Intro - G - B - E - A - D = 4x's   
   
   
(verse 1)   
G               Bm            Em   
Packing up the dreams God planted,   
Am                        D/F#   C/D  
In the fertile soil of you,   
G                  Bm           Em9   
Cant believe the hopes He's granted,   
Am7                                  D/F#   
Means a chapter in your life is through,   
   
   
(bridge)   
D/F                            E   
But well keep you close as always,   
         Am9              Cm   
It wont even seem youve gone,   
G                    Bm        Em   
cause our hearts in big and small ways,   
     Am7                   D/F#          C/G  G C/D  
will keep the love that keeps us strong,   
   
            G                   D/F#          C                 D   
And friends are friends forever if the Lords the Lord of them,   
       G                  D/F#            C                D   
And a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end,   
           Bsus4            B          Em               C   
Though its hard to let you go, in the Fathers hands we know,   
       Am7               D7sus4            G  
That a lifetimes not too long, to live as friends,       
   
   
(verse 2)   
And with the faith and love God's given,    
Springing from the hope we know,    
We will pray the joy you live in,    
Is the strength that now you show,    
   
(bridge)   
But we'll keep you close as always,    
It won't even seem you've gone,    
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways,    
Will keep the love that keeps us strong,    
   
(chorus)   
      G                   D/F#          C                  D   
And friends are friends forever if the Lords the Lord of them,   
         G                  D/F#             C              D   
And a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end,   
            B                           Em               C   
Though its hard to let you go, in the Fathers hands we know,   
           Am7                 C/D              G  
That a lifetimes not too long, to live as friends,   
   
(chorus-keychange)   

      Ab                  Eb/G            C#                 Eb   
And friends are friends forever if the Lords the Lord of them,   
         Ab                 Eb/G               C#             Eb   
And a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end,   
            C                           Fm               C#   
Though its hard to let you go, in the Fathers hands we know,   
           Bbm7                C#/Eb    
That a lifetimes not too long, to live as friends,   
            C                           F               C#   
Though its hard to let you go, in the Fathers hands we know,   
           Bbm7                Eb  Eº     Fm  
That a lifetimes not too long, to live as friends,   
         Bbm7                C/Eb            Ab  
No, a lifetime's not too long to live as friends