Alan Menken – Friend Like Me chords

Song: Friend Like Me
Artist: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice

From the movie, Aladdin

Tricky chords:

A#7 = x13131A7#5 = x03021
Fm6/C = x8868x
A#13 = 686786Cdim7 = xx1212
G#dim7 = xx3434
Cm6 = x3x243D7#5 = xx4536
D#7b5 = xx1223

Intro:

Dm A#7   A7  
Dm A#7   A7  
Dm A#7   A7  
A#7   A7   Dm

         A7   A7/C#    DmWell Ali Baba had them forty thieves
        A7         A7/C#        DmScheherezade had a thousand tales
           A7                 DmBut master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves
          E7                       A7You got a brand of magic never fails
                           DmYou got some power in your corner now
           A7                    DmSome heavy ammunition in your camp
             A7                DmYou got some punch, pizzazz, yahoo and how
             E7                      A7x  See, all you gotta do is rub that lamp
         A7   DmAnd I'll say

        A#7     A7  Mister Aladdin, sir
     Dm                   A#7   A7  What will your pleasure be?
       F         F7/D#  Let me take your order
A#/D   C#  Jot it down
          F/C                A7#5   D  You ain't never had a friend like me
   A#7  A7  DmNo no no

             A#7   A7  Life is your restaurant
    Dm  C#   Fm6/C  A#13*And I'm your maitre d'
      F       F/D#     A#/D      A#m/C#  C'mon whisper what it is you want
          F/C                A7     DmYou ain't never had a friend like me

            A#7Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service
           Dm  You're the boss
    A7           DmThe king, the shah
    A#13Say what you wish
It's yours! True dish
            Gm                 A7 DmHow about a little more Baklava?

             A#7     A7  Have some of column "A"
    Dm              A#7   A7  Try all of column "B"
    F      F/D#    A#/D     C#7  I'm in the mood to help you dude
          F/C                A7     Dm   A#7    A7   You ain't never had a friend like me

DmWa ah ah
A#7 A7  Oh my
DmWa ah ah
A#7 A7  No no
DmWa ah ah
A#7   A7   A#7   A7   DmNa na na

                    Dx
Can your friends do this?
Do your friends do that?
                        F7  Do your friends pull this 
          G7    G#7    A7   Bm7   Cdim7  out their little hat?
         A7/C#       Dm   D  Can your friends go, poof?
      D#  E    FWell, looky here
         Gm7     G#dim7  A7 Bm7   Cm        A7/C# Can your friends go, Abracadabra, let 'er rip
         A7       Bm7    Cm6  A7/C#    D7    Em7    Fm6   And then make the sucker disappear?**

   D7/F#  D7                     GmSo doncha sit there slack jawed, buggy eyed
            D7                           GmI'm here to answer all your midday prayers
          D7          GmYou got me bona fide, certified
          A7                             D7#5You got a genie for your charge d'affaires
        D7               GmI got a powerful urge to help you out
            D7                      GmSo what cha wish? I really wanna know
          D7                         GmYou got a list that's three miles long, no doubt
              A7                      D7       GmWell, all you gotta do is rub like so   and oh

        D#7     D7          Gm                 D#7   D7  Mister Aladdin, sir, have a wish or two or three
    A#       A#/G#  D#6/G   F#7  I'm on the job, you big nabob
          A#/FYou ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
          F#7You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
          D#7b5
You ain't never had a 
D7sus  D7   Gm  D#7   D7  friend like me

Gm       D#7   D7  Wa ah ah
Gm       D#7   D7  Wa ah ah
          D#7                D7   GmYou ain't never had a friend like me, hah!






*Dm  C#   Fm6/C  A#13 can be played Dm   A#13

**Alternate:

                    Dx
Can your friends do this?
Do your friends do that?
                        F7  Do your friends pull this 
          G7          A7out their little hat?
         A7/C#       DCan your friends go, poof?
              FWell, looky here
                     Bm7   Cm        A7/C# Can your friends go, Abracadabra, let 'er rip
         A7                      D7 And then make the sucker disappear?