Friend Like Me by Alan Menken

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

From the movie, Aladdin

Tricky chords:

Bb7 = x13131
A7#5 = x03021
Fm6/C = x8868x
Bb13 = 686786
Cdim7 = xx1212
G#dim7 = xx3434
Cm6 = x3x243
D7#5 = xx4536
D#7b5 = xx1223

Intro:

Dm Bb7   A7  
Dm Bb7   A7  
Dm Bb7   A7  
Bb7   A7   Dm

         A7   A7/C#    Dm
Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves
        A7         A7/C#        Dm
Scheherezade had a thousand tales
           A7                 Dm
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves
          E7                       A7
You got a brand of magic never fails
                           Dm
You got some power in your corner now
           A7                    Dm
Some heavy ammunition in your camp
             A7                Dm
You got some punch, pizzazz, yahoo and how
             E7                      A7x  
See, all you gotta do is rub that lamp
         A7   Dm
And I'll say

        Bb7     A7  
Mister Aladdin, sir
     Dm                   Bb7   A7  
What will your pleasure be?
       F         F7/Eb  
Let me take your order
Bb/D   C#  
Jot it down
          F                A7#5   D  
You ain't never had a friend like me
   Bb7  A7  Dm
No no no

             Bb7   A7  
Life is your restaurant
    Dm  C#   Fm6/C  Bb13*
And I'm your maitre d'
      F       F/Eb     Bb/D      Bbm/C#  
C'mon whisper what it is you want
          F                A7     Dm
You ain't never had a friend like me

            Bb7
Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service
           Dm  
You're the boss
    A7           Dm
The king, the shah
    Bb13
Say what you wish
It's yours! True dish
            Gm                 A7 Dm
How about a little more Baklava?

             Bb7     A7  
Have some of column "A"
    Dm              Bb7   A7  
Try all of column "B"
    F      F/Eb    Bb/D     C#7  
I'm in the mood to help you dude
          F                A7     Dm   Bb7    A7   
You ain't never had a friend like me

Dm
Wa ah ah
Bb7 A7  
Oh my
Dm
Wa ah ah
Bb7 A7  
No no
Dm
Wa ah ah
Bb7   A7   Bb7   A7   Dm
Na na na

                    Dx
Can your friends do this?
Do your friends do that?
                        F7  
Do your friends pull this 
          G7    Ab7    A7   Bm7   Cdim7  
out their little hat?
         A7/C#       Dm   D  
Can your friends go, poof?
      Eb  E    F
Well, 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                     Gm
So doncha sit there slack jawed, buggy eyed
            D7                           Gm
I'm here to answer all your midday prayers
          D7          Gm
You got me bona fide, certified
          A7                             D7#5
You got a genie for your charge d'affaires
        D7               Gm
I got a powerful urge to help you out
            D7                      Gm
So what cha wish? I really wanna know
          D7                         Gm
You got a list that's three miles long, no doubt
              A7                      D7       Gm
Well, all you gotta do is rub like so   and oh

        Eb7     D7          Gm                 Eb7   D7  
Mister Aladdin, sir, have a wish or two or three
    Bb       Bb/Ab  Eb6/G   F#7  
I'm on the job, you big nabob
          Bb/F
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
          F#7
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
          D#7b5
You ain't never had a 
D7sus4  D7   Gm  Eb7   D7  
friend like me

Gm       Eb7   D7  
Wa ah ah
Gm       Eb7   D7  
Wa ah ah
          Eb7                D7   Gm
You ain't never had a friend like me, hah!






*Dm  C#   Fm6/C  Bb13 can be played Dm   Bb13

**Alternate:

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

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