| D | A | E | A | |
| I ain't l | ookin' to comp | ete with y | ou, |
| D | A | E | A | |
| Beat or ch | eat or m | istreat y | ou, |
| D | A | E | A | |
| Simplif | y you, cl | assif | y you, |
| D | A | E | A | |
| Den | y, Def | y, or cr | ucif | y you. |
| A | D | A | F#m | D | |
| All I r | eally want to d | o |
| E | D | A | |
| Is, b | aby, be fri | ends with y | ou |
| No, and I ain't lookin' to fight with you, |
| Frighten you or uptighten you, |
| Drag you down or drain you down, |
| Chain you down or bring you down. |
| All I really want to do |
| Is, baby, be friends with you. |
| G | |
| I don't want to fake you out, |
| Bm | |
| Take or shake or forsake you out, |
| Em | A | |
| I ain't wanting you to f | eel like me, |
| C | F | D | F | D | |
| See like me or b | e like m | e. |
| I ain't lookin' to block you up |
| Shock or knock or lock you up, |
| Analyze you, categorize you, |
| Finalize you or advertise you. |
| All I really want to do |
| Is, baby, be friends with you. |
| I don't want to meet your kin, |
| Make you spin or do you in, |
| Or select you or dissect you, |
| Or inspect you or reject you. |
| All I really want to do |
| Is, baby, be friends with you. |