Intro: G D C G just an average strumming pattern D G D C G All I need is a good good friend D G D C G All I need is a good good friend combo of open chords and knocking on the guitar for rhythm G C D Oh this life is so strange, you need a sense of humor. G C D The maker is half caretaker and half joker. fast downward strumming, 2 strums per beat G D We are not broken ones...just shattered pieces of the same bright sun, C trying to figure out which way to run, G And I can't do this alone. just an average strumming pattern D G D C All I need is a good good friend G To get me through this. D G D C All I need is a good good friend G To help me out D When I'm burning down C When I'm all stressed out G When I'm underground. open chords or minimal strumming G Life is a playground, but it takes a lot work. D You better learn to love, or it'll tear you apart, Em cuz in the end, we are measured by the size of our heart, C and we can't do this alone. fast downward strumming, 2 strums per beat G Some of us are laughing, while some of us are choking D Some of us can't change til every bone has been broken. Em All the while the maker just sits there joking, C "You never really were alone." just an average strumming pattern D G D C All I need is a good good friend G To get me through this. D G D C All I need is a good good friend G To help me out D When I'm burning down C When I'm all stressed out G Thank you for being around.