The White Stripes – Were Going To Be Friends (Guitar Tab)

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Fall is here, hear the yell         Brand new shoes, walking blues
 Back to school, ring the bell
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 Climb the fence,  I can tell that we are gonna be friends
  book and pens
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   I can tell that we are gonna be friends
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[Verse 2]
Walk with me, Suzy Lee            We will rest upon the ground
through the park, by the tree
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And look at all           Safely walk to school without a sound
the bugs we've found
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   Safely walk to school without a sound
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[Verse 3]
  Well, here we are, no one else      There's dirt on our uniforms
We walked to school all by ourselves
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 From chasing all the  We clean up and now it's time to learn
  ants and worms
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   We clean up and now it's time to learn
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[Verse 4]
Numbers, letters, learn to spell    At playtime we will throw the ball
Nouns and books, and show and tell
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 Back to class,      Teacher marks our height against the wall
  through the hall
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   Teacher marks our height against the wall
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[Bridge]
And we don't notice any time pass
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We don't notice anything
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We sit side by side in every class
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Teacher thinks that I sound funny
 but she likes the way you sing
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[Verse 5]
Tonight I'll dream while I'm in bed   About the bugs and alphabet
when silly thoughts go through my head
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  And when I wake    That you and I will walk together again
tomorrow I'll bet
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'Cause I can tell that we are gonna be friends
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 Yes, I can tell that we
  are gonna be friends
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