Chris Rea - Hello Friend: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Hello Friend" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Hello Friend Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Chris Rea

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Hello Friend" smoothly on your guitar.

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

        C                        Am
Hello friend, where you been so long?
G     F                         C
Time goes by, it all seems to slip away
             Dm   G                   C
Just like a shadow at the end of the day

Hello friend, how are things for you these days?
Some guy from way-back-when, he mentioned your name
Did he ever get back to you?
Ah, you know I told him to

Am           G           F              Em7
Sometimes I turn and I swear I hear you call
    Dm7      C             Dm            G
And I often wonder how we lost what we knew
          Am          G             F          C
Seems it gone in the wind, washed away in the rain
        Dm7       F       C
And the years go by and by

The bridges you burned, long sinced turned
into ashes
When there were no reasons, now the river runs dry
Seems it gone in the wind, washed away in the rain
And the years go by and by
Where you been so long

Where you been so long
So long
Where you been  So long
So long


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "Hello Friend" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Hello Friend" by Chris Rea.

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