Chords for Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric?

Tempo:
95.7 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

F

G

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric? chords
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[F] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[F]
[C] [Bb]
[C] There's a man [Bb] outside, [C]
[G] in a long [Bb] coat, grey hat, smoking [C] a cigarette.
[F]
[C] The [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C] [Gm]
[E] [C] light [Bb] fades out, [C]
[Bb] [C] and I wonder what I'm doing in a room like this.
There's a knock on the door,
[Bb] [C] and I wonder what I'm doing in a room like this.
And just [Bb] for a second I thought [C] I remembered you.
[F]
[Dm] [F]
[C] [G] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Dm] So now I'm alone, [F] and I can think for [C] myself, [G] [Dm] about little [F] girls and their stories.
[C] Things that I just don't understand.
[Dm] I could write a line at night, but I'll [C] try a hundred times.
[G] [Dm]
[C] I don't think I'm a naïve kid, do you?
[G] [F]
[C] [B] [G] [F]
[C] [G] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] I'm [G] [C] [E]
[C] [G] [C]
[Bb] a little, [C] [Bb]
[C] just a [Bb] friend that I left in a hallway.
[C] Please sit [Bb] down,
[C] turn a little shadow on the wall, give a vein.
[F]
[F]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[E] [Gm] [G]
[C] You know I [Bb] hate to ask, [C]
[Bb] but our friend's [C] electric.
I'll wait, [Bb] might run down, [C]
[Bb] and [C] love no one [Bb] too long.
[F]
[C]
[Bb] [F]
[G] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Dm] [F]
[C] [G] [Dm] So I'll find out your reason for the fun-posing [C] smile.
[Dm] And it hurts that I'm [F] lonely, and I should [C] never have cried.
[G] [Dm] And I'll make you feel like [F]
the first [C] time you knew.
[Dm] [F]
You're [C] saying everything to me.
[G] [F] And
[C] I'm [G] [F] all [C] alone.
[G] [F] [C] [G] [F]
[C] [G]
[Bb]
[Bb] [C] [E]
[C] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb]
[C] [Bb]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
G
2131
Dm
2311
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
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To learn Tubeway Army - (1998 Remaster) Are Friends Electric chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, Bb and C in sequence. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. With an eye on the song's key F Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] There's a man [Bb] outside, _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] in a long [Bb] coat, grey hat, smoking [C] a cigarette.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] The _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C] light [Bb] fades out, _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ and I wonder what I'm doing in a room like this.
_ _ _ There's a knock on the door, _
_ [Bb] _ [C] and I wonder what I'm doing in a room like this.
And just [Bb] for a second I thought [C] I remembered you.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] So now I'm alone, [F] and I can think for [C] myself, _ [G] _ [Dm] about little [F] girls and their stories.
[C] Things that I just don't understand.
[Dm] I could write a line at night, but I'll [C] try a hundred times.
[G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] I don't think I'm a naïve kid, do you?
[G] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] I'm [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] a little, [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] just a [Bb] friend that I left in a hallway. _ _
_ [C] _ Please sit [Bb] down, _ _ _
_ [C] _ turn a little shadow on the wall, give a vein. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ You know I [Bb] hate to ask, [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] but our friend's [C] electric. _
_ I'll wait, [Bb] might run down, [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] and [C] love no one [Bb] too long.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] [Dm] So I'll find out your reason for the fun-posing [C] smile.
_ _ [Dm] And it hurts that I'm [F] lonely, and I should [C] never have cried.
[G] [Dm] And I'll make you feel like [F]
the first [C] time you knew.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
You're [C] saying everything to me.
[G] _ _ [F] And _
[C] I'm _ _ [G] _ _ [F] all [C] alone.
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _

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