Verse 1:

D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)           BmI (x24432@1)was there that night in Bethlehem
         G (320003@1)                                         A (x02220@1)And when Neil and the boys came to the moon in that tin can
   D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)             BmAt (x24432@1)Gettysburg, Omaha beach, in Vietnam
         G (320003@1)                     AI (x02220@1)heard every soldier's cry and mom's prayer
        D (xx0232@1)  GD
I was there

D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)                    BmI (x24432@1)was there when you took your first breath
             G (320003@1)                                        A (x02220@1)         
And when you lit that stolen Lucky Strike and like the choke to death
D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)                    BmWhen (x24432@1)you were waist deep in Carter's Creek
              G (320003@1)                                             AAnd (x02220@1)preacher John dunked you down in the water and raised you up for air
       DI (xx0232@1)was there

Chorus:

BmI'm (x24432@1)always around
      AI (x02220@1)was then and I am now
    D (xx0232@1)                        GAnd (320003@1)I'll be here when tomorrow comes
       BmWhen (x24432@1)a road comes to an end
    AI'm (x02220@1)where you start again
    D (xx0232@1)                       GI'm (320003@1)never farther than a word away
        Bm (x24432@1)               AYou've (x02220@1)always got a friend

Verse 2:

D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)                    BmWhen (x24432@1)your grandma passed, I was in that house
               G (320003@1)                                      AAnd (x02220@1)when your grandpa ran down the street to go to show her around
         D (xx0232@1)  D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)  G (320003@1) AI (x02220@1)was there

Chorus:

BmI'm (x24432@1)always around
      AI (x02220@1)was then and I am now
    D (xx0232@1)                        GAnd (320003@1)I'll be here when tomorrow comes
       BmWhen (x24432@1)a road comes to an end
    AI'm (x02220@1)where you start again
    D (xx0232@1)                       GI'm (320003@1)never farther than a word away
        Bm (x24432@1)               AYou've (x02220@1)always got a friend

Verse 3:

D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)              BmI (x24432@1)was there last night on highway 9
            G (320003@1)                                         AWhen (x02220@1)you answered the phone and ran right through that stop sign
       D (xx0232@1)                   A (x02220@1)               BmI (x24432@1)was in the cab, in that bigger rig, in that trucker's ear
           G (320003@1)                             AThey (x02220@1)then swerve to the right and miss you by a hair
        DI (xx0232@1)was there

Tag:

Bm (x24432@1)             A (x02220@1)                  G (320003@1)           AIf (x02220@1)you're feeling alone look up on the One who answers prayers
                D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)  A (x02220@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I'm always there