You've Got a Friend
Carole King

James Taylor
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
1971
I kinda sang this with Jen before I actually
got into JT, but here's my version of the song.
It should be pretty close.  Enjoy!

Lyrics
Chords


Capo 2nd INTRO:
When you're... G CaddG Gsus4/D D7sus4 G F#m Em/B B7 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----3-----------|---3-------3-----|-3---3-----3-----3---|---------0--------| B:---------0---0-1-|-------1-------1-|-0h1-0-----0---------|-----2--------4---| G:---0---0---2-----|-----0-------0---|-2-------2-0---0-----|---2---2---0----2-| D:-----------------|---------0-------|---------------------|------------------| A:-----------------|-3---------------|---------------------|---------2----2---| E:-3---------------|-----------------|-------------3-----3-|-2----------------|
This is the verse: down and troubled and you need a helping hand and Em B7 Em B7 Em7 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-------0---------|-----------0-----|-----0-------0---|-------3---------| G:-----0-----0-----|-----2---2-------|-----------2---2-|-----0-----0---0-| D:---2-----2-------|---1---1-------1-|---2-----1-------|---2---------2---| A:-------------2---|-2-----------2---|-------2---------|-----------------| E:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------| nothin' woa nothin' is goin' right Am7 D7sus4 G Gsus4 G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----|-------3-------3-|---------3---3-------| B:-----1-----1-----|-----1-----1-----|---0-------1-----|-1p0---------1-0-----| G:-------------0---|---2-----2---2---|-----------------|-----0-----0-----0---| D:---2-----2-----2-|-0-----0-------0-|-----------------|---------------------| A:-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------------------| close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there F#m B7 Em B7 Em7 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-------2---------|-----------0-----|-----0-------0---|-------3---------| G:-----2-----2-----|-----2---2-------|-----------2---2-|-----0-----0---0-| D:---4-----4-------|---1---1-------1-|---2-----1-------|---2---------2---| A:-------------4---|-2-----------2---|-------2---------|-----------------| E:-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------| to brighten up even your darkest night you just Am7 Gmaj7/B D7sus4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----0---------------|-----------2-----|-----3-----------|-----------------| B:-----1-------1-------|-----3---3-------|-----1-----1-----|---1---1---0-----| G:-------------0-----0-|-----0---0---0---|---2-----2-----2-|---------------2-| D:---2-----0h2---------|---0-----------0-|-0-----0---------|-0---------------| A:-0-----0---------0---|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-----3---2---0---| E:---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
This is the chorus: call out my name and you know wherever I am I'll come G Gmaj7 C Am7 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------3-----|-------2---------|-------0---------|-----0-----3-----| B:-------0---------|-----0---------0-|-----1-------1---|-----1-----1-----| G:-----0-----------|---0---------0---|---0-------0---0-|-----------------| D:---0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|---2-----2-------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-0-----0---------| E:-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------| runnin' to see you again G6 Gmaj7 D7sus4 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----0---------2-|-----------------|-----3---3---3---3-----3-|-----3---3-------| B:-----------0-----|-------0-----0---|---1-0h1-0h1-0h1-0-----1-|---0-1-----1-----| G:---0-----0-------|-----0-----0---0-|---2-2---2---2-------2-2-|-----2-------2---| D:-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------------------|-------0-------0-| A:-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| E:-3---------------|---3-------------|-------------------------|-----------------| winter spring summer or fall all you got to do is G Gmaj7 C + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----3-----------|---2-2---2-2-----|-------0---------| B:-----0-----0-----|---0-0---0-0-----|-----1-------1---| G:---0-----0-------|---------------0-|---0-------0---0-| D:---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------| E:-3---------------|-3-----3---------|-----------------| call and I'll be there yeah yeah yeah you've got a friend Am7 Cmaj7 Bm7 C/D D7sus4 + + + + + + + + + + + + e:---------------------------------|-----0-------2---|-0---3-----------| B:---------------------------------|-----0-------3---|-1---1-----------| G:-----9---------------------------|-----0-------2---|-0---2-----------| D:-5/7-----7\5---------5---7p5-----|-----------------|-0---0-----------| A:-------------5---5h7---------7---|-3-------2-------|-----------------| E:---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
