I Built a Friend Chords and Lyrics by Alec Benjamin
Artist : Alec Benjamin
Song : I Built a Friend
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| Alec Benjamin |
Verse 1 :
A
I built a friend with three pieces of
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plastic and a pen,
D
I made him on the table in the den,
A
I gave him my old cellphone for a head,
E
For a head.
A
And we spent holidays in my house,
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And we left presents in the stocking,
D
And we bought bolts and things and
D
I made him on the table in the den,
A
I gave him my old cellphone for a head,
E
For a head.
A
And we spent holidays in my house,
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And we left presents in the stocking,
D
And we bought bolts and things and
A
strings and a new watch,
E
That's what he got.
Chorus :
D
And we had so much fun together,
A E
We knew we'd be friends forever.
D
And we had so much fun together,
A E
we had so much fun.
Verse 2 :
A
Then I left for college in September
F#m
And we wept cause we can't be together
D A
So I kept pictures to remember my old friend,
E
My old friend.
A
Then I met this girl at graduation
F#m
And forget my oldest creation
D
And I guess I'll see him next vacation
A E
Send my best, I send my best
Chorus :
D
And we had so much fun together,
A E
We knew we'd be friends forever.
D
And we had so much fun together,
A E
we had so much fun.
Verse 3 :
A
I came home to find him on the
E
That's what he got.
Chorus :
D
And we had so much fun together,
A E
We knew we'd be friends forever.
D
And we had so much fun together,
A E
we had so much fun.
Verse 2 :
A
Then I left for college in September
F#m
And we wept cause we can't be together
D A
So I kept pictures to remember my old friend,
E
My old friend.
A
Then I met this girl at graduation
F#m
And forget my oldest creation
D
And I guess I'll see him next vacation
A E
Send my best, I send my best
Chorus :
D
And we had so much fun together,
A E
We knew we'd be friends forever.
D
And we had so much fun together,
A E
we had so much fun.
Verse 3 :
A
I came home to find him on the
F#m
table with a note
D
Scribbled out in pencil and he wrote
A
That he just wasn't stable all alone,
E
All alone.
A
Next to him, an empty glass of
D
Scribbled out in pencil and he wrote
A
That he just wasn't stable all alone,
E
All alone.
A
Next to him, an empty glass of
F#m
water that he spilled
D
All over the body that I built,
A
It fizzled and it popped and then it killed,
E
And then it killed.
Chorus :
D
And we had so much fun together,
A E
We knew we'd be friends forever.
D
And we had so much fun together,
A E
we had so much fun.
A
I built a friend.
D
All over the body that I built,
A
It fizzled and it popped and then it killed,
E
And then it killed.
Chorus :
D
And we had so much fun together,
A E
We knew we'd be friends forever.
D
And we had so much fun together,
A E
we had so much fun.
A
I built a friend.
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About Alec Benjamin
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| Alec Benjamin |
Alec
Shane Benjamin born May 28, 1994 is an American singer-songwriter from
Phoenix, Arizona. He has gained popularity from his pop songs that
depict descriptive stories from his own personal experiences. He also
gained much attention from his demos. In addition, to his solo project,
Benjamin has found success in songwriting with artists such as Jon
Bellion, including a songwriting credit on the track "New York Soul
(Part II)" from Bellion's album The Human Condition. He is heavily
influenced by artists such as Eminem, John Mayer, Paul Simon and Ben
Gibbard. In 2019, he recorded two singles with Spotify Studios NYC, one
of them being a cover of Eminem's song, "Stan".
Initially,
Alec Benjamin signed to Columbia Records, whilst still being enrolled
at USC. However, Columbia Records then ended their partnership before he
was able to submit his album. Despite this, he used other methods to
gain a following: he performed his songs in parking lots outside Shawn
Mendes and Troye Sivan concerts and handed out business cards to promote
his work. He is considered to be a self-made artist.
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