Friendly Fires chords by Aidan Knight

Intro:
D

Verse 1:
D         G        Bbdim       Bm
Writing a song for Merkadie Bernard
   A    Bm G    D         G            Bbdim
A close fa mily friend, A stranger of sorts
Bm             D            G               D
How can you propose that we never talk that much?
  G                 D
A friendly shake of hands
        Bm             A         G            E
We were talkers long before this ever present silence
   G                A
We talked too long ago
         D   G
Now it's   quiet
   Bm              A
We talked to long ago
         G     D
Now it’s qui - et

Interlude:
D D D G (x2)

Verse 2:
D            G              Bbdim       Bm
Running down stairs with my feet on the couch
A    Bm  G    D       G          Bbdim
Play for your friends also, your folks
Bm             D            G               D
How can you propose that we never talk that much?
  G                   D
A friendly shake of hands
        Bm             A         G            E
We were talkers long before this ever present silence
   G                A
We talked too long ago
         D    G (hold for 11 counts this time only)
Now it's qu - iet
   Bm              A
We talked to long ago
         G     D
Now it’s qui - et

Interlude:
(moves from 3/4 to 4/4 time, emphasis on the “four AND” of each bar)
D D D G (x4)

Chorus:
G    D   F#m  Em
Friendly Fi - res
G    D  F#m  Em
When we put  out
    G    D        F#m    Em
The memories, are not as sweet
G    F#m  Em   D
Friendly  Fi - res

Outro: