You've Got a Friend
1971 — James Taylor
Key: G (D-DUD-)
Version 0 (2018-08-30)
GCEA
Chords
When you're
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down and
down and
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troubled and you
troubled and you
Em
need a
need a
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helping
helping
Em7
hand,
hand,
and
Am7
nothing, oh,
nothing, oh,
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nothing is going right,
nothing is going right,
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F#m7
close your eyes and
close your eyes and
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think of me
think of me
Em
and soon
and soon
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I will be
I will be
Em7
there
there
to
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brighten up
brighten up
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even your darkest night.
even your darkest night.
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D7
You just
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call out my
call out my
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name, and you
name, and you
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know wherever I
know wherever I
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am,
am,
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I'll come
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running to see you a-
running to see you a-
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gain.
gain.
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Winter, spring, summer, or
Winter, spring, summer, or
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fall,
fall,
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all you got to do is
all you got to do is
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call
call
and I'll
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be there,
be there,
Bm7
yeah, yeah, yeah.
yeah, yeah, yeah.
Am7
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You've got a
You've got a
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friend.
friend.
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F#m7
B7
If the
If the
Em
sky a-
sky a-
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bove you should turn
bove you should turn
Em
dark and
dark and
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full of
full of
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clouds,
clouds,
and that
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old north
old north
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wind should begin to
wind should begin to
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blow,
blow,
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F#m7
keep your head to-
keep your head to-
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gether and
gether and
Em
call my
call my
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name out
name out
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loud.
loud.
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Soon I'll be
Soon I'll be
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knocking upon your
knocking upon your
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door.
door.
You just
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call out my
call out my
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name, and you
name, and you
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know wherever I
know wherever I
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am,
am,
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I'll come
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running to see you a-
running to see you a-
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gain.
gain.
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Winter, spring, summer, or
Winter, spring, summer, or
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fall,
fall,
C7
all you got to do is
all you got to do is
Em7
call
call
and I'll
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be there,
be there,
Bm7
yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah,
Am7
yeah.
yeah.
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Hey ain't
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it good to
it good to
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know that
know that
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you've got a friend when
you've got a friend when
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people can be so
people can be so
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cold.
cold.
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They'll
They'll
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hurt you and de-
hurt you and de-
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sert you.
sert you.
Well, they'll
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take your soul if you
take your soul if you
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let them.
let them.
Oh yeah, but
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don't you let
don't you let
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them.
them.
You just
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call out my
call out my
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name, and you
name, and you
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know wherever I
know wherever I
Am7
am,
am,
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I'll come
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running to see you a-
running to see you a-
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gain. (Oh baby don't you know 'bout)
gain. (Oh baby don't you know 'bout)
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Winter, spring, summer, or
Winter, spring, summer, or
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fall,
fall,
C7
all you got to do is
all you got to do is
Em7
call
call
and I'll
C
be there,
be there,
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yes
yes
Am7
I
I
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will.
will.
You've got a
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friend.
friend.
C
You've got a
You've got a
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friend.
friend.
C
Ain't it good to know
Ain't it good to know
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you've got a friend?
you've got a friend?
Ain't it
C
good to know you've got a
good to know you've got a
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friend?
friend?
Oh, yeah,
C
yeah. You've got a
yeah. You've got a
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friend.
friend.
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