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Key
A♭
bpm
83
Tuning
440 Hz
Genre
Classic rockPop
Artist
jam sessions
22571
Release year
1971
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You’ve Got a Friend Lead Sheet

[Intro]
G#    C#/G#   G#    Gm7  C7
 
[Verse 1]
            Fm       C7                Fm       C7         Fm C7 Fm
When you're down and troubled and you need some love and care
    A#m7     D#7sus4          G#     G#
And nothing, nothing is going right
Gm7add11           C7              Fm   C7          Fm C7 Fm
Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there
   A#m7        Cm7               D#7sus4
To brighten up even your darkest nights
 
 
[Chorus]
         G#          G#maj7        C#
You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
          G#                  D#7sus4
I'll come running to see you again
G#                        G#maj7 C#                         Fm G#/D#
Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you have to do is call
         C#      Cm7  A#m7 D#7sus4
And I'll be there
                G#    C#/G#   G#    Gm7  C7
You've got a friend
 
 
[Verse 2]
       Fm   C7              Fm       C7         Fm C7 Fm
If the sky above you, grows dark and full of clouds
         A#m       D#7sus4         G#    G#
And that ol' north wind, begins to blow
Gm7add11        C7         Fm      C7         Fm C7 Fm
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
A#m7                   Cm7            D#7sus4 D#7 D#7sus2   D#7
Soon, you'll hear me knocking at your door
 
 
[Chorus]
         G#          G#maj7          C#
You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
          G#                                       D#7sus4
I'll come running, running, yeah yeah, to see you again
G#                        G#maj7 C#                       Fm G#/D#
Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you have to do is call
         C#        Cm7    A#m7  D#7sus4
and I'll be there, yes, I will
 
 
[Bridge]
    F#                            C#
Now ain't it good to know that you've got a friend
     G#               G#maj7
When people can be so cold
        C#                  F#7           Fm                        A#7
They'll hurt you, yes and desert you, and take your soul if you let them
        D#7sus4            D#7
Oh, but don't you let them
 
 
[Chorus]
         G#          G#maj7         C#
You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
          G#                                       D#7sus4
I'll come running, running, yeah yeah, to see you again
G#                        G#maj7 C#                         Fm    G#/D#
Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you have to do is call
         C#               Cm7    A#m7  D#7sus4
and I'll be there, yes, I will
             G#      C#             G#
You've got a friend,   you've got a friend
         C#/G#                      G#
Ain't it good to know, you've got a friend
         C#/G#                          G#
Ain't it good to know, ain't it good to know
                 C#/G#              G#
Ain't it good to know, you've got a friend
   C#                        G#            C#
Oh yeah now, oh you've got a friend, yeah, baby
             G#          C#
You've got a friend, oh, yeah
                 G#
Now you've got a friend