Capo
2
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Capo on 2 fret
Verse 1:
G
I built a friend
Em
With three pieces of plastic and a pen
Am
I made him on the table in the den
C Em D
I gave him my old cell phone for a head (for a head)
G
And we spent holidays at my house
Em
And we left presents in a stocking
Am C
And we bought bolts and things and strings
Em D
And a new watch, that's what he got
Chorus:
C G Em
And we had so much fun together
C G D
We knew we'd be friends forever
C G Em
And we had so much fun together
C G D
We had so much fun
Verse 2:
G Em
Then I left for college in September
Am G
And we wept cause we can't be together
Am C G D
So I kept pictures to remember my old friend, my old friend
G Em
Then I met this girl at graduation
Am G
And forget my oldest creation
Am C
And I guess I'll see him next vacation
G D
Send my best, I send my best
Chorus 2:
C G Em
And we had so much fun together
C G D
We knew we'd be friends forever
C G Em
And we had so much fun together
C G D
We had so much fun
Bridge:
G Em
I came home to find him on the table
Am G
With a note, scribbled out in pencil
Am
And he wrote
C G D
That he just wasn't stable all alone, all alone
G Em
Next to him, an empty glass of water
G
That he spilt
Em Am
All over the body that I built
C
It fizzled and it popped
Em D
And then it killed, and then it killed
Chorus 3:
C G Em
And we had so much fun together
C G D
We thought we'd be friends forever
C G Em
And we had so much fun together
C G D
We had so much fun
Outro:
G
I built a friend
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Last Updated: March 14, 2026