He Was a Friend of Mine chords by The Chad Mitchell Trio
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Verse 1
(G major) Thank you very much.
We've been up here singing all (D major) evening,
(G major) so we'd kind of like you (D major) to join
us on one if you would please.
(G major) This has always been my very favorite sing
-along song
in the whole world.
(D major) It comes from (G major) my home state of Texas,
and it's called He Was a Friend of Mine.
Hey! Is there somebody from
Texas back (D major) there? (G major)
(D major) Is that right? Big (G major) deal.
It goes something (D major) like this. (G major) (D major)
It goes exactly like this. (G major)
Well, he was (D major) a friend of mine, (G major)
he (D major) was a of (G major) mine,
he died without (E minor) a penny,
(C major) didn't have a (D major) dime,
but he (G major) (D major) was a of (G major) mine,
well, he was (D major) a friend of mine, well,
(D major) Listen, y 'all, people when they (C major) usually end this song just end (D major) it,
you know, he was a friend of mine,
blah, and (D major) that's all there is to it.
But (D major) we have something special for you.
So I want you to pay real close
attention to everything
so you can kind of sing along with us, you know, and really make a, you know,
a big hot (D major) dog ending
and everything. (G major) (D major)
(G major) Well, he, (D major) did you get the little ee?
You got to remember that because that's kind
of important and everything, see.
But, this (D major) is the best (G major) part.
(D major) Was a (D major) friend of mine. (C major) (D major) (G major)
How does (D major) that grab ya?
Okay, everybody sing along
and really put your heart into it.
(D major) Hot dog, (G major) I guess I'm excited.
Well, he was (D major) a friend of (G major) mine.
(D major) He was a friend of (G major) mine
He died without a (E minor) penny
Did (C major) n't have a (D major) dime
But (G major) he was (D major) a friend of (G major) mine
One more time, everybody!
He was (D major) a friend of mine (G major)
He (D major) was a of (G major) mine
He died without a (E minor) penny,
(C major) didn't have a (D major) dime,
but he (G major) was (D major) a friend of (G major) mine.
We got it!
I don't know where (D major) he come from. (G major)
I don't know (D major) where he come (G major) from.
Now one day he was (E minor) there,
nex (C major) t day he was gone.
(D major) I don't (G major) know (D major) where
he comes (G major) from
Everybody sing!
Well, he was (D major) a friend of (G major) mine
He (D major) was a friend of (G major) mine
He died without (E minor) a penny
(C major) Didn't have a (D major) dime
But (G major) he was (D major) a friend of (G major) mine
I stole (D major) away and cried, (G major)
I (D major) stole away and (G major) cried
The tears they fell like (E minor) raindrops
the (C major) night that my friend died (D major)
I (G major) stole (D major) away and (G major) cried by yourselves
Be (D major) a friend of (G major) mine
Wait a cotton -pick (D major) in' minute
That's pretty cruddy
I hear there's about 800
(D major) to 1000 people here
You come here,
it's a big night of the week, right?
Saturday night,
everybody gets excited
Probably get your favorite date
You probably took a bath
You come out here for a big evening
You sit out there and get senile (D major)
Now look you (D major) guys
this is my favorite sing (D major) -along
in the whole world and I want
(D major) you to really get into it
you know and just sing your (D major) heart out
because you know if
you do if you do it right
you get chills all over yeah
so everybody one more time
now
I really expect to hear it now
here we (G major) go (D major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) Alright! (E minor) (C major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(G major)
Now why did you do that the first time?
Clot.
Okay now look,
I want everybody to sing
in what's real soft and quiet,
and we're gonna sing harmonies
and stuff. (D major) (G major) (C major)
(D major) He was a of mine. (G major)
He died that (E minor) day.
(C major) Didn't have the (D major) time.
But (G major) he was (D major) a of (G major) mine.
Let's really hit it now.
He was (D major) a friend of (G major) mine.
Loud, loud, loud.
(D major) He was a of (G major) mine.
He died without (E minor) me, (C major) didn't have a (D major) dime
But he (G major) was (D major) a friend of (G major) mine
Less than a thousand feet (D major)
Alright you guys
When you do a sing along
you gotta follow the bouncing folk singer,
right?
Okay, one more time,
when I cut it off,
everybody, cut it off.
Why can't (G major) I? (G major) Will he? (D major)
A retarded section.
One more time.
Will (G major) he? (D major) I tell
you what, we're getting there.
But what we've gained in precision,
we've lost in soul.
So everybody sing it one more time,
now really get into it, you guys,
you know, right deep down in the old pack of cigarettes and really...
Here we go.
Will (G major) he? (D major) All right!
One more time.
(G major) Will he? (D major) He...
I almost loved it.
Was a friend of (D major) mine. (C major) (D major) (G major)
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He Was a Friend of Mine
The Chad Mitchell Trio
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