Key: G
Introduction: G/C G/F# B7
Em B7 Em B7 Em7
When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand,
Am7 Dm G G4 G
and nothing, oh, nothing is going right,
F#m7 B7 Em B7 Em7
close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there
Am7 Bm7 D7(4) D7
to brighten up even your darkest night.
G G7M C7M Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
D7(4) G7M Dm
I'll come running to see you again.
G G7M C7M Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C7M Bm7 Am7 Dm
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. (2nd time -- *)
Dm G/C G4 G/F#
You've got a friend.
B7 Em B7 Em B7 Em7
If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds,
Am7 Dm G G4 G
and that old north wind should begin to blow,
F#m7 B7 Em B7 Em7
keep your head together and call my name out loud.
C F C
Hey ain't it good to know that you've got a friend when
G G4 G7M C F7
people can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you.
Em7 A7
Well, they'll take your soul if you let them.
Dm D13
Oh yeah, but don't you let them.
G G7M C7M Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
Dm G7M Dm
I'll come running to see you again.
G G7M C7M Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C Gb Am7 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 G4 G
Oh, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend.
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