FRIENDS

The Beach Boys

1. "Meant For You"
Brian Wilson/Mike Love

Db/Ab

.....Db.............................Bbm
As I sit and close my eyes there's peace in my mind
........Db/Ab......................Gb
And I'm hoping that you'll find it too
Eb7/G......Db/Ab
And these feelings in my heart
...Bbm...............Ebm7............Ab...Db/Ab...Ab...Db/Ab
I know are meant for you, meant for you

Transcribed by Francis Greene.


2. "Friends"
Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson/Dennis Wilson/Al Jardine

Dmaj7........Gmaj7.........Dmaj7.....Gmaj7
We've been friends now for so many years
Ebmaj7.......Abmaj7.............Ebmaj7..............Abmaj7
We've been together through the good times and the tears
.......Gm..........F.........Gm...............F...........A7
Turned each other on to the good things that life has to give
D7..E7..G7..A..Bb..C..D
Ahhhhhhhhh

Dmaj7......Gmaj7.......Dmaj7..........Gmaj7
We drift apart for a little bit of a spell
....Ebmaj7........Abmaj7.....Ebmaj7...........Amaj7
One night I get a call and I know that you're well
.....Gm..........F.............Gm..........F.........A7
And days I was down you would help me get out of my hole
D7..E7..G7..A..Bb..C..D
Ahhhhhhhhh

Em7..Bm..Em7..A7..D..F#m7..G
Ohhhhhhhh
E7/G#.......D/A...D+/A#
Let's be friends
............D6/B...D7/C
Let's be friends
............Gmaj7..G6..A6..A7
Let's be friends

Dmaj7....Gmaj7.......Dmaj7......Gmaj7
You told me when my girl was untrue
Ebmaj7.......Abmaj7.........Ebmaj7............Abmaj7
I loaned you money when the funds weren't too cool
Gm.............F............Gm.........F............A7
I talked your folks out of making you cut off your hair
D7..E7..G7..A..Bb..C..D
Ahhhhhhhhhh

Dmaj7........Gmaj7.........Dmaj7....Gmaj7
We've been friends now for so many years
Ebmaj7......Abmaj7..............Ebmaj7..............Abmaj7
We've been together through the good times and the tears
Gm.............F............Gm.............F..........A7
Dim dipple ee dim dipple ay dim dipple oo dim dee aye oh
D7..E7..G7..A..Bb..C..D
Ahhhhhhhhhh

D..C..Bb..A..G..E..D

Transcribed by Francis Greene.


3. "Wake The World"
Brian Wilson/Al Jardine

E...............Emaj7
One by one the stars appear
.....E..................Emaj7
The light of the day is no longer here

G#m.....C#m..D#
G#m.....C#m..D#
G#m.....C#m..D#
Cm..D7..Gm..Cm..D7

E...............Emaj7
One by one the stars disappear
.....E6........................E7
The sky grows brighter every minute of the sunrise
G#......................C#........D#
Wake the world with a brand new morning
G#..............C#..........D#
Say hello to another fine morning
G#......Cm/G.........Fm7....D#
Got my face in the running water
Cm.........D7..Gm........Cm......D7
Making my life so much brighter now

E.....................Emaj7
Moon shines bright, asleep in my bed
.....E6....................E7
Like so many people got a big day ahead of me
G#......................C#........D#
Wake the world with a brand new morning
G#..............C#.........D#
Say hello to another fine morning
G#.......Cm/G.........Fm7.........D#
Wouldn't miss it for all of its glory
Cm........D7....Gm.........Cm......D7
I'll be there when you're calling me

E................Emaj7
One by one the stars appear
.....E..................Emaj7
The light of the day is no longer here

Transcribed by Francis Greene.


4. "Be Here In The Morning"
Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson/Mike Love/Dennis Wilson/Al Jardine

C#7...Bm7

......A............D..............C#7..........F#m
It's been such a long day so you better hurry home
G#..........B.............C#.......D#...G#
Lit all my incense and I wish you were home
A...........D..............C#7.............F#m
Only five minutes and you walk through my door
G#...B...C#...G#
Ooh aah

A...............F#m7....D...............Bm7
Be here in the morning, be here in the evening
E7...........A............Dsus4...D
Be here and make my life full
A...............F#m7.....D..............Bm7
Be here in the morning, be here in the evening
E7...........A............Dsus4...D
Be here and make my life

A..................D...........C#7........F#m
Stay here on the weekend and unplug the phone
G#.............B.........C#........D#..G#
No calls from Korthoff, Parks, or Grillo
A.......D.............C#7........F#m
I only hope that you come here alone
G#...B...C#...G#
Ooh aah

A................F#m7....D...............Bm7
Be here in the morning, be here in the evening
E7...........A............Dsus4...D
Be here and make my life full
A...............F#m7.....D..............Bm7
Be here in the morning, be here in the evening
E7...........A............Dsus4...D
Be here and make my life


A.....D.....A.....D
C#7...Bm7...C#7...Bm7..D

A...............F#m7.....D..............Bm7
Be here in the morning, be here in the evening
E7...........A...........Dsus4...D
Be here and make my life

C#7...Bm7...C#7...Bm7...F#maj7

Transcribed by Francis Greene.


5. "When A Man Needs A Woman"
Brian Wilson/Dennis Wilson/Al Jardine/Steve Korthof/ Jon Parks

(original key: Db I think - or is it C#?)

.....C................Dm7/C............Cmaj7.........Dm7/C
You know it makes you nervous when you wait for your boy
.....C........Dm7/C........Cmaj7.....Dm7/C
You wait nine months for a bundle of joy
...........G....Dm7.............G.....Dm7........G
There's a baby, yes, there's a baby about to be born
.....C.......Dm7/C......Cmaj7......Dm7/C
And someday I'll put my son on my knee
....C..........Dm7/C.........Cmaj7.....Dm7/C..........G
And his little eyes will be looking at me, then I'll tell him

Ab.....Bbm...Cm.....Db
When a man needs a woman
Ab/C........F7.........Bbm
They make things like you, my son

(repeat verse instrumental only)

Ab.....Bbm...Cm.....Db
When a man needs a woman
Ab/C........F7.........Bbm
They make things like you, my son


C...Dm7/C...Cmaj7...Dm7/C

Bb...Cm7/Bb...Bbmaj7...Cm7/Bb

..Bb...........Cm7/Bb
A man needs a woman
........Bbmaj7.......Cm7/Bb
Like a woman needs a man
..........Bb.........Cm7/Bb..Bbmaj7..Cm7/Bb..G
When the two get together, oh oh oh

C............Dm7/C......Cmaj7......Dm7/C
Pretty soon we'll be a family of three
...........C.................Bb
Then it's not gonna be just you and me
........C
We'll share all the goodies
..........Bb..................C
With the one we bring in the world
.......Dm...Em......F
When a man needs a woman
C/E.........A7.........Dm7...........G...C...G...C...
They make things like you, my son

Transcribed by Francis Greene.

6. "Passing By"
Brian Wilson



7. "Anna Lee, The Healer"
Mike Love/Brian Wilson

Am7........B7............Emaj9
Anna Lee, Anna Lee, the healer
G#m.....A.........B......C#m
Healer with the healing hands
G#m........A.......B...........C#m
Makes you well as quick as she can
.......Am7................B7.............E
You'd love to see those smiling eyes of Anna Lee

..........E....A....B.......A...........E......A...B...A
>From the Himalaya mountain side up in Rishikesh
.......E....A.....B...........A.................E...A...B...A
To a California beach house facing towards the sea
........E.......A.......B.......A...........E............A...B...A
Goes a gal who got her fame by going round healing folks
Am7........B7............Emaj9
Anna Lee, Anna Lee, the healer

G#m.....A........B.......C#m
Healer with the healing hands
G#m........A........B..........C#m
Makes you well as quick as she can
.......Am7................B7...............E
You'd love to feel those healing hands of Anna Lee

..........E.......A........B.......A.................E.....A...B...A
When she gets a chance to help someone she's really happy
.........E........A.........B...........A...............E...A...B...A
If you trust her with your ill she'll quickly make you see
.........E..........A......B.........A..............E...A...B...A
She can fix things up for you just like she did for me
Am7........B7............Emaj9
Anna Lee, Anna Lee, the healer

G#m........A......B........C#m
She cures people with her hands
G#m.......A..........B.....C#m
I'm just one of her many fans
.......Am7.................B7..............E
You'd love to feel those healing hands of Anna Lee
.....Emaj9
The healer, the healer, the healer, the healer

Transcribed by Francis Greene.


8. "Little Bird"
Dennis Wilson/S. Kalinich

Gm.............F/G
Little bird up in a tree
........Gm..............F/G...........Gm
Looked down and sang a song to me of how it began
Bb....F7
Na na na na na na
Bb....F7
Na na na na na na
Bb
Na na na

Gm.................F/G.................Gm
The trout in the shiny brook gave the worm another look
............F/G............Gm
And told me not to worry about my life
C.....G7
Na na na na na na
C.....G7
Na na na na na na
C
Na na na

Gm.............F/G.................Gm
The tree in my own backyard stands all alone
.......F/G..................Gm
Bears fruit for me and it tastes so good

Bbm................Eb/Bb
Where's my pretty bird
....Bbm7.............Eb/Bb
He must have flown away
...Bbm............Eb/Bb...............Bbm7...Eb/Bb
If I keep singing he'll come back someday

Gm.....F/G
Dawn, bird's still gone
Gm............F/G.......Gm
Guess I'll go mow the lawn
Bb...........F7
What a day, what a day
Bb.............F7................Bb
Oooo, what a beautiful day this is

(Cello break)

G...D7...G...D7...G


Bb...F7...Bb...F7...Bb
Ooooooooo

Gm
Little bird up in a tree
........F/G
Looked down a sang a song to me
Gm
The trout in a shiny brook
..........F/G
Gave the worm another look
............................C............G7
And told me not to worry about my life

C...................................G7
Little bird looked down and sang a song to me
C...................................G7
Little bird looked down and sang a song to me

Transcribed by Francis Greene.


