Belle and Sebastian - Best Friend: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Best Friend" 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.
G Here we are just trying to be flatmates Em Here we are just trying to sophisticate D Be an adult, trying not to fall in love A Be a human, trying not to stand up G Here we are just trying to be neighbors Em You in bed, me still with the painters D Smoking at the window, at the magpies A Trying to work out what's the truth and G Gm what's the lie D I'm not saying that we will be best friends A But I took you dancing at the weekend G Tell your folks in bed you had to play Gm I'll try to make you feel like the kids are playing pretend D I'm not saying that we can't be running mates F#m You run too fast for me, I try to keep the pace G Gm What I lack in speed I make up for in the way I move my hips D And the way the sun comes out when I move my lips Am So you won't want to miss Em All the shapes that can make Gm A# It's a choice you want to take Chorus: A Here we are just trying to be G Oh, here we are just trying not to D Fall in love F#m It's only human not to want to be alone G Here we are just trying to be Gm Oh, here we are just trying not to D A Get too close Come around to me, I’ll be your locking vault Tell me all your dirt, I’ll never tell a soul Tell me over steaming mac and cheese With a tray upon your knees We can listen to the radio I’m not saying I will cook you dinner Stick with me and you’ll only end up thinner There are other ways to fill you up I can look into your soul I can feed you all the love I’ve been saving up Oh, don’t get me wrong, I’m not digging my way in I just like the game we’re playin' Chorus I’m not saying that we can’t be dreamers Here we are just trying to be neighbors We can lie awake and watch the sky Forget the truth, forget the lie For the moment, you’re my best friend You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  Am  D  Em  F#m  G  Gm  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 "Best Friend" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Best Friend" by Belle and Sebastian.