Trouble Is A Friend Tab by Lenka

Trouble Is A Friend tab by Lenka (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

Capo on 1st
Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: Bm

Intro:

     BmBm        BmBm        BmBm        BmBm
e|---2-2-----|---2-2-----|---2-2-----|---2-2-----|
B|---3-3-----|---3-3-----|---3-3-----|---3-3-----|
G|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|
D|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|
A|-2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|
E|-------2---|-------2---|-------2---|-------2---|

Verse 1:

   Bm  Bm  Bm Bm                   Bm  Bm    Bm           BmBm        BmBm
e|-2---2---2--2-----------|--------2---2-----2-----|------2-2-----|---2-2-----|
B|-3---3---3--3-----------|--------3---3-----3-----|------3-3-----|---3-3-----|
G|-4---4---4--4-----------|--------4---4-----4-----|------4-4-----|---4-4-----|
D|-4---4---4--4-----------|--------4---4-----4-----|------4-4-----|---4-4-----|
A|-2---2---2--2---------0-|-----2--2---2-----2-----|-0--2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|
E|-----------------2------|----------------------2-|----------2---|-------2---|
   Trouble he will find you, no matter where you go, oh,oh

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   Bm  Bm Bm Bm               Bm  Bm Bm                   BmBm        BmBm
e|-2---2--2--2--------------|----2---2--2--------|--------2-2-----|---2-2-----|
B|-3---3--3--3--------------|----3---3--3--------|--------3-3-----|---3-3-----|
G|-4---4--4--4--------------|----4---4--4--------|--------4-4-----|---4-4-----|
D|-4---4--4--4--------------|----4---4--4--------|--------4-4-----|---4-4-----|
A|-2---2--2--2------------0-|-2--2---2--2--------|---0--2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|
E|------------------2-------|------------------2-|------------2---|-------2---|
No matter if you're fast, no  matter if you're slow, oh,oh

    A A  A A    A A  A  A   A A A  A    A  A  A   Bm  BmBm        BmBm
e|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------2-|-2-2-----|---2-2-----|
B|--2-2--2-2--|-2-2--2--2-|-2-2-2--2--|-2--2--2---3-|-3-3-----|---3-3-----|
G|--2-2--2-2--|-2-2--2--2-|-2-2-2--2--|-2--2--2---4-|-4-4-----|---4-4-----|
D|--2-2--2-2--|-2-2--2--2-|-2-2-2--2--|-2--2--2---4-|-4-4-----|---4-4-----|
A|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------2-|-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|
E|------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----2---|-------2---|
The eye of the storm wanna  cry in the  morn, oh, oh

       A  A A   A    A   A A   A    A  A  A A    A A  A    G | G G G G   G G G G   G G G G
e|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
B|-----2--2-2---2--|-2---2-2---2--|-2--2--2-2--|-2-2--2------|---------|---------|---------|
G|-----2--2-2---2--|-2---2-2---2--|-2--2--2-2--|-2-2--2------|---------|---------|---------|
D|-----2--2-2---2--|-2---2-2---2--|-2--2--2-2--|-2-2--2------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|--------------|------------|-----------3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
You're fine for a    while but you  start to    lose control

Chorus 1:

     D  D  D  D   D  D D D
e|---2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
B|---3--3--3--3-|-3--3-3-3-|
G|---2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
D|--------------|----------|
A|--------------|----------|
E|--------------|----------|
He's there in the dark

     A  A  A  A   A  A A A
e|--------------|----------|
B|---2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
G|---2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
D|---2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
A|--------------|----------|
E|--------------|----------|
He's there in my heart

   Bm Bm Bm Bm  BmBmBmBm
e|-2--2--2--2-|-2-2-2-2-|
B|-3--3--3--3-|-3-3-3-3-|
G|-4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2--2--2--2-|-2-2-2-2-|
E|------------|---------|
He waits in the wings

     F#mF#mF#m  F#m  F#mF#mF#mF#m
e|---1--1--1----1--|-1--1--1--1--|
B|---1--1--1----1--|-1--1--1--1--|
G|---1--1--1----1--|-1--1--1--1--|
D|---4--4--4----4--|-4--4--4--4--|
A|---4--4--4----4--|-4--4--4--4--|
E|---1--1--1----1--|-1--1--1--1--|
He's gotta play a    part