9. "Be Still"
Dennis Wilson/S. Kalinich

Ab.............Db/Ab
You know, you know you are
Ab............Db/Ab
Be still and know you are
Bb............Eb/Bb
Your life is meant for joy
Bb...........Eb/Bb.......G
It's all so deep within, oh

Ab............Db/Ab
Your life is beautiful
Ab.........Db/Ab
A seed becomes a tree
Bb...........Eb/Bb
A mountain into a sky
Bb............Eb/Bb.......G
This life is meant to be, oh

Ab..........Eb...Gb
Now is the time life begins

Ab..........Db/Ab
Take that simple path
.....Ab........Db/Ab
And love will set you free
Bb.......Eb/Bb
Live in harmony
.....Bb........Eb/Bb.........G
And love will set you free, oh

Ab.............Db/Ab
You know, you know you are
Ab............Db/Ab
Be still and know you are
Ab............Db/Ab
You know, you know you are
Ab............Db/Ab
Be still and know you are

Transcribed by Francis Greene.



10. "Busy Doin' Nothin'"
Brian Wilson


Abmaj7....Gb..Db

Abmaj7....Bbm7...Cm7

Db9
I had to fix a lot of things this morning
Cm7....................F#m6/B.....Bbm7
'Cause they were so scrambled but now it's okay
..A7(b5)......................Abmaj7....Bbm7...Cm7
I tell you I've got enough to do
Db9
The afternoon was filled up with phone calls
Cm7...............F#m6/B..Bbm7......A7(b5)
What a hot sticky day,   yeah yeah yeah
....................Abmaj7....A7(b5)
The air is cooling down

Abmaj7...................................Bbm7
Take all the time you need it's a lovely night
Abmaj7.....................................Bbm7
If you decide to come, you're gonna do it right
Cm7..............................................Bm7..Bbm7
Drive for a couple miles, you'll see a sign and turn left
.....................Bbm7/Eb
For a couple blocks, next is mine,
............Abmaj7.............................Bbm7
You'll turn left on a little road, it's a bumpy one
Abmaj7
You'll see a white fence, move the gate
....Bbm7....Cm7
And drive through on the left side, come right in
....Bm7....Bbm7
And you'll find me in my house somewhere
Bbm7/Eb...............Abmaj7...Gb...Db...Abmaj7...Bbm7...Cm7
Keeping busy while I wait

Db9.....................................Cm7.............F#m6/B
I get a lot of thoughts in the morning, I write 'em all down
.......Bbm7............A7(b5)..............Abmaj7...Bbm7...Cm7
If it wasn't for that, I'd forget 'em in a while
Db9
And lately I've been thinking bout a good friend
Cm7.............F#m6/B...Bbm7.......A7(b5)
I'd like to see more of, yeah yeah yeah
....................Abmaj7...A7(b5)
I think I'll make a call

Abmaj7.................................Bbm7
I wrote her number down, but I lost it so I
Abmaj7.............................................Bbm7
Searched through my pocket book, I couldn't find it so
Cm7
I sat and concentrated on the number
Bm7..Bbm7........................Bbm7/Eb
And slowly it came to me, so I dialled it
......Abmaj7.......................................Bbm7
And I let it ring a few times, there was no answer so
..Abmaj7.....................................Bbm7
I let it ring a little more, still no answer so
...Cm7
I hung up the telephone got some paper
Bm7...Bbm7.....................Bbm7/Eb................Abmaj7
And sharpened up a pencil and wrote a letter to my friend

Transcribed by Francis Greene.

11. "Diamond Head"
A Vescozo/L. Ritz/J. Ackley/Brian Wilson



12. "Transcendental Meditation"
Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Al Jardine

Ab7
Transcendental meditation
Can emancipate the man
And get you feeling grand
Db7........B6.....Db7.....B6......A7
It's cool

Ab7
Fusion of the never changing with
The ever changing with
The never changing world
Db7.......B6..Db7....................................B6....Ab7
It's cool,    it's cool, it's cool, it's cool, it's cool


(solo - over same chords as verse)
Db7.....................B6...A7
Transcendental meditation

Ab7
Transcendental meditation
Can emancipate the man
And get you feeling grand
Db7......B6...Db7...B6...A7
It's cool

Transcribed by Francis Greene.