See My Friends Lyrics

15th Jan 2013
Inspired by the death of Ray Davies' sister, and also a trip to India.
Original single version is tuned a half step flat of standard tuning,
or was in concert pitch but the backing tape was slowed slightly.
To emulate the Indian feel, slide up from all the D5 to the E5 chords.
Use the chord shapes shown at the bottom of the page,
which have lots of open E string to create something of the feel of the
sitar style drone of the song.
On the Bmsus4 and F#m11 I've indicted not to play the bottom E,
just to add more emphasis to the 5th string notes,
but it doesn't matter, if you find it easier to play all the strings.
See my fri - ends,
See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver,
See my fri - ends,
See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver!
She is go - ne,
She is gone, and now there's no one there,
Except my friends... playing across the ri - ver!
She just we - nt,
She just we - nt, went across the ri - ver,
Now she's go - ne,
Now she's go - ne, wish that I'd gone with her!
She is go - ne,
She is gone, and now there's no one there,
Except my friends, Playing across the ri - ver!
Bmsus4(type2) E7 Amaj9 F#m11
She is gone, and now there's no one else to take her place,
Bmsus4(type2) E7 F#m11
She is gone, and now there's no one else a - round,
Except my friends, playing across the ri - ver!
See my fri - ends,
See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver,
See my fri - ends,
See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver!
||: /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / :|| (Repeat)
D5 = 057700 Bmsus4 = x99700 Bmsus4 (type2) = x24430
E5 = 079900 F#m11 = x44200 E7 = 022130
E7sus4 = 077700 Badd4 = 799800 Amaj9 = 577600