Friends chords by Bette Midler

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
• Key: A

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
Amaj7

A            Gmaj7
And I am all alone
         C#m           Gmaj7
There is no one here beside me
       F#m7              C#m7
And my problems have all gone
D                  Bm     Bm7
There is no one to deride me

Chorus:
                    Gmaj7  A
But yah got to have friends
    Em7             A
The feeling's oh so strong
D               Dmaj7  C#m7
Yah got to have friends
   D7        Bm7      E
To make that day last long

Verse:
                               Gmaj7  A
I had some firends but they're gone
Em7                          A
Somethin' came and took them away
                           Dmaj7  C#m
And from the dusk 'til the dawn
D       Bm         E
Here is where I'll stay

Verse:
Gmaj7                      A
Standing at the end of the road, boys
D                             C#
Waiting for my new friends to come
        D           E         A    F#m
I don't care if I'm hungry or poor
Bm7           E          A
I'm gonna get me some of them

Chorus:
                       Gmaj7   A
'Cause you got to have friends
Em7                 A               Em7     A
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, friends
                          Bm7
That's right you, oh you, yeah you
Em7                        Gmaj7   A
I said you gotta have some friends
                  Em7    A               Em7     A
I'm talkin' about friends, that's right, friends
D        Bm7      Em
Friends, friends, friends

Verse:
                    Em7                 A
I had some firends, oh, but they're all gone, gone
          Em7                    A
Somethin' came and snatched them away
             Amaj7  Dmaj7           C#m7      F#m7
And from the dusk until the red red dawn, you know
                      Bm7           E
Here is where I gotta stay, here is where I gotta stay

Verse:
G                                A
And I'm standing at the end of a real long road
        D                             A
And I'm waiting for my new friends to come
        A           C#7       F#m
I don't care if I'm hungry or freezin' cold
    D            E       D
I'm gonna get me some of them

Chorus:
                      Em7    A
'Cause you gotta have friends
       G      E        A
That's right, friends, friends
E       Em7
I gotta get my, I gotta get my, I gotta get my
E                             D       A
Look around and see all of my friends
D   A                      Em7
Oh, friends, that's right, friends, friends
A                 Em7               A
Friends, friends, friends, friends, oh
Em7    A                Em      A
Friends, you gotta have friends ...