| intro | Am Am/C F D/A |
| To me, coming from you, | Am Am/C | |
| Friend is a four letter word. | F D/A Am Am/C | |
| End is the only part of the word | F D/A Am | |
| That I heard. | C | |
| Call me morbid or absurd. | F D/A | |
| But to me, coming from you, | Am Am/C | |
| Friend is a four letter word. | F D/A |
| instrumental | Am Am/C F D/F# |
| To me, coming from you, | ||
| Friend is a four letter word. | ||
| End is the only part of the word | ||
| That I heard. | ||
| Call me morbid or absurd. | ||
| But to me, coming from you, | ||
| Friend is a four letter word. |
| When I go fishing for the words | Em Am | |
| I am wishing you would say to me, | Em Am | |
| I'm really only praying | F C | |
| That the words you'll soon be saying | G D | |
| Might betray the way you feel about me. | Am Em Am |
| instrumental | Am Am/C F D/F# |
| But to me, coming from you, | Am C | |
| Friend is a four letter word. | F D/A |