Artist: The Velvet Underground
Song: She's My Best Friend
[INTRO]
G (bass notes)
[CHORUS 1]
C G
She's my best friend
F D
Certainly not your average girl
C G
She's my best friend
F D
Understands me when I'm falling
|G D| G
Down, down, down
C G
Oh, it hurts to be that way
|G D| G
Down, down, down
C D
Oh, it hurts to know the bad kinda fella
[VERSE 1]
C D
Here's to Newspaper Joe
F C
Dropped his teeth on the floor
C D
Caught his hand in the door
F C
Guess that's the way the news goes
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
D F
If you want to see me
C
Sorry, but I 'm not around
D F
If you want to be me
C D
Turn around, I'm by the window
G (bass notes)
Where the light is
[CHORUS 2]
C G
She's my best friend
F D
Better than a dog or car
C G
She's my best friend
F D
Understands me when I'm falling
|G D| G
Down, down, down
C G
Oh, it hurts to be that way
|G D| G
Down, down, down
C D
Oh, it hurts to know the bad kinda fella
[VERSE 2]
C D
Here's to Mullberry Jane
F C
She made jam when she came
C D
Somebody cut off her feet
F C
Now jelly rolls in the street
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
D F
If you want to see me
C
Sorry, but I 'm not around
D F
If you want to be me
C
Turn around, I'm by the window
G (bass notes)
Where the light is
[CHORUS 3]
C G
She's my best friend
F D
Certainly not your average girl
C G
She's my best friend
F D
Understands me when I'm falling....
D D D D
[OUTRO]
C F
Falling down, falling down
C F
Falling down, falling down
C F
Falling down, falling down
C F
Falling down, falling down