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Back to Friends Chords

Lauren Spencer Smith Beginner Key of C 4 Chords 1 min read

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

C · G · Am · F

Back to Friends Chords – Guitar

Lauren Spencer Smith’s emotional ballad explores the impossible question of going back to being friends after a relationship. Four open chords carry the heartfelt lyrics.

Emotional Pop Ballad (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Start softly and build throughout. Let the emotion in the lyrics guide your dynamics. Gentle fingerpicking for the verse, fuller strumming for the chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G

How do we go back to friends

Am F

After everything we’ve been

C G

How do I pretend

Am F

That I don’t love you like that

Chorus

C G

Can we go back to friends

Am F

Like we were at the start

C

Can we go back to friends

G Am F

When you already have my heart

C G

I don’t think we can go back

Am F C

Not after all of that

Verse 2

C G

I see you in the hallway

Am F

And I can’t even breathe

C G

How do we go backwards

Am F

When you mean the world to me

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

C · G · Am · F

Back to Friends Chords – Ukulele

Lauren Spencer Smith’s emotional ballad explores the impossible question of going back to being friends after a relationship. Four open chords carry the heartfelt lyrics.

Emotional Pop Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Start softly and build throughout. Let the emotion in the lyrics guide your dynamics. Gentle fingerpicking for the verse, fuller strumming for the chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G

How do we go back to friends

Am F

After everything we’ve been

C G

How do I pretend

Am F

That I don’t love you like that

Chorus

C G

Can we go back to friends

Am F

Like we were at the start

C

Can we go back to friends

G Am F

When you already have my heart

C G

I don’t think we can go back

Am F C

Not after all of that

Verse 2

C G

I see you in the hallway

Am F

And I can’t even breathe

C G

How do we go backwards

Am F

When you mean the world to me

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

C · G · Am · F

Back to Friends Chords – Piano

Lauren Spencer Smith’s emotional ballad explores the impossible question of going back to being friends after a relationship. Four open chords carry the heartfelt lyrics.

Emotional Pop Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Start softly and build throughout. Let the emotion in the lyrics guide your dynamics. Gentle fingerpicking for the verse, fuller strumming for the chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G

How do we go back to friends

Am F

After everything we’ve been

C G

How do I pretend

Am F

That I don’t love you like that

Chorus

C G

Can we go back to friends

Am F

Like we were at the start

C

Can we go back to friends

G Am F

When you already have my heart

C G

I don’t think we can go back

Am F C

Not after all of that

Verse 2

C G

I see you in the hallway

Am F

And I can’t even breathe

C G

How do we go backwards

Am F

When you mean the world to me

Ctap to play

Gtap to play

Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

C · G · Am · F

Back to Friends Chords – Banjo

Lauren Spencer Smith’s emotional ballad explores the impossible question of going back to being friends after a relationship. Four open chords carry the heartfelt lyrics.

Emotional Pop Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Start softly and build throughout. Let the emotion in the lyrics guide your dynamics. Gentle fingerpicking for the verse, fuller strumming for the chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G

How do we go back to friends

Am F

After everything we’ve been

C G

How do I pretend

Am F

That I don’t love you like that

Chorus

C G

Can we go back to friends

Am F

Like we were at the start

C

Can we go back to friends

G Am F

When you already have my heart

C G

I don’t think we can go back

Am F C

Not after all of that

Verse 2

C G

I see you in the hallway

Am F

And I can’t even breathe

C G

How do we go backwards

Am F

When you mean the world to me

Ctap to play

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Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

C · G · Am · F

Back to Friends Chords – Mandolin

Lauren Spencer Smith’s emotional ballad explores the impossible question of going back to being friends after a relationship. Four open chords carry the heartfelt lyrics.

Emotional Pop Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Start softly and build throughout. Let the emotion in the lyrics guide your dynamics. Gentle fingerpicking for the verse, fuller strumming for the chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G

How do we go back to friends

Am F

After everything we’ve been

C G

How do I pretend

Am F

That I don’t love you like that

Chorus

C G

Can we go back to friends

Am F

Like we were at the start

C

Can we go back to friends

G Am F

When you already have my heart

C G

I don’t think we can go back

Am F C

Not after all of that

Verse 2

C G

I see you in the hallway

Am F

And I can’t even breathe

C G

How do we go backwards

Am F

When you mean the world to me

Ctap to play

Gtap to play

Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

C · G · Am · F

Back to Friends Chords – Harmonica

Lauren Spencer Smith’s emotional ballad explores the impossible question of going back to being friends after a relationship. Four open chords carry the heartfelt lyrics.

Emotional Pop Ballad (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Start softly and build throughout. Let the emotion in the lyrics guide your dynamics. Gentle fingerpicking for the verse, fuller strumming for the chorus.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G

How do we go back to friends

Am F

After everything we’ve been

C G

How do I pretend

Am F

That I don’t love you like that

Chorus

C G

Can we go back to friends

Am F

Like we were at the start

C

Can we go back to friends

G Am F

When you already have my heart

C G

I don’t think we can go back

Am F C

Not after all of that

Verse 2

C G

I see you in the hallway

Am F

And I can’t even breathe

C G

How do we go backwards

Am F

When you mean the world to me