• Song:

    Youve Got A Friend

  • Artist:

    Carole King

YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND

by Carole King
Album: Tapestry
(c) 1971

[Capo II]

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INTRO:
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   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---------------|
                                                         When you're...
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VERSE:
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   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---------------|
   down          and troubled  and you need a helping   hand         and

   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---------------|--------------------|
            nothin'       woa nothin' is goin' right

   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---------------|
      close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be  there

   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:---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
to brighten up           even your darkest night                     you just

Chorus:

   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---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
call out my       name      and you know wherever  I am          I'll come

   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-------------|-------------------------|--------------|
runnin'                 to see you again

   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---------|-----------------|
winter spring summer or fall        all you got to do is

   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:---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   call               and I'll be there yeah yeah yeah   you've got a friend

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BRIDGE:
-------

   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-----------------------|
hey ain't it good to know you've got a friend when people can be so cold

         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------|
       they'll hurt you    and desert you yeah they'll take your soul if you

   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:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
let them...   but don't you let them          you just... (to chorus)

   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-------|
friend                    you've got a friend    ain't it

   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------|
good to know you've got a friend   ain't it good to know 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---------|
         You've got a friend

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
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