HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE BY WILLIE NELSON IN D A great song from the pen of Bob Dylan, adapted with some changes and used by Willie Nelson as the soundtrack for the film ?Brokeback Mountain?. It is in the same key but a little slower in tempo than the Dylan original. The intro can be played throughout each verse, and the instrumentals follow the same chord pattern as the verses. F#7 and Bm are barre chords. If you are not up to them yet, omit the 5th and 6th strings. Metronome 56 Mike Perry Chords A7 D G F#7 Bm e 0 2 3 2 2 B 2 3 0 2 3 G 0 2 0 3 4 D 2 0 0 2 4 A 0 0 0 4 2 E 0 0 0 2 2 Intro (picking melody over chord) A7 D A7 D G D F#7 Bm e-0h3---------------0h3---22-0-----------2-5-3-3-3-2--2-3-2---2-| B-------2s5-3------------------3-------3-----0-0-0-3--2-----5-3-| G-------------2h4-2--------------2h4-2-------0-0-0-2-?3-------4-| D--------------------------------------------0-0-0-0?-2-------4-| A--------------------------------------------2-2-2-0?-4-------2-| E--------------------------------------------3-3-2----2-------2-| D A7 D e-0-2-----2p0---------| B---3---2-----3-------| G---2-----------2h4-2-| D---0-----------------| A---0-----------------| E---------------------| A7 D He was a friend of mine A7 D He was a friend of mine G D Every time I think of him F#7 Bm I just can't keep from cryin' D A7 D 'Cause he was a friend of mine A7 D He died on the road A7 D He died on the road G D He just kept on moving F#7 Bm Never reaped what he could sow D A7 D And he was a friend of mine Instrumental A7 D I stole away and cried A7 D I stole away and cried G D I never had too much money F#7 Bm And I never been quite satisfied D A7 D And he was a friend of mine A7 D He never done no wrong A7 D He never done no wrong G D A thousand miles from home F#7 Bm And he never harmed no one D A7 D And he was a friend of mine Instrumental A7 D He was a friend of mine A7 D He was a friend of mine G D Every time I hear his name Lord F#7 Bm I just can't keep from cryin' D A7 D 'Cause he was a friend of mine