Jun292024

Thomas Mac – Friend Who Can Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Friend Who Can chords by Thomas Macon Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
G    Em  C

[Verse]
G
I can't take
your broken heart
     Em
And mend all of the
shattered parts
         C
I can't help ya find
the strength to stand
But I got a friend
     G
who can
C
I can't calm the
raging seas
     Em
And walk the waves
of Galilee
         C
I can't reach out
with a saving hand
But I got a friend
     G   G
who can

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[Chorus]
       Em          C
He is love, He is hope
       G
He is all that
you're
 D         Em
feeling inside
          C
When the night breaks
you
 G          D
down He is healing
        Am
I can't offer you a
perfect plan
    C
But I got a friend
     G
who can

[Verse]
G
I can't make a blind
man see
    Em
No, I can't give you all
the strength you need
         C
I can't wash away your
sin like sand
But I got a friend who
 G
can (I got a friend
who can)
G
I can't take a
wandering soul
     Em
Lost on a broken road
     C
And lead him to the
promised land
But I got a friend
      G
who can

[Chorus]
       Em          C
He is love, He is hope
       G
He is all that you're
 D         Em
feeling inside
          C
When the night
breaks you
 G          D
down He is healing
        Am
I can't offer you a
perfect plan
    C
But I got a friend
     G    G
who can

[Instrument]
Em C G D Em C G  D
Am  C   G   G

[Chorus]
       Em
He is love, He
    C
is hope
       G
He is all that you're
 D         Em
feeling inside
          C
When the night
breaks you
 G          D
down He is healing
        Am
I can't offer you a
perfect plan
    C
But I got a friend
     G    G
who can
        Am
I can't offer you a
second chance
    C
But I got a friend
     G
who can

[Outro/Instrument]
G   G   Em   C
G   G   Em   C
G   G   Em   C
G   G   Em   C
G   G   Em   C
G   G   Em   C
G   G   Em   C
G   G   Em   C

Watch: Friend Who Can

From Thomas Mac - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Friend Who Can: key, chords and progression

Friend Who Can by Thomas Mac keeps coming home to G major (one sharp: F♯). You need 5 chords: G, Em, C, D and Am.

The backbone of the song is G – Em – C – G (I – vi – IV – I in G major). In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – doh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.