A Friend For Life chords by Steve Harley

Intro:
A   F#m   A   F#m   A

Verse:
           A            F#m        A           F#m
Through a smoke filled glass on a desperate night
        A         E         D
When the sole of my shoe lets in rain
           Bm               E              A     G#     F#m
When the heart’s tired of running and the milk’s gone sour
            Bm       A       E
Will your feelings still be the same?

          A           F#m          A            F#m
When the match won’t light so the flames don’t tremble
          A          E          D
And the years are condemning us till
             Bm           E             A      G#      F#m
I’ll need a soul mate to hold me and a friend for life
         Bm        E        A
And I’m hoping it might be you.

Instrumental:
A   F#m   A   F#m

        A           F#m    A          F#m
When I think of life as a chance not taken
      A          E            D
As a compromise tinged with regret
          Bm              E              A G#    F#m
When the kids leave for breeding and the T V’s king
          Bm          A        E
Will you tell me we’re not done yet,

       A      F#m       A        F#m
Will you think of me as a distant island
         A          E               D
Or will you come with me to the moon?
          Bm           E             A     G#     F#m
I need a soul mate to hold me and a friend for life
         Bm        E        A
And I’m hoping it might be you

G#         C#m        G#           C#m
Give me a asylum and I’ll keep the faith,
D           A              E
Keep me in coffee and so safe
D                   C#m     A    G#      F#m
And I’ll feed your cats,And I’ll paint walls
    Bm          E         A
And I’ll be your one-night stand

Break:
A  E A E D C#m Bm
E A E F#m Bm F#m E A

           A      F#m         A        F#m
Will you come with me in the certain knowledge
          A             E                 D
That the catch is – is this- no catch at all
             Bm        E                A         F#m
I’ll need a soul mate to hold me and a friend for life
          Bm       E        D      A   F#m
And I’m hoping it might be you
          Bm         E       A
Yeah I’m certain it must be you

Outro: