F5                                        Bb5                
My big day, it was the biggest day of my life.
G5                   F5                                   
It was the summit of my long career,
F5                         Bb5                              
But I felt so down, and I drank too much beer,
       G5                  Bb5                             
And my manager said that I should not appear.


F5                                          Bb5             
I walked out onto the stage and started to speak.
    G5                            F5                      
The first night I've missed for a couple of years,
  G5                               Bb5                    
I explained to the crowed and they started to jeer,
   F5                      Bb5                               
And just when I wanted no one to be there,


F5                     Bb5  Bb5 G5                                   
All of my friends were there.
G5                     Eb5                 Eb5 C5 C5 
Not just my friends, but their best friends too.
A5         A5         D5    G5         C5                        
All of my friends were there to stand and stare,


C5                 F5                            Bb5   Bb5 G5           
Say what they may, all of their friends need not stare.
G5                       Eb5          Eb5  C5 C5 
Those who laughed were not friends anyway.
A5        A5         D5    G5         C5                          
All of my friends were there to stand and stare.
                                                       

F5                                             Bb5           
Days went by, I walked around dressed in a disguise.
G5                      F5                                 
I wore a mustache and I parted my hair,
F5                              Bb5                          
And gave the impression that I did not care,
G5                             Bb5                          
But oh, the embarrassment, oh, the dispair.


F5                                             Bb5           
Came the day, help with a few last glasses of gin,
G5                       F5                                
I nervously mounted the stage once again,
F5                              Bb5                          
Got through my performance and no one complained,
G5                         F5                              
Thank God I can go back to normal again.


F5                 Bb5   Bb5 G5                                      
I went to that old cafe,
G5                     Eb5      Eb5  C5 C5                        
Where I had been in much happier days,
    A5         A5          D5                                
And all of my friends were there,
    G5       C5                                             
And no one cared.


C5                  F5                     Bb5  Bb5 G5                 
Say what they may, all of my friends were there.
G5                     Eb5                 Eb5 C5 C5 
Not just my friends, but their best friends too.
A5          A5         D5                                     
All of my friends were there,
  G5           C5                                           
Now I don't care.

Capo 1st fret
E5                                         A5
My big day, it was the biggest day of my life
F#5                  A5
It was the summit of my long career
    E5                      A5
But I felt so down, and I drank too much beer
       F#5                  A5
And my manager said that I should not appear

I walked out onto the stage and started to speak

The first night I've missed for a couple of years

I explained to the crowed and they started to jeer

And just when I wanted no one to be there

CHORUS #1:
 E5          E5          A5  A5  F#5
All of my friends were there
         F#5            D5                 D5  B5  B5
Not just my friends, but their best friends too
G#5         G#5          C#5      F#5         B5
All of my friends were there to stand and stare
B5                  E5             E5              A5    A5  F#5
Say what they may, all of their friends need not stare
            F#5           D5          D5   B5  B5
Those who laughed were not friends anyway
G#5         G#5           C#5      F#5        B5
All of my friends were there to stand and stare

Days went by, I walked around dressed in a disguise
I wore a mustache and I parted my hair
And gave the impression that I did not care
But oh, the embarrassment, oh, the dispair

Came the day, helped with a few last glasses of gin
I nervously mounted the stage once again
Got through my performance and no one complained
Thank God I can go back to normal again

CHORUS #2:
I went to that old cafe
Where I had been in much happier days
And all of my friends were there, and no one cared
Say what they may, all of my friends were there
Not just my friends, but their best friends too
All of my friends were there, now I don't care