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.