Alana Springsteen - when we were friends: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "when we were friends" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

     D                                     Gmaj7
You held my hair back when I drank too much
Bm                                Gmaj7
If I called you, I knew you'd pick up
 D           Gmaj7
Every time I fell in love
    Bm                              G
You always knew when he wasn't the one
      D                   G
It's crazy how far we've come

Chorus:
         D
Used to wear each other's sneakers
     G
Get drunk behind the bleachers
 Bm                             G
Raise some hell, but we always said amen
   D
I knew who you were kissin'
      G
What tattoo you were gettin'
Bm                     G
Now I don't even know how you've been
 Bm               G
Truth is, I miss when
              D
When we were friends

You lied for me when I stayed out late
Spent the night when I wasn't okay
Front seat of your car was my favorite place
I wish I knew that those were the days

Chorus

G              Bm     G
When we were friends

        D
If you move back to Virginia
      G
Just know that I'm still with ya
Bm                        G
Always be thinking 'bout way back when

Chorus:
   D
I knew who you were kissin'
      G
What tattoo you were gettin'
Bm                     G
Now I don't even know how you've been

 Bm               G
Truth is, I miss when
              D       G
When we were friends

              Bm     Gmaj7
When we were friends
              Bm        G
When we were frie-e-e-ends
              D      Gmaj7
When we were friends
         Bm      G
We were friends


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Gmaj7

Guitar chord Gmaj7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "when we were friends" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "when we were friends" by Alana Springsteen.