You've got a Friend

Carole King / James Taylor (1971)

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	When you're	down and	troubled and you	need a	helping	hand,

	Am	Dsus4	G	C	G	D/F#
and	nothing, oh,	nothing is going	right,

	B7sus4	B7sus4	Em	B7	Em7
	close your eyes and	think of me and	soon I	will be	there

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to	brighten up	even your darkest	night.

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	If the	sky a	bove you should turn	dark and	full of	clouds,

	Am7	Dsus4	G	C	G	D7/F#
and that	old north	wind should begin	to		blow	,

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	keep your head to	gether and	call my	name out	loud.

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	Soon I'll be	knockin' upon	your door	.

	C	F	C
	Ain't it good to	know,	you've got a friend when

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	people can	be so	cold. They'll	hurt you and de	sert you.

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Well, they'll	take your soul if you	let them.

	D7sus4	D13
Oh yeah, but	don't you let them.

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And just call	out my	name, and you	know wherever I	am,

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	I'll come	running to see you a	gain.

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	Winter, spring, summer, or	fall,	all you got to do is	call

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and I'll	be there,	yes	I	will.

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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?

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	Oh, yeah, yeah. You've	got a	friend.