Ed Sheeran - Friends: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Friends" 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 Friends Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Ed Sheeran

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 "Friends" smoothly on your guitar.

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

We're not
               A    E
No we're not friends nor have we ever been
          B     C#m
We just try to keep those secrets in a lie
             A                E
And if they find out, will it all go wrong
             B                     A E
And heaven knows, no one wants it to

                    C#m
So I could take the back road
                              A           B
But your eyes will lead me straight back home
             A              E
And if you know me like I know you
            B
You should love me, you should know

Chorus:
       E                            F#m
That friends just sleep in another bed
      A             B                E
And friends don't treat me like you do
     C#m                    A              E
Well I know that there's a limit to everything
         A            B            E
But my friends won't love me like you
        A            B            E
No my friends won't love me like you

We're not friends, we could be anything.
If we try to keep those secrets safe.
No one will find out if it all went wrong.
They'll never know what we've been through.

So I could take the back road,
But your eyes'll lead me straight back home.
And if you know me like I know you,
You should love me, you should know.

Chorus:
Friends just sleep in another bed,
And friends don't treat me like you do.
Well I know that there's a limit to everything,
But my friends won't love me like you.
No, my friends won't love me like you.

           A
But then again, if we're not friends
        C#m                   B
Someone else might love you, too
           A
And then again, if we're not friends
            C#m             B
There'd be nothing I could do

Chorus:
Friends should sleep in other beds.
And friends shouldn't kiss me like you do.
And I know that there's a limit to everything.
But my friends won't love me like you.
No, my friends won't love me like you do.
Oh, my friends will never love me like you.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Friends" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Friends" by Ed Sheeran.

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