Intro: just an average strumming pattern All I need is a good good friend All I need is a good good friend combo of open chords and knocking on the guitar for rhythm Oh this life is so strange, you need a sense of humor. The maker is half caretaker and half joker. fast downward strumming, 2 strums per beat We are not broken ones...just shattered pieces of the same bright sun, trying to figure out which way to run, And I can't do this alone. just an average strumming pattern All I need is a good good friend To get me through this. All I need is a good good friend To help me out When I'm burning down When I'm all stressed out When I'm underground. open chords or minimal strumming Life is a playground, but it takes a lot work. You better learn to love, or it'll tear you apart, cuz in the end, we are measured by the size of our heart, and we can't do this alone. fast downward strumming, 2 strums per beat Some of us are laughing, while some of us are choking Some of us can't change til every bone has been broken. All the while the maker just sits there joking, "You never really were alone." just an average strumming pattern All I need is a good good friend To get me through this. All I need is a good good friend To help me out When I'm burning down When I'm all stressed out Thank you for being around.