Key: G
Introduction:
G Am7 G/B C C/B Am7 G
Life is a book that we study,
Em Am Am7 AmEm
Some of its leaves bring a sigh.
C C/B Am A9 A7(4) Am7
There it was written, my Bud - dy,
A9 Em7 Gº A7 D7 D(#5)
That we must part you and I.
G Fº Am7 D
Nights are long since you went away,
G Eº Am7 D9
I think about you all thru the day,
G E7 C A7 D9
My Buddy, my Buddy, no Buddy quite so true.
G Fº Am7 D
Miss your voice, the touch of your hand,
G Eº Am7 D9
Just long to know that you understand,
G E7 C D9 G
My Buddy, my Buddy, Your Buddy misses you.
G Am7 G/B C C/B Am7 G
Bud - dies thru all of the gay days,
Em Am Am7 Am Em
Buddies when something went wrong,
C C/B Am A9 A7(4) Am7
I wait alone thru the gray days.
A9 Em7 Gº A7 D7 D(#5)
Missing your smile and your song.
G Fº Am7 D
Nights are long since you went away,
G Eº Am7 D9
I think about you all thru the day,
G E7 C A7 D9
My Buddy, my Buddy, no Buddy quite so true.
G Fº Am7 D
Miss your voice, the touch of your hand,
G Eº Am7 D9
Just long to know that you understand,
G E7 C D9 G
My Buddy, my Buddy, Your Buddy misses you.