Matchbox Twenty - Friends: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "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#                A#
If I were in the desert, spring into the fall
D#             A#
Rush into the westside,
when the east sent out the call
D#               A#
Lessons in the matter, of staying on your feet
D#                               A#
You can fall under the weight of it,
and it brings you to your knees

G#    D#/G
I am never giving up
A#
I am, I am, I am
   G#           D#/G
I am holding on for a feeling

Chorus:
D#                                  Cm
I don't need no one to hold my place
      G#
Can’t take my thoughts,
                              D#
they're not your thoughts to take away
                                     Cm
I don't need no one to tease my fate
         G#
I don’t need no one to celebrate
      D#
Cause all my friends, all my friends are here
Cm                                      G#
All my friends, all my friends are here
D#
All my friends, all my friends are here
     Cm                                      G#
Hey, all my friends, all my friends are here

          D# A# D# A#
Sing it now

Devil in the blue sky
Angel in the deep
Writing out your best lines
And forgetting how to read it
Counting in the wrong time
Starting on the three
There's a rhythm to the way life goes
It can knock you out of key

I am starting to believe
I am, I am, I am, I am
Holding on for the real thing
I don't need no one to hold my place
Can't take my thoughts
They're not your thoughts to take away
I don't need no one to tease my faith
I don't need no one to celebrate

Chorus:
’Cause all my friends, all my friends are here
(Woah-ooh)
All my friends, all my friends are here (Woah)
All my friends, all my friends are here (Woah-ooh)
Hey, all my friends, all my friends are here (Woah)
So singing it out

            A#sus4
So sing it now
            G#     D#/G
So sing it now

D#
All my friends, all my friends are here (Woah)
Cm                                     G#
All my friends, all my friends are here (Woah)
D#
All my friends, all my friends are here (Woah)
Cm                                     G#
All my friends, all my friends are here  (Woah)

D#                                      A#
All my friends, Oh my friends are here  (Woah)
D#                                      A#
All my friends, Oh my friends are here  (Woah)
D#                                      A#
All my friends, Oh my friends are here  (Woah)
D#                                      A#
All my friends, Oh my friends are here  (Woah)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#sus4

Guitar chord A#sus4

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

G

Guitar chord G

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