Key: G
Introduction: G/C C D G4 G F#m7 B7
Em B7 Em B7 Em7
When you' re down and troubled and you need a helping hand,
Am7 D7/4 G G4 G
and nothing, oh, nothing is going right,
F#m7 B7 Em B7 Em Em7
close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there
Am7 Bm7 D7/4 D7 D2 D7
to brighten up even your darkest night.
G G7+ C Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
G G7+ D7/4 D7 D2 D7
I' ll come running to see you again.
G G7+ C Em
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C Bm7 Am7 D7/4
and I' ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
D7/4 G/C C G4 G F#m7 B7
You' ve got a friend.
B7 Em B7 Em B7 Em7
If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds,
Am7 D7/4 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.
Am7 Bm7 D7/4 D7 D2 D7
Soon I' ll be knocking upon your door.
G G7+ C Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
G G7+ D7/4 D7 D2 D7
I' ll come running to see you again.
G G7+ C Em
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C Bm7 Am7 D7/4
and I' ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
F C
Hey ain' t it good to know that you' ve got a friend when
G G7+ C F7+
people can be so cold. They' ll hurt you and desert you.
Em A7
they' ll take your soul if you let them.
D7/4 D7
Oh yeah, but don' t you let them.
G G7+ C7+ Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
G G7+ D7/4 D7 D2 D7
I' ll come running to see you again.
G G7+ C Em
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C Bm7 Am7 D7/4
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.