This is the correct tab for "Evil Friends" by Portugal. The Man. The other tabs are close but inaccurate in
some places. This is what John Gourley typically (he changes it up from performance to performance) plays for
his parts, not what the second guitarist plays necessarily. Here are the chords used:
Gm Cm D# D G C A# F Gm(2) {this "Gm(2)" is played only during the chorus}
e|-3---3---6---5---3---8---6---8---10
B|-3---4---8---7---3---8---6---10--11
G|-3---5---8---7---4---9---7---10--12
D|-5---5---8---7---5---10--8---10--12
A|-5---3---6---5---5---10--8---8---10
E|-3---x---x---x---3---8---6---x---x-
Gm
Your mama's got nothing on me
Cm
Your daddy's got nothing on me
D# D
And the world that sleeps in it's lunacy
Gm
Its got nothing on me
Gm
No stars got nothing on me
Cm
Your sun's got nothing on me
D# D
And the fool who sees its the thief that needs
Gm
Has got nothing on me
Gm Cm
You know its not because the light here gets brighter
D# D
And its not that I'm evil
Gm
I got a friend in the devil
Gm
But I can't even be your friend
Cm
I can't even be your friend
D# D
I can't even be your friend
G A# D A# (x4)
G A# D
I can get so wound up
A#
But I feel alright
G A# D
And if I get some rest
A#
Yeah that'd be nice
G A# D A#
When I shouldn't do it, I still do it
G A# D A# C
What you think's got nothing to do with this
C
Before you were born, I was already sinning
G A# D A#, G A# D
A#
Yeah, yeah yeah
G A# D
When I get too worked up
A#
Well I work it out
G A# D
And if I get too down,
A#
I just shout it out
G A# D A#
I bet I have it all, but the rest will do
G A# D A# C
And it's nothing against all I do with you
C
Before you were born, I was already sinning
[Chorus]
D# A# F Gm(2)
Its not because the light here is brighter
D# A# F Gm(2)
And its not that I'm evil, I just don't like to pretend
D# D Gm
That I could ever be your friend
G A# D A# (x4)
G A# D
If you don't listen so good
A#
I can hum it out
G A# D A#
Na na na na na na na na
G A# D
I know I shouldn't do it
A#
I just do it
G A# D A# C
And what ya think's got nothing to do with it
C
Before you were born, I was already sinning
[Chorus]
D# A# F Gm(2)
Its not because the light here is brighter
D# A# F Gm(2)
And its not that I'm evil, I just don't like to pretend
G A# D A#
That I could ever be your friend
G A# D A#
I could never be your friend
G A# D A#
I never needed a friend
G A# D A#
I don't wanna be friends
G
You'll never find a friend like me
