A Friend chords by
Jerry Reed
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Key: A major
Intro 1
G
G

F
F

G
G

Verse 1
G
G

Now this old life ain't something
that you live all by yourself.
B
B

There always comes a time
C
C

you need a friend.
Sometimes this world gets so heavy
D
D

B
B

Em
Em

and the road gets so long
A
A

that you need someone to lend
B
B

C
C

a helping hand.
G
G

Well, I learned life the hard way
I took all my knocks and lumps
B
B

But when I look back down the
C
C

road at where I've been
D
D

I can see that all the things I've done
B
B

Em
Em

In this old life have been more fun
Am
Am

Cause I've shared them with
D
D

G
G

someone who was a friend
Am
Am

You've got to care about one another
Bm
Bm

Be a friend and be a brother
Em
Em

Cause you're al ways
gonna need
G
G

someone that you can lean on
Am
Am

You've got to help each other out,
Bm
Bm

that's what this life is all about
Em
Em

A
A

Cause there ain't no way
Bb
Bb

B
B

C
C

that you can make this journey alone
G
G

Well, I guess that I'm just lucky,
cause I've been there and back
B
B

Yes, I've seen life out there,
C
C

but which way you can
But as far as I'm concerned,
D
D

B
B

the greatest thing
that a man can learn
Em
Em

Am
Am

Is when you're down,
D
D

G
G

it's great to turn to a friend
Am
Am

Bm
Bm

G
G

Em
Em

G
G

Awesome!
Am
Am

Bm
Bm

Em
Em

A
A

C#dim
C#dim

G
G

C
C

G
G

Well, I guess that I'm just lucky
Cause I've been there and back
B
B

Yes, I've seen life out here,
C
C

but which way you can
But as far as I'm concerned,
D
D

B
B

Em
Em

the greatest thing that a man can learn
Am
Am

Is when you're down,
D
D

Em
Em

G
G

C
C

it's great to turn to a friend
G
G

Turn to a friend
You

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