Verse 1: G D Cadd9 G The first time I saw him he was sweeter than honey G D Cadd9 Plaid jacket and belt too tight, he wasn't even being funny Cadd9 D Then he cartwheeled around the room and slow-danced with the cleaning lady G G/F# Em He was a one man party Cadd9 D G Cadd9 G You know I'm talkin' about, I'm talkin' about my friend Chris Farley
Verse 2: G D Cadd9 G On a Saturday Night my man would always deliver G D Cadd9 G Whether he was the Bumblebee Girl or livin' in a van down by the river Cadd9 D He loved the Bears and Ditka, danced at Chippendale's with Swayze G G/F# Em When they replaced his coffee with Folgers he went full-on crazy Cadd9 D The sexiest Gap Girl and Meatloaf in the band G G/F# Em Without him there'd be no Lunch Lady in Lunch Lady Land Cadd9 D G Cadd9 G You know I'm thinkin' about, I'm thinkin' about my boy Chris Farley Verse 3: G D Cadd9 G After a show he'd drink a quart of Jack Daniels then stick the bottle right up his ass G D Cadd9 G But hungover as hell that Catholic boy always showed up to morning mass Cadd9 D We'd tell him "Slow down, you'll end up like Belushi and Candy" G G/F# Em He said "Those guys are my heroes, that's all fine and dandy" Cadd9 D G G/F# Em I ain't making that stuff up, that's the truth about my boy Chris Farley Verse 4: Em Am I saw him in the office crying with his headphones on Em Listening to a KC And The Sunshine Band song Am I said "Buddy, how the hell is that makin' you so sad" C D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Then he laughed and said "Just thinkin' about my dad" Verse 5: G D Cadd9 G The last big hang we had was at Timmy Meadow's wedding party G D Cadd9 G We laughed all night long, all because of Farley Cadd9 D But a few months later the party came to an end G G/F# Em We flew out to Madison to bury our friend Cadd9 D Nothing was harder than sayin' goodbye G G/F# Em Cadd9 Except watching Chris's father have his turn to cry D G Hmmm Hmmm Verse 6: G D Cadd9 G Hey buddy, life's moved on but you still bring us so much joy G D Cadd9 G Make my kids laugh with your YouTube clips or Tommy Boy Cadd9 D And when they ask me who's the funniest guy I ever knew G G/F# Em I tell 'em hands down without a doubt it's you Cadd9 D Yeah, I miss hanging out watching you trying to get laid G G/F# Em But most of all I miss watching you toy with Spade Cadd9 D You're a 🏷Legend like you wanted but I still wish you were here with me G G/F# Em Cadd9 And we were getting on a plane to go shoot Grown Ups 3 D G G/F# Em Yeah, life ain't the same without you boy Cadd9 D G G/F# Em And that's why I'm singin' about, I'm singin' about my friend Chris Faaaaaaaarley Cadd9 D And if we make enough noise, maybe he'll hear us N.C. G Give it up for the great Chris Farley