My Friends chords by Laura Marling

Key: D

Intro:

D



Verse 1:
D
My friends, my dear friends
B
And lovers, oh my lovers
           Bm
I leave you for them
           D
They got a hand on my back

Vedrse 2:
D
Mama has money now and Mama has friends
D
She's making rags for some uptown hags
             Bm
With their money in bags
          D
And why are you so sad?

Verse 3:
D             Bm
Why are you always so sad?
         D
Why do I not understand?
D
Why don't I see what it is you see?
               Bm
Why can't I live and just be?
         D
I'm full of guilt
D
I am full of guilt
D
You're very tall, you're very handsome
D
You have it all, your skin smells like man
  Bm             D
And I, you never know how I ached
D
You will never know how I ache

Verse 4:
D
Ever considered the sea?
D
I heard you had to be strong
D
Why not float around with me?
             Bm
It won't take you so long
           D
You can go where I'm at
D
You can hang around with me

Bridge:
D     A    D           G
And a few good men will go where they ought
            D A
Where they ought not be
   D  A   D          G
And a few good mothers go for what they
             A D A
What they ought not teach
   D  A       D         G
And I long for a touch or reminder of us, but
      D   A
But it must not be
   D              G
And a few strong branches over water
               D
Reach for what they ought not reach

Outro:
D
I hope your mother knows where it is you have been
D                        Dm
I hope your mother knows what it is you have seen
     D
She'd be so proud