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Wallows – Only Friend Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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Updated January 9, 2026

ChordsE A F#m

KeyKeyCapo

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This is the chord progression of Only Friend by Wallows on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
E A
E A

[Verse 1]
E
Weathered and fading
E
Who feels alone in the world?
A
You do
E
Too complicated
E
It’s not the same anymore
A
You’re through

[Chorus]
F#m
You’re signing off again
A
But you’re my only friend
F#m
I don’t know what to say
A
I feel the ending close

[Verse 2]
E
Pick up the pieces
E
Finding a place in the world
A
To be
E
Too many reasons
E
To keep an ear at the door
A
For me

[Chorus 2]
F#m
Will you come back again?
A
I only need a friend
F#m
When it’s all said and done
A E A
Will you need me too, girl?
E A
Girl
F#m A E A E A
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How to play Only Friend: key, chords and progression

Only Friend by Wallows keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 3 chords: E, A and F#m.

The backbone of the song is A – E – A – F#m (IV – I – IV – ii in E major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – reh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes D, G, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.