Key: E
Introduction: G C G F#m7 B7
Em B7 Em B7 Em7 B7Em
When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand
Am D G Am G
And nothing, oh, nothing is going right
F#m7 B7 Em B7 Em7 B7Em
Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there
Am7 Bm7 D D7
To brighten up even your darkest night
G C Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am
G D
I'll come running to see you again
G C Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C Bm7 Am7 D7 C G C G Am G F#m B7
And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend
Em B7 Em B7 Em7 B7Em
If the sky above you should turn dark and full of cloud
Am D G Am G
And that old north wind should begin to blow
F#m7 B7 Em B7 Em7 B7 Em
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
Am7 Bm7 D D7
Soon I'll be knocking upon your door
G C Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am
G D
I'll come running to see you again
G C Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C Bm7 Am7 D7 C G C G Am G F#m B7
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend
C F C
Hey ain't it good to know that you've got a friend when
G C F7
People can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you
Em7 A7 Am D7
Well, they'll take your soul if you let them. Oh yeah, but don't you let them
G C Am
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am
G D
I'll come running to see you again
G C Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C Bm7 Am7 C G
And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. 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
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