Ellie Goulding – We Were Friends (Guitar)

Capo 4 • Video Lesson
Key
-

Auto-scroll

Chords

Kinda sad to find out no one seems to get this right. I looked the other version here and on 911 guitar and both are really really wrong. This one as chord shapes reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cpqbWv1G4w And well, my ear. This really show cases Ellie's guitar playing abilities! Even tho some chord shapes change to power chords during the chorus, I guess you could play the "open" ones too. Am = x02210 (in the verses) / x32210 (in the chorus) C = x32010 (in the verses) / x35500 (in the chorus) G = 320030
E/G = 322100 (apparently, that's what the chord's called, also found it as A7-5,
               if it's too difficult you could also play a simple E = 022100)
Em = 022000 (in the verses) / x79980 (in the chorus)
D = x57700
* = LET IT RING
INTRO: On Am pick only the A string twice fast, then change to C and play immediately: C G Am (x4)
C                G        Am
Silently we were friends

                          C                G       Am
Guarding our country from traitors and new trends

C               G
You were at the borders

Am
I am at the beaches

 C           G             Am
Examining exactly what the enemy teaches

     C              G
Like presidents and pilots

   Am
We turned a blind eye

   C                G
To letters over our heads

Am
Floating in the sky

C                     G       
Those were the paper animals

Am
Signalling danger

C             G
They are evolving

        Am*
And the world is a stranger

  E/G             Am
No currency to drive us crazy

     E/G                       Am
No vehicles would drive us and make us lazy

  E/G        Am
Ahah ahah to make us lazy

  E/G      Am
Ahah ahah ohah

     C
Only time I fall

   Em
Is when I feel

     C
Only time they notice

  Em
I disappear

      C
And I can't go back

          Em
Without a counter attack

      C D*            Em
And I can't turn around

Am              Em
It's my mothers pride

Am         Em
My mothers pride
Am Em Am (STOP) INTRO: On Am pick only the A string twice fast, then change to C and play immediately: C G Am (x2)
       C*                 G*
So I'm close to somewhere else

   Am*
But we're not going there

   C               G
We scan the forest floors

Am
Looking worse for wear

      C               G
For a life outside of ours

       Am
'Cause we are too shallow

        C                 G
And too brave to hide our scars

    Am*              C G
And step in ones shelter

Am
I am protective over you

        C            G
And the stories re-enact

Am
Getting word from the smallest of contact

  E/G             Am
No currency to drive us crazy

     E/G                       Am
No vehicles would drive us and make us lazy

  E/G        Am
oh oh oh oh ah ah
E/G Am (STOP)
     C
Only time I fall

   Em
Is when I feel

     C
Only time they notice

  Em
I disappear

       C
When I see her

       Em
When I see her

       C       D*    
When I see her every-

Em Am (x4) (STOP)
day
INTRO: On Am pick only the A string twice fast, then change to C and play immediately: C G Am (x2)
     C*
Only time I fall

   Em*
Is when I feel

     C*
Only time they notice

  Em*
I disappear

       C*
When I see her

       Em*
When I see her

       C*      D* 
When I see her every-
Em Am (x4) (STOP) day ENJOY!! soundcloud.com/diego-a-m