Cracker  Friends

Transcribed by Jfregly

Every chord in the song gets four beats, except where there s a G followed by an F in 
intro, in the verse and in the chorus.
The G and F get two downstroke beats each.  Oh, and there s a country-style finish at 
end, with a quick D G flourish.  That s it.

Intro |G |D |G |G |G |G 
|D |C |D |GF|C |G |D |G |G |

Verse
         G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)         GWell (320003@1)I d never sleep with your ex girlfriend
      G (320003@1)              G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)           DEven (xx0232@1)if she starts to flirt with me again
C (x32010@1)                   D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)    F (133211@1)    C (x32010@1)    Allow me to apologize for my slightly wicked thoughts
      G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)      GCause (320003@1)that s the kind of friend that you ve got


      G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)          GIf (320003@1)a fight breaks out and you re the cause of it
         G (320003@1)              G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)        DIn (xx0232@1)some redneck bar where you ve been talkin  shit
        C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)     F (133211@1)     CI (x32010@1)will not forsake you later in that parking lot
       G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)           GCause (320003@1)that s the kind of friend that you ve got


Chorus

                   C (x32010@1)              CWell (x32010@1)through the laughter and the tears
       G (320003@1)                   GWe (320003@1)go stumbling through the years
  G (320003@1)            G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)        DA (xx0232@1)bit dysfunctional well folks might say
           C (x32010@1)             CWell (x32010@1)I ve got the dirt on you
               G (320003@1)    F (133211@1)   CAnd (x32010@1)you ve got plenty on me too
      G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)          GSo (320003@1)I pray we stay together all our days


Solo on verse/intro chords


Verse

                    G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)                  G (320003@1) 
           GSo (320003@1)when you re on a date and you finally bring that girl home
             G (320003@1)                             G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)    DPut (xx0232@1)a little Captain Beefheart on the stereo and disconnect the phone
     C (x32010@1)                DI (xx0232@1)ll show up drunk and raving
              G (320003@1)      F (133211@1)    CAnd (x32010@1)then I ll pass out on the spot
       G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)             GCause (320003@1)that s the kind of friend that you ve got


Chorus

                   C (x32010@1)              CWell (x32010@1)through the laughter and the tears
       G (320003@1)                   GWe (320003@1)go stumbling through the years
  G (320003@1)            G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)       DA (xx0232@1)bit dysfunctional well folks might say
           C (x32010@1)             CWell (x32010@1)I ve got the dirt on you
               G (320003@1)    F (133211@1)   CAnd (x32010@1)you ve got plenty on me too
      G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)         CSo (x32010@1)I pray we stay together all our days    Dear lord!
      G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)         DG
So I pray we stay together all our days