Intro: C G/C Fadd9/C F x4 C G/C Fadd9/C F When I saw him last he had that look in his eyes C G/C Fadd9/C F I said, "Do you need to talk?", he said, "No." C G/C Fadd9/C F So I called him up, asked him again and I waited a while C G/C Fadd9/C F he began to speak, then he started to cry Am G F You know some things are best left unspoken Am G F and some things just never work out C G/C Fadd9/C F Sometimes, seems you try and you try and whatever you do C G/C Fadd9/C F There's a fix that you're in, and you just can't get out Am F Am G Am G F He said, "I need your help, I need it now Am F Am G C Give 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 Cadd9 We were always laughing, I just remember laughing, mama F We 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# Ab/C# F#add9/C# F#/C# Though as time goes by, and it all becomes clear C# Ab/C# F#add9/C# F#/C# We can see the deceit, we see the lies C# Ab/C# F#add9/C# F#/C# So I asked myself, over and over, and over again C# Ab/C# F#add9/C# F#/C# What did they know? What did they hide? Bbm Ab F# Fools, leading the innocent blindly Bbm Ab F# Fools, 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 Bbm F# Bbm Ab Bbm Ab F# I need your help, I need it now Bbm F# Bbm Ab C# Just give me the strength to go on Bbm Ab F#add9 I remember the laughing, We were always laughing C# Ab/C# F#add9/C# F#/C# Oh no, it's just strength we need now Just the strength to go on...
