I Built A Friend Uke tab by Alec Benjamin (Baritone Chords)

4 Chords used in the song: A, F#, D, E

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Key: A, Bm, F#m, GbmChords
I am very new to this thing, so the chords are not in line; so sorry!!!


A A

I built a friend,
F# F#

With three pieces of plastic and a pen,

D D
I made him on the table in the den,

A A
I gave him my old cellphone for a head,

E E
For a head.

A A
And we spent,


Holidays in my house,
F# F#
And we left,

Presents in the stocking,
D D
And we bought,
A A
Bolts and things and strings and a new watch,
E E
That's what he got.
D D
And we had so much fun together,
A A
We knew we'd be friends forever.
D D
And we had so much fun together,
A A E E
We had so much fun.
A A
Then I left,

For college in September,
F# F#
And we wept,

Cause we can't be together,
D D
So I kept,
A A
Pictures to remember my old friend,
E E
My old friend.
A A
Then I met,

This girl at graduation,
F# F#
And forget,

My oldest creation
D D
And I guess,

I'll see him next vacation,
A A
Send my best,
E E
I send my best.
D D
And we had so much fun together,
A A
We knew we'd be friends forever.
D D
And we had so much fun together,
A A E E
We had so much fun.
A A
I came home,
F# F#
To find him on the table with a note,
D D
Scribbled out in pencil and he wrote,
A A
That he just wasn't stable all alone,
E E
All alone.
A A
Next to him,
F# F#
An empty glass of water that he spilled,
D D
All over the body that I built,
A A
It fizzled and it popped and then it killed,
E E
And then it killed.
D D
And we had so much fun together,
A A
We thought we'd be friends forever.
D D
And we had so much fun together,
A A
We had so much fun.
A A
I built a friend.

Uke tab by , 16 Jun 2017

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MurderSix avatar
For me, I think that playing at -2 (capo 2) is an easier variant, with Em instead of E. The best strumming pattern for me is D D UUD DDU twice per chord.
20 Mar 2019
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galactictear avatar
if e is too hard I found that e7 works well for a substitute.
01 Aug 2018
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DanaeKat avatar
I agree; f#m (Gbm) sounds better than F#.
20 Jul 2017
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Susetyo avatar
i think the F# has to be a F#m... try that
27 Jun 2017
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