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He Was a Friend of Mine Chords

Music by: Bobby Bare
Tone D major BPM 111 Views 14
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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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