He Was a Friend of Mine chords by Bobby Bare

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Verse 1
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He was a friend of
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mine he was a friend of mine
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He died without a penny he  didn't
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have a dime he was a friend of mine
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He died neath the midnight sun
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he died neath the midnight sun
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His wanderin' days are over
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his loneliness is done
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Yes he died neath the midnight sun
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Verse 2
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I have a lot of buddies in my time but he
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was the best buddy I ever had
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The kind of friend you can lean on and turn
to when times 're goin' bad
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He could have been a rich man or maybe
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he could be the President
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But he was just a friend of mine the one
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who had died without a cent
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I  soughed away and cried I
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soughed away and cried
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Tears fell like raindrops the
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night my best friend died
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He was a friend of mine
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he was a friend of mine