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Randy Newman - You’ve Got a Friend in Me Chords

Chord reference C, E, Am, G#, G, F, F#m, D, A, B, Em, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [E] [Am] [G#] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C]You’ve got a [G]friend in [C]me [F]You’ve got a [F#m]friend in [C]me [F]When the [C]road looks [E]rough [Am]ahead And you’re [F]miles and [C]miles from your [E]nice warm [Am]bed [F]You just re[C]member what your [E]old pal [Am]said Boy, [D]you’ve got a [G]friend in [C]me [A] Yeah, [D]you’ve got a [G]friend in me [C] [E] [Am] [G#] [C] [G]

[C]You’ve got a [G]friend in [C]me [F]You’ve got a [F#m]friend in [C]me [F]You got [C]troubles, [E]I got them [Am]too [F]There isn’t [C]anything I [E]wouldn’t [Am]do for you [F]We stick to[C]gether, we can [E]see it [Am]through Cause [D]you’ve got a [G]friend in [C]me [A] [D]You’ve got a [G]friend in [C]me

[F]Some other folks might be a [B]little bit smarter than I am. [C]Bigger and [B]stronger [C]too, maybe. [B]But none of them will ever love you. The [Em]way I [A]do, it’s [Dm]me and [G]you, boy.

[C]And as the [G]years go [C]by, Our [F]friendship will [F#m]never [C]die. [F]You’re gonna [F#m]see it’s our [C]des[E7]ti[Am]ny. [D]You’ve got a [G]friend in [C]me. [A] [D]You’ve got a [G]friend in [C]me. [A] [D]You’ve got a [G]friend in [C]me. [E] [Am] [G#] [C] [G] [C]

Artist Randy Newman
Album Toy Story Soundtrack
Genres Country, Jazz, Pop
Year 1996
Key C

How to Play You've Got a Friend in Me on Guitar?

Randy Newman - You've Got a Friend in Me can be played in the key of C using the C, E, Am, G#, G, F, F#m, D, A, B, Em, Dm 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 E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, 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 G#, 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 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 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.
  • For F#m, 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.
  • 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 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 B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

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

You can play You've Got a Friend in Me with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.