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Bruno Major - Fair-Weather Friend Chords

Chord reference Db, Ab, Gb, Bbm, A, Ebm, Gbm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Db]He could [Ab]buy you a [Gb]bed, but it won’t help you [Db]sleep He could give you a [Gb]watch, but not [Db]his time to keep He could [Bbm]fly you to, [A]Verona or a mountain in the [Gb]snow [Db]He won’t know the [Ab]places that [Db]we used to go

I heard that [Gb]he’s best friends [Db]with Hollywood now He can afford all the [Gb]champagne in [Db]town [Bbm]I heard he’s got a big house [A]up on easy [Gb]street But [Db]I’ve got a big heart that [Gb]I want you to [Db]keep

[Db]My fair-weather [Gb]friend, [Db]I wish you could [Ebm]see [Gb]He’ll never [Db]love you, [Gb]quite like [Ab]me [Bbm]He’ll sing you a sad song [Ab]just like one of [Ebm]mine But [Gbm]I know [Db]it won’t make you [Gb]cry

[Db]Don’t you remember, the [Gb]promise we [Db]made As our [Ab]shadows grew [Gb]long, in the field where [Db]we lay That you’d always be [Bbm]you, and I’d always be [Gb]me As the [Db]sun fell [Gb]asleep and [Gbm]so did [Db]we

[Db]My fair-weather [Gb]friend, [Db]I wish you could [Ebm]see [Gb]He’ll never [Db]love you, [Gb]quite like [Ab]me [Bbm]He’ll sing you a sad song [Ab]just like one of [Ebm]mine [Gbm]But I know it [Db]won’t [A]make you cry [Db]

My fair-weather [Gb]friend, [Db]I wish you could [Ebm]see [Gb]He’ll never [Db]love you, [Gb]quite like [Ab]me [Bbm]He’ll sing you a sad song [Ab]just like one of [Ebm]mine [Gbm]But I know it won’t make you [Gb]cry

And [Bbm]I know it [Gb]won’t make [Db]you cry

Artist Bruno Major
Album A Song for Every Moon
Genres Alternative, Indie
Year 2017
Key Db

How to Play Fair-Weather Friend on Guitar?

Bruno Major - Fair-Weather Friend can be played in the key of Db using the Db, Ab, Gb, Bbm, A, Ebm, Gbm chords.

  • For Db, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.
  • For Ab, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For Gb, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For Bbm, To play A#m | Bbm, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, mute D, G.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Ebm, To play D#m | Ebm, barre fret 1 from the A string to the D string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, mute G, B.
  • For Gbm, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Fair-Weather Friend with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.