Dayglow - Dear Friend,: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Dear 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.

       C      G            Am
Dear Friend, how have you been?
G         F             C      Fmaj7 G
I think about you from time to time
      C         G      Am
Some day, I'd love to know
G             Fmaj7           C       Dm7 G
How you have grown since our last goodbye

Chorus:
           Am                Em
I know the world is changing quickly
      Fmaj7               C
And I couldn't tell you why
       Dm7
It's beyond my understanding
         C               G
But I'd love it if we tried
        Am           Em
Growing older every moment
       Fmaj7               C
Time's falling through my hands
             Dm7
And I don't have to know the meaning
         G               G7
But I'd love to have a chance

These days so much has changed
I stay awake though it's hard sometimes
I'd love to know what you think
Oh, I miss when you'd share what was on your mind

Chorus:
Oh, I just don't know how I'm doing
I leave my window open wide
And as far as I'm concerned
I forget from time to time
I'm so curious about you
I just saw you in my dream
You showed up just to surprise me
And disappeared so suddenly
Apologies for being scattered
I just couldn't go to sleep
I hope you don't think that I'm crazy
If that's really what you think
Sometimes I just feel so helpless
I spend hours in this room
Trying to formulate my feelings
And clear the thought of you

Dear Friend, how have you been?
I think about you from time to time


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

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 "Dear Friend," on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dear Friend," by Dayglow.