Key: G
Introduction:
G Am7 G/B C C/B Am7 G
Life is a book that we study
Em7 Am Am7 Am Em7
Some of its leaves bring a sigh
C C/B Am A9 A4/7 Am7
There it was written, my Buddy
A9 Em7 Gº A7 D7
That we must part you and I
G Fº Am7 D
Nights are long since you went away
G Eº Am7 D7(9)
I think about you all thru the day
G E7 C A7 D7(9)
My Buddy, my Buddy, no Buddy quite so true
G Fº Am7 D
Miss your voice, the touch of your hand
G Eº Am7 D7(9)
Just long to know that you understand
G E7 C D9 G
My Buddy, my Buddy, Your Buddy misses you
Bridge
G Am7 G/B C C/B Am7 G
Bud - dies thru all of the gay days
Em7 Am Am7 Am Em7
Buddies when something went wrong
C C/B Am7 A9 A4/7 Am7
I wait alone thru the gray days
A7(9) Em7 Gº A7 D7
Missing your smile and your song
G Fº Am7 D
Nights are long since you went away
G Eº Am7 D7(9)
I think about you all thru the day
G E7 C A7 D7(9)
My Buddy, my Buddy, no Buddy quite so true
G Fº Am7 D
Miss your voice, the touch of your hand
G Eº Am7 D7(9)
Just long to know that you understand
G E7 C D9 G
My Buddy, my Buddy, Your Buddy misses you
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