Artist: Tom Petty
Song: To Find A Friend
Album: Wildflowers
Transcribed by: David Podradchik
This is the best key in which to play the song, in my opinion. If you want to play
with the album, tune the guitar down by a full step.
Chords used:
D G Em Bm A
C Dsus4 Csus2
|--2-----3-----0-----2-----0-----0-----0-----3-----0------3--|
|--3-----3-----0-----3-----2-----0-----1-----3-----1------3--|
|--2-----0-----0-----4-----2-----2-----0-----2-----0--or--5--|
|--0-----0-----2-----4-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0------5--|
|--------2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----3-----------3------3--|
|--------3-----0---------------------------------------------|
D G
In the middle of his life
D G
He left his wife
Em Bm
And ran off to be bad
Em Bm A Asus2 A
Boy, it was sad
D G
But he bought a new car
D G
Found a new bar
Em Bm
And went under another name
Em Bm A Asus2 A
Created a whole new game
C Em D G D Em
And the days went by like paper in the wind
C Em D G D Em
Everything changed, then changed again
C
It's hard to find a friend
C G Dsus4 D C Csus2
It's hard to find a friend
D G
Meanwhile then
D G Em
His wife's boyfriend moved in and
Bm
Took over the house
Em Bm A Asus2 A
Everybody was quiet as a mouse
D G
And it changed their lives
D G
Changed their plans
Em Bm
Slowly they grew apart
Em Bm A Asus2 A
Boy, it woulda broke your heart
C Em D G D Em
And the days went by like paper in the wind
C Em D G D Em
Everything changed, then changed again
C
It's hard to find a friend
C G Dsus4 D C Csus2
It's hard to find a friend
Solo:
D G D G
Em Bm Em Bm A Asus2
A
C Em D G D Em
And the days went by like paper in the wind
C Em D G D Em
Everything changed, then changed again
C
It's hard to find a friend
C G Dsus4 D C Csus2
It's hard to find a friend
C Em D G D Em
And the days went by like paper in the wind
C Em D G D Em
Everything changed, then changed again
C
It's hard to find a friend
C G Dsus4 D C
Em G
It's hard to find a friend
