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Jellyfish – Hes My Best Friend Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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These are the chords for Hes My Best Friend by Jellyfish on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
A   D   A   D
E7  E7  E7  E7

[Verse]
     E7
I've known him all my life
            E7
It seems so inconceivable
   E7
At thirteen we shooks hands
but we've been always inseparable
     A              D
He's cinnamon on my toast,
         E7
we're so close
       E7
That's not to say we haven't
had our share of arguments
E7
He's so unpredictable
he winks acknowledgments
     A
When I would rather
              D
he closed his eye
E7
Than push me aside

[Pre-Chorus]
A
 My hand's a five leaf clover
A
 It's psalm Sunday over and over
C#
 I never had the luck of swingers
F#                   E7
 Til' I was wrapped around
 your finger

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[Chorus]
        D
He's my best friend
        E7
He's my best friend
        D
He's my best friend
        E7
I'm his best friend

[Verse]
    E7
You don't need a brain to
have a stroke of genius
     E7
Or a beautiful girl to
let down your curls
      A                   D
Cause growing up is hard enough
When your a powder keg
    E7
for powder puffs (whether
we're stayin' in or hanging out)
    E7
I'd never ask another on
a date to the ball
           E7
He doesn't need a rubber
sweater or alcohol
              A
Cause he gets tipsy
                D
from exchanging looks
             E7
And a little misty reading
sticky (blue dirty books)

[Chorus]
            D
But he's my best friend
        E7
He's my best friend
        D
He's my best friend
        E7
I'm his best friend

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[Instrumental]
E7   D

[Pre-Chorus]
A
 My hand's a five leaf clover
A
 It's psalm Sunday over and over
C#
 I never had the luck of swingers
F#                   E7
 Til' I was wrapped around
 your finger

[Bridge]
        D
He's my best friend
(we could hold hands for hours)
        E7
He's my best friend
(in the bedroom or shower)
        D
He's my best friend
(I pick him up when
he's feelin' down)
        E7
He's my best friend
(I guess he's always
been hangin' around)
        D
He's my best friend
(he gets lonely now and then)
        E7
He's my best friend
(and he gets shy
around another men)
        D
I'm his best friend
(it seems I've reached the
          E7
end of my best friend)

[Outro]
A   D   A   D

How to play Hes My Best Friend: key, chords and progression

Hes My Best Friend by Jellyfish is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 5 chords: A, D, E7, C# and F#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – E7 – A – D (IV – V7 – I – IV in A major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, D7, B, E (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E7 chord on guitar (020100) — E7E G♯ B D

C# chord on guitar (x46664) — C♯C♯ E♯ G♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

Hes My Best Friend chords: questions

What key is Hes My Best Friend in?

Hes My Best Friend by Jellyfish is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in Hes My Best Friend?

Hes My Best Friend uses 5 chords: A, D, E7, C#, F#.

What is the chord progression of Hes My Best Friend?

The main progression is D – E7 – A – D (IV – V7 – I – IV).

Is Hes My Best Friend easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes G, C, D7, B, E (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

How to play Hes My Best Friend: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Hes My Best Friend chords: questions

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