Artist: Clem Snide
Song: African Friend
Album: Your Favorite Music
Tabbed by: Don Tago
Email: recebedou@yahoo.com



Standard Tuning


Chords used:
      EADGBe
Am:   002210
Asus2:002200
C/G:  332010
Em/A: 002000
F:    133211
G:    320033



Intro Riff w/chords: [repeat x2]
    G (320003@1)         C/G (3x555x@1)       F (133211@1)                
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------1-----------1------| 
G|-------0-----------0---------2---2-------2---2----|
D|-----0---0-------2---2-----3-------3---3-------3--|
A|---2-------2---3-------3--------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------1-----------1------------|


Verse 1 chords: [play chords or play Intro Riff] 
      G (320003@1)        C/G (3x555x@1) FYour (133211@1)beautiful African friend
G (320003@1)         C/G (3x555x@1)      FNext (133211@1)to him I look so white
   G (320003@1)        C/G (3x555x@1)       FSo (133211@1)white that you turned away
    G (320003@1)       C/G (3x555x@1)       FAnd (133211@1)wanted me out of your sight


Interlude: G  C/G  F  G  C/G  F


Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)
To be exotic and I did pretend
In the backyard to slowly undress
As you pulled the twigs from my hair
That I put there myself I confess


Chorus Chords:
F (133211@1)                    G (320003@1)       C/G (3x555x@1)G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1) Asus2 (x02200@1)Em/A (002000@1)  So come lay on the couch with me
F (133211@1)                    G (320003@1)     C/G (3x555x@1) G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1) Asus2 (x02200@1)Em/A (002000@1)  
   Cause nature's too wild and free
F (133211@1)                 G (320003@1)  Come lay on the couch
F (133211@1)                 G (320003@1)         C/G (3x555x@1)G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1)C/G (3x555x@1)F (133211@1)G (320003@1)C/G (3x555x@1)F (133211@1)  We don't have to work on our tan


Verse 3: (use verse 1 chords)
A beautiful African man
Next to him I look so white
As white as the page in a book
That I read but still don't understand


Verse 4: (use verse 1 chords)
So I joked of a forbidden fruit
As we argued into the night
In a city of tanning salons
And TV screens all shining bright


Final Chorus Chords:
F (133211@1)                    G (320003@1)       C/G (3x555x@1)G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1) Asus2 (x02200@1)Em/A (002000@1)  So come lay on the couch with me
F (133211@1)                    G (320003@1)       C/G (3x555x@1)G (320003@1)Am (x02210@1) Asus2 (x02200@1)Em/A (002000@1)   Cause nature's too wild and free
F (133211@1)                   G (320003@1)   Come lay on the couch
F (133211@1)                  G (320003@1)         C/G (3x555x@1)G (320003@1)C/G (3x555x@1)G (320003@1)C/G (3x555x@1)G (320003@1)C/G (3x555x@1)G (320003@1)C/G (3x555x@1)   We don't have to work on our tan