I Will Be Your Friend chords by Sade

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

I Will Be Your Friend (Sade)
Intro features the Sax
 F#m7   Faug     A/E    A(B5)/Eb     Bm7 Bm9 Bm7
 F#m7   Faug     A/E    A(B5)/Eb     Bm7 Bm9 Bm7
F#m7         Bm7
F#m7         Bm7
Verse 1
F#m7                            Bm7
I know that lately, things haven't been so good.
F#m7                            Bm7
I've always said, "that if I could ever help you, I would."
F#m7
Ohh hoo hoo. Ohh hoo hoo.
Bm7
I love you for a thousand years.
F#m7
Ohh hoo I hoo. Ohh hoo I hoo.
Bm7                         C#7
I'm here to wipe away the tears.

Chorus
F#m7                            Bm7
I will be your friend, until the end of time.
F#m7                            Bm7
I will be your friend, I'm here to make you smile.
 F#m7
When your falling apart I pick up each piece
Bm7,
And build a wall around your dream.
F#m7                            Bm7
The punches to your heart, melt away when you never thought they'd heal.
Bridge
   F#m7   Faug     A/E    A(B5)/Eb     Bm7 Bm9 Bm7
"So trust in me!" these are the words I tattoo on you.
   F#m7   Faug     A/E   A(B5)/Eb     Bm7    C#7
If Hercules can't pick me up now then, I really am true.

Verse 2
F#m7                            Bm7
I will be your friend, until the end of time.
F#m7                            Bm7
I will be your friend, I'm here to make you smile.

Trumpet Break

D     F#m7   D  F#m7  (C#7)
F#m7                            Bm7
Ohh hoo hoo. Ohh hoo hoo, I love you for a thousand years.
F#m7                            Bm7
Ohh hoo hoo. Ohh hoo hoo. I'm here to wipe away the tears.

F#m7                            Bm7
"You've got so much to give," I'll tell you just when you need to know.
F#m7                            Bm7
"Get out and live," (I'll) Pick you up when you're feeling low.
Bridge
So here's my hand, trust in me I really am true.
You've got to understand, there's nothing I wouldn't do.
Chorus
I will be your friend, until the end of time.
I will be your friend, I'm here to make you smile.
I will be your friend, until the end of time.
I will be your friend, I'm here to make you smile.

(Repeat Chorus sequence without bridge to end)

"You've got so much to give!" "Get out and live!"

I will be your friend, until the end of time.
I will be your friend. I'm here to make you smile.
The punches to your heart, take my hand.
When you're falling apart you've got to understand.