3. A → Bm chord transition
To move from A to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
4. A → D chord transition
To move from A to D;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
5. A → F# chord transition
To move from A to F#;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
6. F# → G chord transition
To move from F# to G;
- While playing F#, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
7. G → Bm chord transition
To move from G to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
Back To Friends chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Back To Friends.
- Back To Friends includes 100 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Back To Friends contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Back To Friends connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → D: 29%
- A → G: 13%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → D: 24%
- G → A: 6%