Artist: Dionne Warwick and Friends
Song:   That's What Friends Are For
Album:  Friends
Year:   1985

Background: Originally recorded by Rod Stewart for the film Night Shift (1982), 
this song was covered by Dionne Warwick along with Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder.

Chords, in order of appearance

Ebmaj9 (xx1031@1)          xx1031
Ebmaj9/D          x53333
Ab(add Bb)/C      866xx6
Bb11 (x11111@1)            xx1111
Dm7(no 5th)       xx0x11
G7sus4 (3x301x@1)          3x0011
Abmaj7 (xx4321@3)          4x554x
Fm7/Bb (11x141@1)          x11111
Ebadd9 (x43141@3)          x6536x
Ebadd9/D          x5536x
Abmaj7/C          x31113
Bb/Ab             4x333x
Bb9 (x1011x@1)             x10111
C#6 (x4332x@1)             x46666
C7sus4 (x3331x@1)          x3x311
Cb6(no 5th)       xx1101
Bb7sus4 (x13141@1)         x13141









Intro (Please see bottom for intro riff)

| Ebmaj9  Ebmaj9/D | Ab(add Bb)/C |

| Gm7     Cm7      | Fm7 (131141@1)   Bb11| (x11111@1)


(Bb11)  Ebmaj9 (xx1031@1)     Gm7        Cm7        Fm7 (131141@1) 
 And     I, nev-er thought I feel_ this way_

Dm7(no5th)
and as far as I'm concerned_

G7sus4 (3x301x@1)  G7 (320001@1)        Cm7
I'm glad I got the chance to say_

Abmaj7 (xx4321@3)         Fm7/Bbthat (11x141@1)I do be-lieve I   love you. And

Ebmaj9 (xx1031@1)     Gm7      Cm7    Fm7 (131141@1) if I should ev-er go_ a-way_

Dm7(no 5th)
well, then close your eyes_ and try_
              
             G7sus4 (3x301x@1) G7 (320001@1)      Cm7
to feel the way_ we do_ to-day,_

Abmaj7 (xx4321@3)          Fm7/Bb (11x141@1) Bb11and (x11111@1)then if you can_ re-mem-ber_

Ebadd9 (x43141@3)          Ebadd9/D       
     Keep smil-ing,     keep shin-ing,

Abmaj7/C                  Bb/Ab
know-ing you_ can al-ways count on

Gm7         Cm7    Abmaj7 (xx4321@3)                  Fm7/Bb (11x141@1)Bb9me_ (x1011x@1) for sure_       that's what friends_ are for.

Ebadd9 (x43141@3)          Ebadd9/D
    For good-times        and bad_ times

C#6 (x4332x@1)           C7sus4 (x3331x@1)   C7I'll (x32310@1)be on_ you side for-ev-er

Cb6(no 5th)      Bb7sus4 (x13141@1)               Bb7sus4 (x13141@1)        
   more           That's what friends_ are for



Ebmaj9  Gm7 Cm7
(Instrumental) *2-(see bottom)

Fm7 (131141@1)                         Dm7(no 5th)
   well you came and o-pened me__

G7sus4 (3x301x@1)    G7 (320001@1)    Cm7
and now there's so_ much more_ I see_

Abmaj7 (xx4321@3)        Fm7/Bband (11x141@1)so, by the way_ I   thank you. And

Ebmaj9 (xx1031@1)      Gm7             Cm7      Fm7 (131141@1)then  for the times when we're_ a-part___

Dm7(no 5th)
well, then close your eyes_ and know__

G7sus4 (3x301x@1)    G7 (320001@1)        Cm7 
these words are com-ing from_ my heart,__

Abmaj7 (xx4321@3)          Fm7/Bb (11x141@1) Bb11and (x11111@1)then if you can_ re-mem-ber_



Ebadd9 (x43141@3)          Ebadd9/D       
     Keep smil-ing,     keep shin-ing,

Abmaj7/C                  Bb/Ab
know-ing you_ can al-ways count on

Gm7         Cm7    Abmaj7 (xx4321@3)                  Fm7/Bb (11x141@1)Bb9me__ (x1011x@1)for sure_       that's what friends_ are for.

Ebadd9 (x43141@3)          Ebadd9/D
    For good-times        and bad_ times

C#6 (x4332x@1)           C7sus4 (x3331x@1)   C7I'll (x32310@1)be on_ you side for-ev-er

Cb6(no 5th)      Bb7sus4 (x13141@1)               Bb7sus4 (x13141@1)        
   more           That's what friends_ are for



Ebadd9 (x43141@3)          Ebadd9/D       
     Keep smil-ing,     keep shin-ing,

Abmaj7/C                  Bb/Ab
know-ing you_ can al-ways count on

Gm7         Cm7    Abmaj7 (xx4321@3)                  Fm7/Bb (11x141@1)Bb9me__ (x1011x@1)for sure_       that's what friends_ are for.

Ebadd9 (x43141@3)          Ebadd9/D
    For good-times        and bad_ times

C#6 (x4332x@1)           C7sus4 (x3331x@1)   C7I'll (x32310@1)be on_ you side for-ev-er

Cb6(no 5th)      Bb7sus4 (x13141@1)               Bb7sus4 (x13141@1)        
   more           That's what friends_ are for



| Ebmaj9  Ebmaj9/D | Ab(add Bb)/C |

| Gm7     Cm7      | Fm7 (131141@1)   Bb11| (x11111@1)




Stevie's harmonica, played during intro and outro

* | - Strike Chord

Ebmaj9      Ebmaj9/D     Ab(add Bb)/C
     |           |              |
     E (022100@1)S S Q    E (022100@1)S S Q       E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1) 
E||--------------------------|------------3--4--3---------|
B||-----3-4-L-------3-4-L----|-----3-4-L----------4-L-----|
G||--3-----------3-----------|--3----------------------5--|
D||--------------------------|----------------------------|
A||--------------------------|----------------------------|
E||--------------------------|----------------------------|

Gm7       Cm7            Fm7 (131141@1)        Bb11 (x11111@1)   |         |              |            |
    Q.     E (022100@1)Q.       E (022100@1)   Q    S S S S E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1) E (022100@1)   
E|------------------------|---------------4--3-----------|
B|---------3--4-----------|-------------4-------4-L------|
G|--3----------------1g3--|--1----L---5--------------5---|
D|------------------------|---------6--------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------------|

Duration Legend
---------------

Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
. - note dotted

Tablature Legend
----------------
L - tied note
g - grace note

*2. Instrumental on 2nd verse

E|--6-4-3-----------------|----------------------------|
B|--------4---------------|-----------6-4---8-9--------|
G|-------------------3----|-------3--------------------|
D|--------------5-6-------|---5-6----------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|