You've got a friend (1971)
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A - B7
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1. When you're down and troubled and you need some lovin' care,
Am D G
and nothing, nothing is going
right,
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B7 Em
close your eyes and think of
me and soon I will be there
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to brighten up even your
darkest nights.
G C
You just call out my name, and you know, wherever I am,
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Am - D7
I come running to see you again.
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Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you got to do is call,
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and I'll be there, yes I will, you've got a friend.
Em B7 Em B7 Em
2. If the sky above you grows dark and full of clouds,
Am D G
and that old north wind begins
to blow,
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keep your head together, and
call my name out loud,
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soon you'll hear me knocking
at your door.
G C
You just call out my name, and you know, wherever I am,
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Am - D7
I come running, running, yeah, yeah, to see you again.
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Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you got to do is call,
C Am
and I'll be there, yes I will.
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C
Now ain't it good to know that
you've got a friend,
G Em
when people
can be so cold.
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Fm
They'll hurt you, yes, and
desert you,
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and take your soul if you let them - but don't
you let them !
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You just call out my name, and you know, wherever I am,
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Em Am - D7
I come running, running, yeah, yeah, to see you again.
G Bm C Am - G
Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you got to do is call,
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C
and I'll be there, yes I w…..ill, you've got a friend.
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You got a friend. Ain’t it good to know you got a friend ?
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G
C
Ain’t
it good to know ? Ain’t it good to know
? Ain’t it good to know?
G C G C
You got a friend, oh, yeah,
you got a friend, yeah, baby,
G C
You got a friend, oh yeah …
(original = capo 1st; live video = capo 2nd)