And even over a decade later, I still skip it if it comes on. I enjoyed this song the first time I heard it, and then it got overplayed hugely. So you can make your own arrangement of this iconic song. It sounds good fingerpicked, but also great when strummed. It’s stood the test of time, and most guitarists know how to play this one. The Animals’ version is a cover of the 1933 version by Clarence “Tom” Ashley and Gwen Foster.
But this song has been covered by the likes of Five Finger Death Punch, bass singers like Avi Kaplan and Geoff Castellucci, Pink Floyd, Leadbelly, and more. I’ve chosen to share the video by The Animals because you can hear the picking nicely in this one. You can embellish the bass notes a little if you get creative for something a little more intricate. The picking pattern is pretty simple and uses just regular easy chords. The lyrics are also encouraging and everyone can relate to or at least has needed to hear these words at least once in their lives. It’s a song that’s beautiful in its simplicity. This song is pretty well-known, at least by the millennial crowd and beyond. We’re Going To Be Friends- White Stripes.