Verse 1:

D5            A5             B5
I was there that night in Bethlehem
         G5                                           A5 
And when Neil and the boys came to the moon in that tin can
   D5           A5               B5
At Gettysburg, Omaha beach, in Vietnam
         G5                       A5
I heard every soldier's cry and mom's prayer
        D5    GD5
I was there

D5            A5                      B5
I was there when you took your first breath
             G5                                          A5           
And when you lit that stolen Lucky Strike and like the choke to death
D5             A5                      B5
When you were waist deep in Carter's Creek
              G5                                               A5
And preacher John dunked you down in the water and raised you up for air
       D5
I was there

Chorus:

B5
I'm always around
      A5
I was then and I am now
    D5                          G5
And I'll be here when tomorrow comes
       B5
When a road comes to an end
    A5
I'm where you start again
    D5                         G5
I'm never farther than a word away
        B5                 A5
You've always got a friend

Verse 2:

          D5       A5                      B5
When your grandma passed, I was in that house
               G5                                        A5
And when your grandpa ran down the street to go to show her around
         D5    D5   A5   A5   G5    G5   A5
I was there


Chorus:

B5
I'm always around
      A5
I was then and I am now
    D5                          G5
And I'll be here when tomorrow comes
       B5
When a road comes to an end
    A5
I'm where you start again
    D5                         G5
I'm never farther than a word away
        B5                 A5
You've always got a friend

Verse 3:

D5           A5                B5
I was there last night on highway 9
            G5                                           A5
When you answered the phone and ran right through that stop sign
       D5                     A5                 B5
I was in the cab, in that bigger rig, in that trucker's ear
           G5                               A5
They then swerve to the right and miss you by a hair
        D5
I was there


Tag:

            B5               A5                    G5             A5
If you're feeling alone look up on the One who answers prayers
                D5       A5    G5    A5   D5
And I'm always there