Tom: F#m
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Don't Ask Me to be Friends - The Everly Brothers
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Written by: Gerry Goffin, Jack Keller
Originally released as a 45" single (1964)
Now on the compilation album "From Nashville To Hollywood"
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
| A | D E |
[Verse 1]
A D
After all we've been
A E
To one another
A D
How can we become
A F#m E
Like sister and bro-ther
F#m E D A
Darling, I beg of you
C#7 F#m F#m E
If our love must end
D A
Ask me to forget you
E | A | D E |
But don't ask me to be friends
[Verse 2]
A D
After bein' the one
A E
That you took pride in
A D
I just couldn't be
A F#m E
The friend you confide in
F#m E D A
If it's goodbye for us
C#7 F#m F#m E
We'll never meet again
D A
Ask me to forget you
E | A | D A |
But don't ask me to be friends
[Middle 8]
D C#m
Wanting you so badly
Bm A
Needing you like this
D C#m
How can I just look at
F#m B Bm E
The lips that I used to ki-i-i-iss
[Verse 3]
A D
If there's someone else
A E
Don't let me see him
A D
Cause I'll spend my life
A F#m E
Wishing I could be him
F#m E D A
Darling, I beg of you
C#7 F#m F#m E
If our love must end
D A
Ask me to forget you
E | A | D A |
But don't ask me to be friends
(break) (ritardando)
