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[Verse 1] [D]He [Em]was a[G] f[D]riend of [G]mine [D]he was a friend of [G]mine [D]He die[G]d wit[D]hout a pen[Em]ny he [Am]didn't have a [D]dime [G]he [D]was a friend of [G]mine He [D]died neath the midnight [G]sun he [D]died neath the midnight [G]sun His wanderin' [D]days are [Em]over his [Am]loneliness is [D]done Yes he [G]died [D]neath the midnight sun [G] [Verse 2] [D] I have [G]a lot of buddies in my time but he was the be[D]st buddy I ever had The kind of friend you [G]can lean on and turn to when times 're goin' bad He could have [Em]been a rich man or maybe he [Am]could be the President But he was [D]just a friend [G]of mine the one who [D]had died without [G]a cent[D] [G]I s[D]oughed away and c[G]ried I[D] soughed away and [G]cried Tears [D]fell like [Em]raindrops the [Am]night my best friend [D]died [G]He [D]was a friend of min[G]e he [D]was a friend of [G]mine
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