This is the bridge: hey ain't it good to know you've got a friend when people can be so cold C F C G + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----0-----------1---|-----0-------------------|-----3-------3-----------| B:---1---------1-------|---1-------------1p0-----|---------0h1-----1p0-----| G:-0-----0-0h2-------2-|-0-----0-----0-------0---|---0---0-------------0---| D:---------3-----------|---------0h2-------------|-------------------------| A:-3-------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------| E:---------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------| they'll hurt you and desert you yeah they'll take your soul if you Gmaj7 C Fmaj7 Em7 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------2---------|-------0---------|-----0---------0-----|-----------------| B:---0-------0-----|-----1-----1-----|-------------------1-|-------3-------3-| G:-----0---0---0---|---------0---0-0-|-0h2---------2-------|-----0-----0-----| D:-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---2---------2---| A:-----------------|-3---------------|---------------------|-----------------| E:-3---------------|-----------------|-1---------1-----1---|-0-------0-------| let them... but don't you let them you just... (to chorus) A7 A9 A7 D7sus4 D7 + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-3-----3---------|-2---------------| B:---2h4-2-----4---|-1-----1---------|-1---------------| G:---2---2-----2---|-2-----2---------|-2---------------| D:---4---4-----4---|-0-----0---------|-0---------------| A:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
This is the ending (ad-lib, please): friend you've got a friend ain't it G CaddG D7sus4 G + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----3-----------|---3-------------|-3---3-----3-------3-| B:---------0---0-1-|-------1-----1---|-0h1-0-----0-----0---| G:-----------2-----|-----0-----0---0-|-2-------2-0---0-----| D:-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| A:-----------------|-3-------3-------|---------------------| E:-3---------------|-----------------|-------------3-------| good to know you've got a friend ain't it good to know you've got a friend C D7sus4 G C D7sus4 G + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------0---------|-3---3-----3-------3-|-------0---------|-3---3-----3-------3-| B:-----1-------1---|-0h1-0-----0-----0---|-----1-------1---|-0h1-0-----0-----0---| G:---0-------------|-2---2---2-0---0-----|---0-------------|-2---2---2-0---0-----| D:-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------| A:-3-------3-------|---------------------|-3-------3-------|---------------------| E:-----------------|-------------3-------|-----------------|-------------3-------| you've got a friend C D7sus4 + + + + + + + + e:-------0---------|-3---3-----3---------| B:-----1---1-------|-0h1-0-----0---------| G:---0-------------|-2---2---2-0---------| D:-----------------|---------------------| A:-3-----------3---|---------------------| E:-----------------|-----------3---------|
LYRICS:
play INTRO When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand And nothin' woa nothin' is goin' right Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there To brighten up even your darkest night
CHORUS You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come runnin' oh yeah baby to see you again Winter spring summer or fall All you got to do is call And I'll be there yeah yeah yeah You've got a friend play intro
If the sky above you should grow dark and full of clouds And that old north wind should begin to blow Keep your head together and call my name out loud Soon I'll be knockin' upon your door
CHORUS
BRIDGE Hey ain't it good to know that you've got a friend When people can be so cold They'll hurt you and desert you Well they'll take your soul if you let them Oh yeah but don't you let them
CHORUS play ending

CHORDS:
Gmaj7 3x0002 D7sus4 xx0213 D7 xx0212 B7 x23202 or x24242 CaddG x32013 Cmaj7 x32000 Fmaj7 103210 Em7 022030 Gsus4 3x0013 Gsus4/D xx0013 G6 320000 To learn why these chords are named this way, check out
Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.

Created on 11-15-97 by Daniel E. Smith.