Piano Diana Blog: Friends and Lovers (Both To Each Other)

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Friends & Lovers

This 1986 ballad was popularized by Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson, whose recording reached no. 2 on the charts. It was also recorded by Eddie Rabbitt and Juice Newton, and has recently been on the NBC TV soap Days Of Our Lives.

Here's the chord chart I found inside my Sheet Music Magazine.

 [Intro]

 C   Am7  Am  Am7    F    G   F  C

C                       G/A  Am7 Fmaj7  C/F  G7        Fm7/C  C
What would you say if I told you I've always wanted to hold you
C                        G/A   Am7  Fmaj7    C/F G7            Dm7  G7
I don't know what we're afraid of; Nothing would change if we made love


[Chorus]
            C  C/E   F               C  C/E  G/F F          C            Bb   Am7  Dm
'Cause I'll be your friend, and I'll be your lover, Well, I know in our hearts we agree
         G11        G          Fm/C C   G/A Am/F Dm/F   G        F   Ddim/C
We don't have to be one or the oth--er, No, we could be both to each other


C                             G/A         Fmaj7  C/F G7           Fm7/C C
Yes, it's a chance that we're taking, and somebody's heart may be breaking
C                         G/A Am7      Fmaj7   C/F  G7         Dm7   G7
But we can stop what's inside us, our love for each other will guide us


[Chorus]
             C  C/E F                C   C/E G/F F          C            Bb   Am7  Dm
'Cause I'll be your friend, and I'll be your lover, Well, I know in our hearts we agree
           G11      G          Ddim/C   C
We don't have to be one or the oth--er


[Bridge]
Am   E/G#  Am/G   D/F#    G                 Em7   Am E/G#  Am/G D/F#       B        Em          
I've been through you and you've been though me, sometimes a friend is the hardest to see
Am  E/G# Am/G D/F#         B7         Em   F/C                G/B    E          
We always know when it's laid on the line, Nobody else is as easy to find




[Chorus]
            C    C/E F               C    C/E  G/F           
'Cause I'll be your friend, and I'll be   your lover, 
          C          Bb    Am7  Dm              G11      G           Fm/C   G/A Am
Well, I know in our hearts we agree  We don't have to be one or the oth--er  no,
Am/F Dm/F F  G        F  Dm/C C  G/C  F/C  C
We could be both to each other

Chord Breakdown

C = C/CE

G/A = A/DGBD

Am7 = A/EGAC

Fmaj7 = F/EACE

C/F = C/GCEG

G7 = GF/BDFGB

Fm7/C = CAb/FAbCF

C = CC/EGCE

G/A = A/DGBD

Am7 = A/CEAC

Fmaj7 = F/EACE

C/F = C/GCEG

G7 = G/BFGB

Dm7 = DC/ FAF

G7 = G/FGBE

C = CC/EGCE

C/E = EE/GCEG

F = FF/ACFA

C = CC/EGCE

C/E = EE/GCEG

G/F = FF/GBDG

F = FF/FACF

C = CC/EGCE

Bb = Bb/BbDFBb

Am7 = A/GCE

Dm = DD/ADG

G11 = G/FACF

G = G/GBDG

Fm/C = CC/FAbCF

C = C/EGCE

G/A = A/DGBD

Am = AA/CEAC

Am/F = F/EACE

Dm/F = F/DFAD

F = F/CFAC

G = G/BDGB (last time go to Coda)

Ddim/C = CC/DFAbD

C = C/CEGC (back to beginning)

second ending

Am = AA/CEAC

E/G# = G#G#/BEG#B

Am/G = GG/CEAC

D/F# = F#F#/ADF#A

G = BDGB

Em7 = E/BDEG

Am = AA/CEAC

E/G# = G#/BEG#B

Am/G = G/CEAC

D/F# = F#F#/ADF#A

B = BB/BD#F#B

Em = EE/GBEG

Am = AA/CEAC

E/G# = G#G#/BEG#

AM/G = GG/CEAC

D/F# = F#F#/ADF#A

B7 = B/D#F#AB

Em = E/BEGB

F/C = CC/ACF

G/B = BB/FBDF

E = G#G#/BEG#B

Am = AA/CEAC

G = EE/DGBD * (go back to *)

Coda

Dm/C = CC/DFAD
C = C/CEGC
G/C = CC/BDG
F/C = C/ACF
C = CGE/CEGC

Although this easy song can be played in the Key of C, you might want to purchase Instant Transposer Software for quick transposing to fit your vocal range.

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