   G    G  G  G   G    G  G  G   D    D  D  D   D    D D  D   A A A A | A A A A |
e|-3----3--3--3-|-3----3--3--3-|-2----2--2--2-|-2----2-2--2-|---------|---------|
B|--------------|--------------|-3----3--3--3-|-3----3-3--3-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
G|--------------|--------------|-2----2--2--2-|-2----2-2--2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2----2--2--2-|-2----3--2--2-|--------------|-------------|---------|---------|
E|-3----3--3--3-|-3----3--3--3-|--------------|-------------|---------|---------|
   Trouble is a   friend. Yeah,  trouble is a   friend of     mine,     oh, oh

Bridge:

   BmBmBm        BmBm        BmBm
e|-2-2-2-----|---2-2-----|---2-2-----|
B|-3-3-3-----|---3-3-----|---3-3-----|
G|-4-4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|
D|-4-4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|
A|-2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|
E|-------2---|-------2---|-------2---|


Verse 2:

   Bm  Bm  Bm Bm                      Bm  Bm Bm         BmBm        BmBm
e|-2---2---2--2-------------|---------2---2--2---|------2-2-----|---2-2-----|
B|-3---3---3--3-------------|---------3---3--3---|------3-3-----|---3-3-----|
G|-4---4---4--4-------------|---------4---4--4---|------4-4-----|---4-4-----|
D|-4---4---4--4-------------|---------4---4--4---|------4-4-----|---4-4-----|
A|-2---2---2--2-----------0-|-----2---2---2--2---|-0--2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|
E|-----------------2--------|------------------2-|----------2---|-------2---|
   Trouble is a    friend but     trouble is a foe,oh,oh

       Bm Bm  Bm Bm                   Bm  Bm  Bm             BmBm        BmBm
e|-----2--2---2--2----------|--------2---2---2--------|------2-2-----|---2-2-----|
B|-----3--3---3--3----------|--------3---3---3--------|------3-3-----|---3-3-----|
G|-----4--4---4--4----------|--------4---4---4--------|------4-4-----|---4-4-----|
D|-----4--4---4--4----------|--------4---4---4--------|------4-4-----|---4-4-----|
A|-----2--2---2--2--------0-|-----2--2---2---2--------|-0--2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|
E|-------------------2------|---------------------2---|----------2---|-------2---|
And no matter what I feed him, he always seems to grow, oh, oh

   A  A A    A   A A  A  A   A A  A    A    A  A A   Bm  BmBm        BmBm
e|-------------|-----------|--------------|----------2-|-2-2-----|---2-2-----|
B|-2--2-2----2-|-2-2--2--2-|-2-2--2----2--|-2--2-2---3-|-3-3-----|---3-3-----|
G|-2--2-2----2-|-2-2--2--2-|-2-2--2----2--|-2--2-2---4-|-4-4-----|---4-4-----|
D|-2--2-2----2-|-2-2--2--2-|-2-2--2----2--|-2--2-2---4-|-4-4-----|---4-4-----|
A|-------------|-----------|--------------|----------2-|-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|
E|-------------|-----------|--------------|------------|-----2---|-------2---|
He sees what I   see and he knows what I    know,oh, oh

   A  A  A A   A  A   A    A    A  A A A    A A  A    G | G G G G   G G G G   G G G G
e|-----------|----------------|-----------|-----------3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
B|-2--2--2-2-|-2--2---2----2--|-2--2-2-2--|-2-2--2------|---------|---------|---------|
G|-2--2--2-2-|-2--2---2----2--|-2--2-2-2--|-2-2--2------|---------|---------|---------|
D|-2--2--2-2-|-2--2---2----2--|-2--2-2-2--|-2-2--2------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-----------|----------------|-----------|-----------2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------|----------------|-----------|-----------3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
So don't forget       as   you  ease on     down my   road

Chorus 2:

     D  D  D  D   D  D D D
e|---2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
B|---3--3--3--3-|-3--3-3-3-|
G|---2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
D|--------------|----------|
A|--------------|----------|
E|--------------|----------|
He's there in the dark

     A  A  A  A   A  A A A
e|--------------|----------|
B|---2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
G|---2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
D|---2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
A|--------------|----------|
E|--------------|----------|
He's there in my heart

   Bm Bm Bm Bm  BmBmBmBm
e|-2--2--2--2-|-2-2-2-2-|
B|-3--3--3--3-|-3-3-3-3-|
G|-4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2--2--2--2-|-2-2-2-2-|
E|------------|---------|
He waits in the wings

