You've Got a Friend
James Taylor
Intro: G Gsus4 G B7
Em B7 Em B7 Em7
When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand,
Am7 D7sus4 G Gsus4 G
and nothing, oh, nothing is going right,
Em B7 Em B7 Em7
Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there
To (Am7)brighten up (Bm7) even your darkest (D7sus4) night. (D7)
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
D7sus4 Gmaj7 D7sus4 D7
I'll come running to see you again.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
Cmaj7 Am7
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
D7sus4 G Gsus4 G
You've got a friend.
Em B7 Em B7 Em7
If the sky a-bove you should turn dark and full of clouds,
Am7 D7sus4 G Gsus4 G
and that old north wind should begin to blow,
Em B7 Em B7 Em7
Keep your head together and call my name out loud.
Am7 Bm7 D7sus4 D7
Soon I'll be knocking upon your door.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
D7sus4 Gmaj7 D7sus4 D7
I'll come running to see you again.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
Cmaj7 Am7
and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
F C
Hey ain't it good to know that you've got a friend when
G G7 C Fm
people can be so cold. They'll hurt you and desert you.
Em7 A7
Well, they'll take your soul if you let them.
D7sus4 D
Oh yeah, but don't you let them.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Am7
You just call out my name, and you know wherever I am,
D7sus4 Gmaj7 D7sus4 D7
I'll come running to see you a- gain.
G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Em7
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you got to do is call
C D7sus4
and I'll be there, yes I will.
G C G
You've got a friend. You've got a friend.
C G
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C G
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend?
C Gsus4 G
Oh, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend.