Friends chords
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1. Meant For You
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(original key: Db)
C/G
.........C..................................................Am
As I sit and close my eyes there's peace in my mind
.................C/G.....................................F
And I'm hoping that you'll find it too
D7/F#..........C/G
And these feelings in my heart
...Am............................Dm7....................G...C/G...G...C/G
I know are meant for you, meant for you
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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2. Friends
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Dmaj7...........Gmaj7.................Dmaj7.....Gmaj7
We've been friends now for so many years
Ebmaj7...............Abmaj7....................Ebmaj7....................Abmaj7
We've been together through the good times and the tears
...............Gm..............F..............Gm.........................F.................A7
Turned each other on to the good things that life has to give
D7..E7..G7..A..Bb..C..D
Ahhhhhhhhh
Dmaj7......Gmaj7.......Dmaj7...........Gmaj7
We drift apart for a little bit of a spell
........Ebmaj7.........Abmaj7.....Ebmaj7.................Abmaj7
One night I get a call and I know that you're well
..........Gm.................F.........................Gm..................F...............A7
And days I was down you would help me get out of my hole
D7..E7..G7..A..Bb..C..D
Ahhhhhhhhh
Em7..Bm..Em7..A7..D..F#m7..G
Ohhhhhhhh
E7/G#........D/A...D+/A#
Let's be friends
...............D6/B...D7/C
Let's be friends
................Gmaj7..G6..A6..A7
Let's be friends
Dmaj7.....Gmaj7.............Dmaj7......Gmaj7
You told me when my girl was untrue
Ebmaj7...........Abmaj7.................Ebmaj7...................Abmaj7
I loaned you money when the funds weren't too cool
Gm....................F..................Gm.................F..................A7
I talked your folks out of making you cut off your hair
D7..E7..G7..A..Bb..C..D
Ahhhhhhhhhh
Dmaj7............Gmaj7................Dmaj7.....Gmaj7
We've been friends now for so many years
Ebmaj7............Abmaj7......................Ebmaj7.....................Abmaj7
We've been together through the good times and the tears
Gm......................F....................Gm.....................F.................A7
Dim dipple ee dim dipple ay dim dipple oo dim dee aye oh
D7..E7..G7..A..Bb..C..D
Ahhhhhhhhhh
D..C..Bb..A..G..E..D
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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3. Wake The World
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E............................Emaj7
One by one, the stars appear
.........E.............................Emaj7
The light of the day is no longer here
G#m.....C#m..D#
G#m.....C#m..D#
G#m.....C#m..D#
Am7(b5)..D7..Gm..Cm..D7
E............................Emaj7
One by one, the stars disappear
.........E6..........................................E7
The sky grows brighter every minute of the sunrise
G#.......................................C#..............D#
Wake the world with a brand new morning
G#.....................C#.................D#
Say hello to another fine morning
G#.........Cm/G...........Fm7........D#
Got my face in the running water
Am7(b5).......D7..G..............C...........D7
Making my life so much brighter now
E......................................Emaj7
Moon shines bright, asleep in my bed
.........E6...................................E7
Like so many people got a big day ahead of me
G#.......................................C#..............D#
Wake the world with a brand new morning
G#.....................C#.................D#
Say hello to another fine morning
G#.............Cm/G.........Fm7...........D#
Wouldn't miss it for all of its glory
Am7(b5).D7...G...................C........D7
I'll be there when you're calling me
E............................Emaj7
One by one, the stars appear
.........E.............................Emaj7
The light of the day is no longer here
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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4. Be Here In The Morning
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C#7...Bm7
..........A..................D.........................C#7..............F#m
It's been such a long day so you better hurry home
G#..............B......................C#............D#...G#
Lit all my incense and I wish you were home
A..................D.........................C#7.......................F#m
Only five minutes and you walk through my door
G#...B...C#...G#
Ooh aah
A.......................F#m7.......D......................Bm7
Be here in the morning, be here in the evening
E7.....................A..................Dsus4...D
Be here and make my life full
A.......................F#m7.......D......................Bm7
Be here in the morning, be here in the evening
E7....................A..................Dsus4...D
Be here and make my life
A..............................D..................C#7..............F#m
Stay here on the weekend and unplug the phone
G#.......................B.............C#..........D#..G#
No calls from Korthoff, Parks, or Grillo
A..........D......................C#7............F#m
I only hope that you come here alone
G#...B...C#...G#
Ooh aah
A.....D.....A.....D
C#7...Bm7...C#7...Bm7..D
A.......................F#m7......D.......................Bm7
Be here in the morning, be here in the evening
E7...................A...................Dsus4...D
Be here and make my life
C#7...Bm7...C#7...Bm7...F#maj7
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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5. When A Man Needs A Woman
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(original key: C#)
............C............................Dm7/C......................Cmaj7.............Dm7/C
You know it makes you nervous when you wait for your boy
...........C............Dm7/C...........Cmaj7.......Dm7/C
You wait nine months for a bundle of joy
...................G......Dm7.................G.........Dm7............G
There's a baby, yes, there's a baby about to be born
............C...........Dm7/C.......Cmaj7.........Dm7/C
And someday I'll put my son on my knee
..........C............Dm7/C..........Cmaj7......Dm7/C...........G
And his little eyes will be looking at me, then I'll tell him
Ab.........Bbm...Cm........Db
When a man needs a woman
Ab/C..............F7............Bbm
They make things like you, my son
(repeat verse instrumental only)
Ab.........Bbm...Cm.....Db
When a man needs a woman
Ab/C..............F7...........Bbm
They make things like you, my son
C...Dm7/C...Cmaj7...Dm7/C
Bb...Cm7/Bb...Bbmaj7...Cm7/Bb
.....Bb.................Cm7/Bb
A man needs a woman
.............Bbmaj7..............Cm7/Bb
Like a woman needs a man
....................Bb...........Cm7/Bb..Bbmaj7..Cm7/Bb..G
When the two get together, oh oh oh
C....................Dm7/C......Cmaj7.....Dm7/C
Pretty soon we'll be a family of three
..................C..............................Bb
Then it's not gonna be just you and me
...............C...............................................Bb...............................C
We'll share all the goodies with the one we bring in the world
................Dm...Em...........F
When a man needs a woman
C/E................A7............Dm7.............G...C...G...C...
They make things like you, my son
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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6. Passing By
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(intro): D..C#..B..A..F#..E..D..C#..B..A
A..D..E..F#..A..F#..D..B...A...D..E..F#..A...F#..D..B
D/A.......Bm7/D................D/A.........Bm7/D
A..D..E..F..G..A..G..F..E..................A..E..B..A..E..B.
Dm7/A..G7..................Em7...E7.....Am.........A
A..D..E..F#..A..F#..D..B...A...D..E..F#..A...F#..D..B
D/A.......Bm7/D................D/A.........Bm7/D
A..D..E..F..G..A..G..F..E
Dm7/A..G7..................Em7...E7
C#..E..B..E..E..A..F#..G#..A...D#
A........Em7/G..F#m7.........B7sus..B7
B..G..E..D..B..........C#......D..Eb..E..F..G......Ab
Em7...........Em7/A..A7.....Bb...............Bb6..Bb7
A..D..E..F..A..F..E..D
D/A.......Dm7
A..D..E..F..A..F..E..D
D/A.......Dm7
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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7. Anna Lee, The Healer
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Am7.............B7...................Emaj9
Anna Lee, Anna Lee, the healer
G#m......A.............B.........C#m
Healer with the healing hands
G#m..............A............B.................C#m
Makes you well as quick as she can
............Am7.........................B7.....................E
You'd love to see those smiling eyes of Anna Lee
...................E.....A......B..............A................E...........A...B...A
From the Himalaya mountain side up in Rishikesh
...........E....A.......B......................A..............................E...A...B...A
To a California beach house facing towards the sea
...............E............A............B...........A...................E.................A...B...A
Goes a gal who got her fame by going round healing folks
Am7............B7....................Emaj9
Anna Lee, Anna Lee, the healer
G#m.......A............B.........C#m
Healer with the healing hands
G#m...............A............B................C#m
Makes you well as quick as she can
............Am7.........................B7.........................E
You'd love to feel those healing hands of Anna Lee
.....................E...........A.............B..............A............................E.....A...B...A
When she gets a chance to help someone she's really happy
...............E.............A.............B...............A..........................E...A...B...A
If you trust her with your ill she'll quickly make you see
................E...............A..........B...........A........................E...A...B...A
She can fix things up for you just like she did for me
Am7............B7....................Emaj9
Anna Lee, Anna Lee, the healer
G#m.............A.........B............C#m
She cures people with her hands
G#m.......A.................B......C#m
I'm just one of her many fans
............Am7........................B7.........................E
You'd love to feel those healing hands of Anna Lee
........Emaj9
The healer, the healer, the healer, the healer
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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8. Little Bird
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Gm.................F/G
Little bird up in a tree
...............Gm..........................F/G...................Gm
Looked down and sang a song to me of how it began
Bb.......F7................ Bb......F7..................Bb
Na na na na na na, Na na na na na na, Na na na
Gm.........................F/G............................Gm
The trout in the shiny brook gave a warm and loving look
.......................F/G.....................Gm
And told me not to worry about my life
C.........G7................. C.........G7.................C
Na na na na na na, Na na na na na na, Na na na
Gm......................F/G...............................Gm
The tree in my own backyard stands all alone
............F/G.........................Gm
Bears fruit for me and it tastes so good
Bbm..........................Eb/Bb.....Bbm7.....................Eb/Bb
Where's my pretty bird, he must have flown away
...Bbm...................Eb/Bb..........................Bbm7...Eb/Bb
If I keep singing he'll come back someday
Gm.......F/G
Dawn, bird's still gone
Gm..................F/G.........Gm
Guess I'll go mow the lawn
Bb....................F7
What a day, what a day
Bb........................F7.......................Bb
Oooo, what a beautiful day this is
G...D7...G...D7...G
Bb...F7...Bb...F7...Bb
Ooho
Gm.................................................F/G
Little bird up in a tree looked down and sang a song to me
Gm......................................................F/G
The trout in a shiny brook gave a warm and loving look
...................................................C..................G7
And told me not to worry about my life
C.................................................G7
Little bird looked down and sang a song to me
C.................................................G7
Little bird looked down and sang a song to me
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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9. Be Still
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(original key: Ab)
G..........................C/G
You know, you know you are
G.....................C/G
Be still and know you are
A...................D/A
Your life is meant for joy
A...............D/A...............F#
It's all so deep within, oh
G..................C/G
Your life is beautiful
G................C/G
A seed becomes a tree
A....................D/A
A mountain into a sky
A..................D/A..............F#
This life is meant to be, oh
G...................D.....F
Now is the time life begins
G................C/G
Take that simple path
..........G............C/G
And love will set you free
A...........D/A
Live in harmony
..........A............D/A...............F#
And love will set you free, oh
G..........................C/G
You know, you know you are
G...................C/G
Be still and know you are
G..........................C/G
You know, you know you are
G....................C/G
Be still and know you are
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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10. Busy Doin' Nothin'
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(original key: Db)
C9.................................................................Bm7...............................Bb9
I had to fix a lot of things this morning, 'cause they were so scrambled
........Am7.................Ab7(b5)...................................Gmaj7....Am7...Bm7
But now it's okay, I tell you I've got enough to do
C9
The afternoon was filled up with phone calls
Bm7.........................Bb9...Am7..........Ab7(b5).............................Gmaj7....Ab7(b5)
What a hot sticky day, yeah yeah yeah, the air is cooling down
Gmaj7...........................................................Am7
Take all the time you need it's a lovely night
Gmaj7................................................................Am7
If you decide to come, you're gonna do it right
Bm7.......................................................................Bbm7..Am7............................................Am7/D
Drive for a couple miles, you'll see a sign and turn left for a couple blocks, next is mine,
..................Gmaj7................................................Am7
You'll turn left on a little road, it's a bumpy one
Gmaj7....................................................................Am7...Bm7
You'll see a white fence, move the gate and drive through on the left side
.................................Bbm7...Am7
Come right in and you'll find me in my house somewhere
Am7/D........................Gmaj7...F...C...Gmaj7...Am7...Bm7
Keeping busy while I wait
C9.............................................................Bm7.................Bb9
I get a lot of thoughts in the morning, I write 'em all down
..........Am7................Ab7(b5).................Gmaj7...Am7...Bm7
If it wasn't for that, I'd forget 'em in a while
C9
And lately I've been thinking bout a good friend
Bm7.................Bb9.........Am7..........Ab7(b5).........................Gmaj7...Ab7(b5)
I'd like to see more of, yeah yeah yeah, I think I'll make a call
Gmaj7........................................................Am7
I wrote her number down, but I lost it so I
Gmaj7................................................................................Am7
Searched through my pocket book, I couldn't find it so
Bm7..........................................................Bbm7..Am7...................................Am7/D
I sat and concentrated on the number and slowly it came to me, so I dialled it
..........Gmaj7.................................................................Am7
And I let it ring a few times, there was no answer so
..Gmaj7......................................................Am7..Bm7
I let it ring a little more, still no answer so I hung up the telephone got some paper
Bbm7...Am7..................................Am7/D.......................Gmaj7
And sharpened up a pencil and wrote a letter to my friend
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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11. Diamond Head
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12. Transcendental Meditation
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(original key: Ab)
A7
Transcendental meditation
Can emancipate the man
And get you feeling grand
D7........C6.....D7.....C6......Bb7
It's cool
A7
Fusion of the never changing with
The ever changing with
The never changing world
D7.......C6..D7..................................................C6....Bb7
It's cool, it's cool, it's cool, it's cool, it's cool
(solo - over same chords as verse)
D7.............................C6...Bb7
Transcendental meditation
A7
Transcendental meditation
Can emancipate the man
And get you feeling grand
D7......C6...D7...C6...Bb7
It's cool
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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* Break Away
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C......................................Dm7
Break break shakeaway break breakaway
Gm7.......C7...........Fmaj7.F...F/E...Dm7...G7...Gm7/C...C7...D7
Do what do what I wanna do
Gm7................C7.................A7..............Dm
Time will not wait for me, time is my destiny
G...........................C....................C/B...........Bb
Why change the part of me that has to be free
Gm7................C7.................A7...............Dm
The love that passed me by, I found no reason why
G......................C.......C/B..................Bb
But now each day is filled with the love
...........................Gm..........................Bbmaj7.............G7sus....G7
That very same love, that passed me by, and that is why
............C..............................Dm7.........................Gm7...........C7.....Fmaj7..F
I can breakaway from that lonely life, and I can do what I wanna do
F/E..Dm7...........G7..........Gm7/C.......C7.........D7
And breakaway from that empty life and my world is new
Gm7......................C7..............A7...................Dm
When I laid down on my bed, I heard voices in my head
G............................C.........C/B.......Bb
Telling me now "Hey it's only a dream"
Gm7..............C7..............A7..............Dm
The more I thought of it, I had been out of it
G.........................C.....C/B..............Bb
And here's the answer I found instead
...........................................................Gm
(Baby baby) found out it was in my head
.......................................................Bbmaj7
(Baby baby) found out it was my head
............................................................G7sus...G7
(Baby baby) found out it was in my head
....................C.......................Dm7.............................Gm7................C7..........Fmaj7..F
And I can breakaway to the better life where the shackles never hold me down
.......F/E....Dm7............G7.........Gm7/C.....C7.......D7
I'm gonna make a way for each happy day as my life turns around
Bb........................................................Gm
Oh boy you jump for joy when you breakaway)
Bb................Gm
Breakaway, breakaway
Bb.................................................................Gm
Feel the vibrations and all the sensations breakaway
Bb.................................................................Gm
Feel the vibrations and all the sensations breakaway
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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* Celebrate The News
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G......C...G......C...G......C
................Hello
G..........................C........F.......................Bb..........G...........C...G......C
My luck was so bad I thought I used up all the luck I had
G.......................C.............F.....................Bb........G...........C...G......C
Every time I thought I'd get it on someone put me on
D...........................F
There's been a change
G.........................C..............F...................................Bb...............G...........C...G......C
Beautiful and strange my life's gone through a change somehow I know G............................C...........F.............................Bb........G...................C...G......C
Bad luck's in the past all good things here at last so now we'll grow
D..........................F........Fm
There's been a change, mmmm
G.......................C............G....................C............G.....................C
Bad luck (no more) no bad luck (no more) no bad luck (no more)
G........................C..............F......................Bb...........G
I got news for you there ain't no blues I got news for you
..........C............G....................C
(no more) no bad luck (no more)
A........................D.............G.......................C............A
I got news for you there ain't no blues I got news for you
..........D...........A.....................D
(no more) no bad luck (no more)
A........................D.............G.......................C............A
I got news for you there ain't no blues I got news for you
..........D............A....................D
(no more) no bad luck (no more)
D...........................................................F..............................G
Listen to the voice loud and clear, come on folks withstand you fears
D
Celebrate the choice is yours you choose
F............................................G...............................D
Celebrate the news, there ain't no blues, come on, come on
.............F..............G..............D
Come on, come on, come on
.............F..............G..............D
Come on, come on, come on
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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* We're Together Again
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Bb.........................Eb...............Bb........................Eb
We're together again darlin', we're together again oh darlin'
Bb...................Dm/A........Eb/G.......Ebm/Gb
Out of all the times you made me cry
Bb...................Dm/A........Eb/G.......Ebm/Gb
Out of all the times you made me sigh
F7......Bb......................Eb....Bb......................Eb
Still we're together again, we're together again
Bb.........Dm/A........Eb/G...........Ebm/Gb
I didn't want ever want you to go
Bb...................Dm/A..................Eb/G..............Ebm/Gb
Darlin' I can't help but let the whole world know
F7......Bb.....................Eb
That we're together again (we're together again)
Bb
We're together, together again
Eb.................................Cm.......................Eb.................................Cm
I didn't mean to ever leave you alone, I didn't mean to ever do you wrong
Eb...............................................Cm................Cm7............................F7
Now that you're back where you belong, I'm gonna love you all night long
Bb..........................Eb
We're together again darlin'
Bb..........................Eb
We're together again (we're together again)
B............................E
We're together again (we're together again)
C............................F
We're together again (we're together again)
C#..........................F#.................................Fm7..F7
We're together again (we're together again...........darlin')
Bb........................Cm7..F7
We're together again
Bb........................Cm7..F7
We're together again
Bb........................Cm7..F7
We're together again
Chart prepared by Francis Greene
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* Walk On By
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Am
If you see me walking down the street
........D.............Am....D...................Am
And I start to cry, (each time we meet)
...............Gm7....Am7
Walk on by
...............Gm7
Walk on by
Am7
Foolish pride
Dm7....Am7....Bb....C7
Uhhhhhh
..............................Fmaj7....Bbmaj7
I break down and cry
Fmaj7....Bbmaj7
Cry
Fmaj7....Bbmaj7
Cry
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* Old Folks At Home/Ol' Man River
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F.............Bb............F............Bb
Ol' man river, that ol' man river
..........F............Bb..........................F............Am7
He must say something but he don't say nothing
.......Gm7.......C7.......Gm7..........C7..........F
That ol' man river he just keeps rollin' along
F......F7............Bb...Bbm
He don't plant taters
F......F7.............Bb...Bbm
He don't plant cotton
F........F7...........Bb....Bbm
And then them plants 'em
F....................Am7
Are soon forgotten
........Gm7......C7.......Gm7...........C7...........F
That ol' man river he just keeps rolling along
F#....B....F#....B....F#....B....F#....Bbm7
.......Gm7.......C7.......Gm7...........C7..........F
That ol' man river he just keeps rolling along
Chart prepared by Francis Greene