He Was A Friend Of Mine chords by Willie Nelson

Chords with lyrics

A augmentedA great song from the pen of Bob Dylan, adapted with some changes and used by Willie
Nelson as the soundtrack for the film “Brokeback Mountain”. It is in the same key but a
little slower in tempo than the Dylan original.
The intro can be played throughout each verse, and the instrumentals follow the same
chord pattern as the verses. F#7F#7 and B minorBm are barre chords. If you are not up to them yet,
omit the 5th and 6th strings.

Metronome 56

Mike Perry

Chords
  A7A7 D MajorD  G+G F#7F#7 B minorBm
e 0  2  3  2  2
BB 2  3  0  2  3
G+G 0  2  0  3  4
D MajorD 2  0  0  2  4
A augmentedA 0  0  0  4  2
E MajorE 0  0  0  2  2

Intro (picking melody over chord)

 A7A7    D MajorD    A7A7     D MajorD
G+G   D MajorD F#7F#7   B minorBm
e-0h3---------------0h3---22-0-----------2-5-3-3-3-2--2-3-2---2-|
B-------2s5-3------------------3-------3-----0-0-0-3--2-----5-3-|
G-------------2h4-2--------------2h4-2-------0-0-0-2-—3-------4-|
D--------------------------------------------0-0-0-0—-2-------4-|
A--------------------------------------------2-2-2-0—-4-------2-|
E--------------------------------------------3-3-2----2-------2-|

  D MajorD  A7A7 D MajorD
e-0-2-----2p0---------|
B---3---2-----3-------|
G---2-----------2h4-2-|
D---0-----------------|
A---0-----------------|
E---------------------|

A7A7         D MajorD
He was a friend of mine
A7A7         D MajorD
He was a friend of mine
G+G      D MajorD
Every time I think of him
 F#7F#7         B minorBm
I just can't keep from cryin'
    D MajorD A7A7        D MajorD
'Cause he  was a friend of mine

A7A7       D MajorD
He died on the road
A7A7       D MajorD
He died on the road
G+G        D MajorD
He just kept on moving
   F#7F#7         B minorBm
Never reaped what he could sow
  D MajorD A7A7        D MajorD
And he  was a friend of mine

Instrumental

A7A7        D MajorD
I stole away and cried
A7A7        D MajorD
I stole away and cried
G+G          D MajorD
I never had too much money
   F#7F#7          B minorBm
And I never been quite satisfied
  D MajorD A7A7        D MajorD
And he  was a friend of mine

A7A7         D MajorD
He never done no wrong
A7A7         D MajorD
He never done no wrong
G+G           D MajorD
A augmentedA thousand miles from home
    F#7F#7       B minorBm
And he never harmed no one
  D MajorD A7A7        D MajorD
And he  was a friend of mine

Instrumental

A7A7         D MajorD
He was a friend of mine
A7A7         D MajorD
He was a friend of mine
G+G           D MajorD
Every time I hear his name Lord
 F#7F#7         B minorBm
I just can't keep from cryin'
    D MajorD A7A7        D MajorD