This Friendly World Lyrics & Chords By R.e.m.

(ANDY:) Hi, Michael.

(MICHAEL:) Hi, Andy. Thanks for joining us. Do you
wanna ... you wanna sing a song together?

(ANDY:) Sure! Is it a sweet song?

(MICHAEL:) Yeah, it's real sweet.

(ANDY:) O.K.!

(They laugh.)

(MICHAEL:)
In this friendly, friendly world
With each day so full of joy
Why should any heart be lonely?

(ANDY:) My turn!
In this friendly, friendly world
With each night so full of dreams
Why should any heart be afraid?

The world is ...

(MICHAEL & ANDY:)
... such a wonderful place
To wander through
When you've got someone you love

(MICHAEL:)
To wander along with you

(ANDY:) O.K., now take every second word! With ...
(MICHAEL:) ... the ...
(ANDY:) ... sky ...
(MICHAEL:) ... so ...
(ANDY:) ... full ...
(MICHAEL:) ... of ...
(ANDY:) ... stars

(MICHAEL:) And ...
(ANDY:) ... the ...
(MICHAEL:) ... river ...
(ANDY:) ... so ...
(MICHAEL:) ... full ...
(ANDY:) ... of ...
(MICHAEL:) ... song, Every ...

(ANDY:) ... heart ...
(MICHAEL:) ... should ...
(ANDY:) ... be ...
(MICHAEL:) ... so ...
(ANDY:) ... thankful
It's a friendly world! Don't you think so, Michael?

(MICHAEL:) Yup!

(TONY:) Oh yeah?! What's so friendly about it?!!
This is Tony Clifton, and, and I demand a part in
this song! I'm just as big a part of the movie as
these guys are! And, and I will not sit back while
some sought-after Colonel Kurtz wanna-be, uh, uh
has his day in the sun! I think he's enough
boring! I think, um, uh-uh, Michael here should, uh
sit this one out! At least the next verse, or so!

(ANDY:) Is that O.K., Michael?

(MICHAEL:) O.K.

(ANDY:) I don't think you have a choice.

(MICHAEL: (laughs) O.K.

(TONY:)
The world is such a wonderful place
Ha! to wander a-through!
Ah, when you've got someone you luh-huuuv
Ah, to wander along, ah, with yooo-hoooooo!
O.K., you go...

(MICHAEL:) With the sky so full of stars
(ANDY:) And the river so full of song
(MICHAEL:) Welcome back, Andy. Every heart should be ...
(MICHAEL & ANDY:) ... so thankful

(ANDY:) Thankful for this friendly, friendly world
Thank you, Michael!

(MICHAEL:) Thanks, Andy!

(ANDY:) Thank you all for this friendly, friendly world!

(TONY:) Thanks for nothing! K, where's the girls?
They in a chopper? The guy's got a chopper, right?