     F#mF#mF#m  F#m  F#mF#mF#mF#m
e|---1--1--1----1--|-1--1--1--1--|
B|---1--1--1----1--|-1--1--1--1--|
G|---1--1--1----1--|-1--1--1--1--|
D|---4--4--4----4--|-4--4--4--4--|
A|---4--4--4----4--|-4--4--4--4--|
E|---1--1--1----1--|-1--1--1--1--|
He's gotta play a    part

   G    G  G  G   G       G  G  G   D    D  D  D   D    D D  D   A A A A | A A A A |
e|-3----3--3--3-|-3-------3--3--3-|-2----2--2--2-|-2----2-2--2-|---------|---------|
B|--------------|-----------------|-3----3--3--3-|-3----3-3--3-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
G|--------------|-----------------|-2----2--2--2-|-2----2-2--2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
D|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2----2--2--2-|-2-------3--2--2-|--------------|-------------|---------|---------|
E|-3----3--3--3-|-3-------3--3--3-|--------------|-------------|---------|---------|
   Trouble is a   friend. Yeah,     trouble is a   friend of     mine,     ooh,ooh

Chorus 3:

   D  D  D  D   D  D D D
e|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
B|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3-3-3-|
G|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
D|------------|----------|
A|------------|----------|
E|------------|----------|
So don't be alarmed

      A     A   A  A   A  A A A
e|-------------------|----------|
B|----2-----2---2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
G|----2-----2---2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
D|----2-----2---2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
A|-------------------|----------|
E|-------------------|----------|
If he takes you by the arm

   Bm Bm Bm  Bm  BmBmBmBm
e|-2--2--2---2-|-2-2-2-2-|
B|-3--3--3---3-|-3-3-3-3-|
G|-4--4--4---4-|-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4--4--4---4-|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2--2--2---2-|-2-2-2-2-|
E|-------------|---------|
 I won't let him win

      F#mF#m F#m F#m  F#mF#mF#mF#m
e|----1--1---1---1-|-1--1--1--1--|
B|----1--1---1---1-|-1--1--1--1--|
G|----1--1---1---1-|-1--1--1--1--|
D|----4--4---4---4-|-4--4--4--4--|
A|----4--4---4---4-|-4--4--4--4--|
E|----1--1---1---1-|-1--1--1--1--|
I'm a sucker for his charm

   G    G  G  G   G       G  G  G   D    D  D  D   D    D D  D   A A A A | A A A A |
e|-3----3--3--3-|-3-------3--3--3-|-2----2--2--2-|-2----2-2--2-|---------|---------|
B|--------------|-----------------|-3----3--3--3-|-3----3-3--3-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
G|--------------|-----------------|-2----2--2--2-|-2----2-2--2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
D|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2----2--2--2-|-2-------3--2--2-|--------------|-------------|---------|---------|
E|-3----3--3--3-|-3-------3--3--3-|--------------|-------------|---------|---------|
   Trouble is a   friend. Yeah,     trouble is a   friend of     mine,     ooh,ooh

Bridge:

   G G G G   G G  G G   EmEmEmEm  Em Em EmEm  Bm   BmBm       BmBm
e|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3--3-3-|---------|-----------|-2----2-2----|---2-2-----|
B|---------|----------|---------|-----------|-3----3-3----|---3-3-----|
G|---------|----------|---------|-----------|-4----4-4----|---4-4-----|
D|---------|----------|-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-|-4----4-4----|---4-4-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-|-2-3--2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-|-2----2-2---0|-2-2-2---0-|
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3--3-3-|---------|-----------|----------2--|-------2---|
   How I     hate the   way he    makes me    feel

    G G G G   G G G G   EmEm EmEm  Em Em  EmEm  A A A A   A A A A   F#F#F#F#  F#F#F#F#
e|--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|----------|------------|---------|---------|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|
B|----------|---------|----------|------------|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|
G|----------|---------|----------|------------|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
D|----------|---------|-2-2--2-2-|-2--2---2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
A|--2-2-2-2-|-2-3-2-2-|-2-2--2-2-|-2--2---2-2-|---------|---------|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|
E|--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|----------|------------|---------|---------|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|
And how I     try to    make him   leave. I     try,      oh, oh, i try

Chorus 4:

         D  D  D  D   D  D D D
e|-------2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
B|-------3--3--3--3-|-3--3-3-3-|
G|-------2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
D|------------------|----------|
A|------------------|----------|
E|------------------|----------|
But he's there in the dark

     A  A  A  A   A  A A A
e|--------------|----------|
B|---2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
G|---2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
D|---2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
A|--------------|----------|
E|--------------|----------|
He's there in my heart

