Queen-Best Friend - BPM - 120
[Intro - BPM 118 - v1 - no double just verb, v2 35 with variation and verb](just bass drum under this)
E -------------------------------------00000000--
B -1-----------1--------11-------11-1--11111111--
G -0-----------0--------02-------02-0--00000000--
D -------------------------------------22222222--
A --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-33333333--
E -----------------------------------------------
Dr--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--S--
[Verse]
[F/C] v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live. v1 - What
[F/C] ever this world can [C] give to me
It's [F/C] you, you're all I [C] see.
[F/C] v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live now honey
[F/C] v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live [G/B] [Am]
(*bob = bass drum off beat)
You're the
[D]best friend [D] that [F](*bob)I ever [G](*bob)had .. I've
[C]been with [G/B]you such a [Am]long time ...[Am] You're my
[D]sunshine .... [D] and I [F](*bob)want you to [G](*bob)know That my
(drop 2 beats after the G - think of it as not strumming it a second time)
[E-offbeat]feelings are [Am]true I [G-onbeat]really luu
[F-offbeat]uvv you [F]...[Fm7] Ooo (drums stop off beat) .. [Fm7]
You're my (see below for G F to Fm pattern)
[C] best friend (first bit of intro riff then snare lift to bring drums back in)
[F/C] (v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live) ...... Oh
[G/B]I've been [Am]waaaaan [Am/G]de-ring round (but I)
[F]still come back to [Fm7] you (v2-still come back)... In
[G]rain or [E]shine you've [Am]stood by me[D7] girl....I'm
[G6]haaaa ... py at [G]home (drums stop) (v2 - hap py at) You're my
[C] best friend (first bit of intro riff then snare bit)
[F/C] (v2 - Oooh, you make me [C] live).
[F/C] Whenever this world is [C] cruel to me I got
[F/C] you to help me for [C] give, Ooo Ooo Ooo,
[F/C] Ooo you make [C] me live now honey
[F/C] Oooh, you make me [C] live [G/B] [Am]
You're the (*=with snare hit)
[D]first one ....... [D] *when [F](*bob)things *turn *out [G](*bob)bad .....You
[C]know I'll [G/B]never be [Am]lonely, you're my
[D]only one [D]... and I [F-offbeat]love the [G-offbeat]things .... I
[E-offbeat]really [Am-offbeat]love the [G]things that (2 beats dropped = 1 chord strum)
[F]you do, (again on beat and off beat for two chords)
.......... [Fm7] (drums stop) Ooo ....... You're my
[C] best friend (first bit of intro riff then snare bit)
[F/C] v2 - Ooo, you make me
[Guitar Solo / Chord Break]
[C] live (continue to hold note over chords changing with harmoniser)
[G/B] [Am] [Am/G] - [F] [F] [Fm7] [Fm7]
[G] [E] [Am] [D7]
[G6] (v1 - I'm happy [G6] [G] happy that) [G]
You're my (drums reduce to just bass drum)
[C] best friend (first bit of intro riff)
[F/C] uuhhhh [C]
[F/C] uuuh, you're my [C] best friend
(snare roll to bring full drums back in - start upstroke - one note leading into 2 triplets)
[F/C] Oooh, you make me [C] live (v2 - woo ooh ooh ooh)
[F/C] v2 - You, you're my best [C] friend
[Outro] G/B C G/B C G/B C (high at 8th fret)
[End]