Friend Hospital chords by Nada Surf

Guitar chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Capo 1
All tabs relative to Capo
*This is more in line with the acoustic version that nada surf did in Paris (YouTube).
Modify as needed for whatever version you're doing.

Main tab to be repeated for each verse
e|-------------------------0000--0--0--0--0----------------------|
B|-------------------------0000--0--0--0--0----------------------|
G|-------------------------0000--0--0--0--0----------------------|
D|10-10-10-9-7-------------xxxx--x--x--x--x----------------------|
A|-0--0--0-0-0-10-9-10--9--9999-10-10-10-10----------------------|
E|--------------0-0--0--0--7777--8--8--8--8----------------------|

FRIEND HOSPITAL


Intro play TAB X 2


Verse 1:
N.C.
We are traveling daily by the hour
N.C.
Moods clouding mountains, ideas like towers
N.C.
Choosing sides, digging in, then changing
Hearts and mind are chafing from all the rearranging (HOLD)


Chorus:
C majorC                                 G MajorG
So much better that we're not together
            G MajorG           A minorAm
Cause I will not lose you
                   C/GC/G
Or be the blues to you
             G MajorG
Friend hospital
 G MajorG    A minorAm       C/GC/G
Wild sadness knew weakness
 G MajorG    A minorAm       C/GC/G
Wild sadness knew weakness

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TAB X 2


Verse 2:
N.C.
I wish the sun would come through the walls
N.C.
And find you wherever when you call
N.C.
Give you the time and the will that you want
When you finally learn you can't always get what you haunt (HOLD)


Chorus:
C majorC                                  G MajorG
So much better that we're not together
            G MajorG           A minorAm
Cause I will not lose you
                   C/GC/G
Or be the blues to you
                   G MajorG
Friend hospital
G MajorG     A minorAm     C/GC/G
Wild sadness knew weakness
G MajorG      A minorAm     C/GC/G
Wild sadness knew weakness


solo:
 see bottom or replay verse tabs 3 times


SIDE NOTE C/G* ADD PINKY TO HIGH E MajorE


BRIDGE:
A minorAm    C/GC/G  C/G*            A minorAm
Awkward li-mo, fantastic cemetery
                           C/GC/G     C/G*
Reading from a list of your greatest hits
                             A minorAm
You're dropping them all the time
A minorAm                                 C/GC/G
It's like landing on my favorite planet
             C5/G     Cmaj9/E      A minorAm
When you're crackling through the line
                C/GC/G
So glad you called
                A minorAm
Sharp advice saves my life


Chorus:
C majorC                             G MajorG
So much better that we're not together
            G MajorG           A minorAm
Cause I will not lose you
                   C/GC/G
Or be the blues to you
                   G MajorG
Friend hospital
 G MajorG    A minorAm       C/GC/G
Wild sadness knew weakness
 G MajorG    A minorAm      C/GC/G
Wild sadness knew weakness


Solo:
before bridge
e|-----------------------------------------------5---------------|
B|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------3-3-3----5--------------|
G|-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b--2p0-0-2/4-------4-----------------|
D|--------------------------------2------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--|
G|-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-3b-2p0--0-2/4-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-7b-7b-|
D|--------------------------------2------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------7/5------10-10-7-----15-14-15--------------|
B|-5--5--8-7-8------------8-7---------10-8----------15-17---15b--|
G|-7b-7b--------7-9---------------------------------------16---16|
D|------------------9--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-15-17h20-18-17-17-17-17-17---------------------------------|
G|----------------19b19b19b19b19b--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


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| x  Dead note
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| h  Hammer-on

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