Intro: C  G/C  Fadd9/C  F x4

C (x32010@1)             G/C (2431xx@7)    Fadd9/C     FWhen (133211@1)I saw him last he had that look in his eyes
           C (x32010@1)                 G/C (2431xx@7)      Fadd9/C  FI (133211@1)said, "Do you need to talk?", he said, "No."
      C (x32010@1)                     G/C (2431xx@7)       Fadd9/C   FSo (133211@1)I called him up, asked him again and I waited a while
    C (x32010@1)                    G/C (2431xx@7)      Fadd9/C  Fhe (133211@1)began to speak, then he started to cry

Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)        F (133211@1)You know some things are best left unspoken
    Am (x02210@1)              G (320003@1)        F (133211@1)and some things just never work out
          C (x32010@1)                    G/C (2431xx@7)      Fadd9/C   FSometimes, (133211@1)seems you try and you try and whatever you do
           C (x32010@1)                        G/C (2431xx@7)         Fadd9/C  FThere's (133211@1)a fix that you're in, and you just can't get out

Am (x02210@1)F (133211@1)  Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1)     Am (x02210@1)G (320003@1) F (133211@1)
He said, "I need your help, I need it now
Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1)Am (x02210@1)  G (320003@1)          CGive (x32010@1)me the strength to go on"

Though I didn't know what I knew that something was wrong
He still had his pride, he'd tell me in time
Well this feeling inside kept eating at me
I was losing a friend, and I had to know why
 
When I heard the voice on the phone, I knew it was bad news
So I rushed to be by his side
And we said goodbye for the last time
I gently hugged him, and kissed him goodbye

He whispered, "I need your help, I need it now.
Give me the strength to go on."

F (133211@1)                    Cadd9We (x32030@1)were always laughing, I just remember laughing, mama
                FWe (133211@1)were always laughing
 
Oh I need your help, I need it now
Give me the strength to go on

C#  Ab/C#  F#add9/C#  F#/C# x2

C# (x43121@1)        Ab/C#   F#add9/C#  F#/C#
Though as time goes by, and it all becomes clear
       C# (x43121@1)         Ab/C#         F#add9/C#  F#/C#
We can see the deceit, we see the lies
      C# (x43121@1)                 Ab/C#      F#add9/C#  F#/C#
So I asked myself, over and over, and over again
C# (x43121@1)                Ab/C#        F#add9/C#  F#/C#
What did they know? What did they hide?

Bbm (x13321@1)  Ab (xx1114@1)                  F#Fools, (244322@1)leading the innocent blindly
Bbm (x13321@1)   Ab (xx1114@1)   F#Fools, (244322@1)turning away
 
And I know that when I think of my friend with that look in his eyes
And if they told the truth, he might be here today

BbmF# Bbm (x13321@1) Ab (xx1114@1)   Bbm (x13321@1)AbF#
I need your help, I need it now
     Bbm (x13321@1)F#Bbm  Ab (xx1114@1)          C#Just (x43121@1)give me the strength to go on
               Bbm (x13321@1)                     Ab (xx1114@1)     F#add9I (135211@2)remember the laughing, We were always laughing  
                                   C# (x43121@1)Ab/C#  F#add9/C#  F#/C#
Oh no, it's just strength we need now

Just the strength to go on...