   Bm Bm Bm Bm  BmBmBmBm
e|-2--2--2--2-|-2-2-2-2-|
B|-3--3--3--3-|-3-3-3-3-|
G|-4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4--4--4--4-|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2--2--2--2-|-2-2-2-2-|
E|------------|---------|
He waits in the wings

     F#mF#mF#m  F#m  F#mF#mF#mF#m
e|---1--1--1----1--|-1--1--1--1--|
B|---1--1--1----1--|-1--1--1--1--|
G|---1--1--1----1--|-1--1--1--1--|
D|---4--4--4----4--|-4--4--4--4--|
A|---4--4--4----4--|-4--4--4--4--|
E|---1--1--1----1--|-1--1--1--1--|
He's gotta play a    part

   G    G  G  G   G       G  G  G   D    D  D  D   D    D D  D   A A A A | A A A A |
e|-3----3--3--3-|-3-------3--3--3-|-2----2--2--2-|-2----2-2--2-|---------|---------|
B|--------------|-----------------|-3----3--3--3-|-3----3-3--3-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
G|--------------|-----------------|-2----2--2--2-|-2----2-2--2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
D|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2----2--2--2-|-2-------3--2--2-|--------------|-------------|---------|---------|
E|-3----3--3--3-|-3-------3--3--3-|--------------|-------------|---------|---------|
   Trouble is a   friend. Yeah,     trouble is a   friend of     mine,     ooh,ooh

Chorus 5:

   D  D  D  D   D  D D D
e|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
B|-3--3--3--3-|-3--3-3-3-|
G|-2--2--2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
D|------------|----------|
A|------------|----------|
E|------------|----------|
So don't be alarmed

      A     A   A  A   A  A A A
e|-------------------|----------|
B|----2-----2---2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
G|----2-----2---2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
D|----2-----2---2--2-|-2--2-2-2-|
A|-------------------|----------|
E|-------------------|----------|
If he takes you by the arm

   Bm Bm Bm  Bm  BmBmBmBm
e|-2--2--2---2-|-2-2-2-2-|
B|-3--3--3---3-|-3-3-3-3-|
G|-4--4--4---4-|-4-4-4-4-|
D|-4--4--4---4-|-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2--2--2---2-|-2-2-2-2-|
E|-------------|---------|
 I won't let him win

      F#mF#m F#m F#m  F#mF#mF#mF#m
e|--------1--1---1---1-|-1--1--1--1--|
B|--------1--1---1---1-|-1--1--1--1--|
G|--------1--1---1---1-|-1--1--1--1--|
D|--------4--4---4---4-|-4--4--4--4--|
A|--------4--4---4---4-|-4--4--4--4--|
E|--------1--1---1---1-|-1--1--1--1--|
But i'm a sucker for his charm

   G    G  G  G   G       G  G  G   D    D  D  D   D    D D  D   A A A A | A A A A |
e|-3----3--3--3-|-3-------3--3--3-|-2----2--2--2-|-2----2-2--2-|---------|---------|
B|--------------|-----------------|-3----3--3--3-|-3----3-3--3-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
G|--------------|-----------------|-2----2--2--2-|-2----2-2--2-|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
D|--------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2----2--2--2-|-2-------3--2--2-|--------------|-------------|---------|---------|
E|-3----3--3--3-|-3-------3--3--3-|--------------|-------------|---------|---------|
   Trouble is a   friend. Yeah,     trouble is a   friend of     mine,     ooh,ooh

Outro:

     BmBm        BmBm        BmBm        BmBm
e|-2-2-2-----|---2-2-----|---2-2-----|---2-2-----|
B|-3-3-3-----|---3-3-----|---3-3-----|---3-3-----|
G|-4-4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|
D|-4-4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|
A|-2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|
E|-------2---|-------2---|-------2---|-------2---|
   ooh           uuhuuuhu  uuhu  uuuh

     BmBm        BmBm        BmBm        BmBm      Bm|
e|-2-2-2-----|---2-2-----|---2-2-----|---2-2-----|-2-|
B|-3-3-3-----|---3-3-----|---3-3-----|---3-3-----|-3-|
G|-4-4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|-4-|
D|-4-4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|---4-4-----|-4-|
A|-2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|-2-2-2---0-|-2-|
E|-------2---|-------2---|-------2---|-------2---|---|
   aaah,         uuhuuuhu  uuhu  uuuh

Published: July 2, 2025

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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