Key: G
Introduction: G C G F#m
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When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand,
Am Dm G
and nothing, oh, nothing is going right,
F#m Bm Em Bm Em
close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there
Am Bm D
to brighten up even your darkest night.
G Am
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
Dm
I'll come running to see you again.
G Em
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
Bm Am Dm
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Dm
You've got a friend.
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If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds,
Am Dm G
and that old north wind should begin to blow,
F#m Bm Em Bm Em
keep your head together and call my name out loud.
Am7 Bm Dm
Soon I'll be knocking upon your door.
C F#m C
Hey ain't it good to know that you've got a friend when
G C F#m
people can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you.
Em A
Well, they'll take your soul if you let them.
Dm D
Oh yeah, but don't you let them.
G Am
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
Dm
I'll come running to see you again.
G Em
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C G Am Dm
and I'll be there, yes I will.
G C G
You've got a friend. You've got a friend.
C G
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C G
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C G
Oh, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend.