See My Friends

Kinks

D5=X,5,7,7,0,0 Bmadd11/F#=X,9,9,7,0,0 Bmadd11=X,2,4,4,3,0 E5=0,7,9,9,0,0 F#m11=X,4,4,2,0,0 E7=0,2,2,1,3,0 E7sus4=0,7,7,7,0,0 Badd4=7,9,9,8,0,0 Aadd9=5,7,7,6,0,0 Tabbed by: DJ Inspired by the death of Ray Davies' sister, and also a trip to India. Tuning: Original single version is tuned a half step flat of standard tuning, or was in concert pitch but the backing tape was slowed slightly. To emulate the Indian feel, slide up from all the chords. Use the chord shapes shown at the bottom of the page, which have lots of open E string to create something of the feel of the sitar style drone of the song. On the , just to add more emphasis to the 5th string notes, but it doesn't matter, if you find it easier to play all the strings. () e|------0---------0----|-------0---------0----| B|----0---------0------|-----0---------0------| G|--1-----1--/2-----2--|--/4-----4--\2-----2--| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------|----------------------|(Twice) ( See my fri - ends, See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver, See my fri - ends, See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver! She is go - ne, She is gone, and now there's no one there, Except my friends... playing across the ri - ver! She just we - nt, She just we - nt, went across the ri - ver, Now she's go - ne, Now she's go - ne, wish that I'd gone with her! She is go - ne, She is gone, and now there's no one there, Except my friends, Playing across the ri - ver! She is gone, and now there's no one else to take her place, She is gone, and now there's no one else a - round, Except my friends, playing across the ri - ver! See my fri - ends, See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver, See my fri - ends, See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver! ||: / / / /__/ | / / / /__/ :|| (Repeat)

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