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Tom Petty - To Find A Friend Chords

Chord reference C, G, Em, Am, D, F
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] In the [G]middle of his [C]life, he [G]left his [C]wife And [Em]ran off to be [Am]bad, [Em]boy, it was [Am]sad [D] But he [G]bought a new [C]car, [G]found a new [C]bar And went [Em]under another [Am]name, [Em]created a whole new [Am]game [D]

And the [F]days [C]went [G]by like [C]paper [G]in the [Am]wind [F]Every[C]thing [G]changed, [C]then [G]changed [Am]again It’s [F]hard to find a friend, it’s hard to find a [C]friend [Am] [C] [F]

Meanwhile [C]then, his [G]wife’s boy[C]friend Moved [Em]in and took over the [Am]house, every[Em]body was quiet as a [Am]mouse [D] And it [G]changed their [C]lives, [G]changed their [C]plans [Em]Slowly they grew [Am]apart, [Em]boy, it woulda broke your [Am]heart [D]

And the [F]days [C]went [G]by like [C]paper [G]in the [Am]wind [F]Every[C]thing [G]changed, [C]then [G]changed [Am]again It’s [F]hard to find a friend, it’s hard to find a [C]friend [Am] [C] [F]

[G] [C] [G] [C] [Em] [Am] [Em] [Am] [D] And the [F]days [C]went [G]by like [C]paper [G]in the [Am]wind [F]Every[C]thing [G]changed, [C]then [G]changed [Am]again It’s [F]hard to find a friend, it’s hard to find a [C]friend [Am]

And the [F]days [C]went [G]by like [C]paper [G]in the [Am]wind [F]Every[C]thing [G]changed, [C]then [G]changed [Am]again It’s [F]hard to find a friend, it’s hard to find a [C]friend [Am] [C] [F] [Em] [C]

Artist Tom Petty
Album Wildflowers
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1994
Key C

How to Play To Find A Friend on Guitar?

Tom Petty - To Find A Friend can be played in the key of C using the C, G, Em, Am, D, F chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

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

You can play To Find A Friend with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.