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You're My Best Friend chords by Don Williams (Official Version)

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Db
Ebm
Dbmaj7
Ab9sus4
Ab
Gb

Intro 1

Verse 1

You placed gold on my finger

You brought love like I've never known

You gave life to our children

And to me a reason to go on

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Chorus 1

You're my bread when I'm hungry

You're my shelter from troubled winds

You're my anchor in life's ocean

But most of all you're my best friend

Verse 2

When I need hope and inspiration

You're always strong when I'm tired and weak

I could search this whole world over

You'd still be everything that I need

Chorus 2

You're my bread when I'm hungry

You're my shelter from troubled winds

You're my anchor in life's ocean

But most of all you're my best friend

Chorus 3
Db 
Gb 
Db 
You're my  (D flat major) bread  (G flat major) when I'm  (D flat major) hungry
Ab 
Db 
You're my  (A flat major) shelter from troubled  (D flat major) winds
Gb 
You're my anchor in life's  (G flat major) ocean
Db 
Ab 
Db 
But most of  (D flat major) all   (A flat major) you're my best  (D flat major) friend
Db 
Db 
Db 
 (D flat major)  (D flat major)  (D flat major) 

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Db
Ebm
Dbmaj7
Ab9sus4
Ab
Gb

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Db majorBPM: 130

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Ebm: x-6-8-8-7-x
Dbmaj7: x-4-6-5-6-x
Ab9sus4: 4-x-4-3-2-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2

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This is the definitive original version of You're My Best Friend by Don Williams, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Db major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Don Williams's performance.

You're My Best Friend

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