Originally in Bb, I play in A
A |
A |
Thank you for being a friend |
D/A |
Traveled down the road and back again |
E/A | A | |
Your | heart is true, you’re a pal and a confi | dant |
A |
I’m not ashamed to say |
D/A |
I hope it always will stay this way |
E/A | A | |
My | hat is off, won’t you stand up and take a | bow |
F#m | A7/E |
And if you threw a | party |
Dmaj7 | C#7 | |
In | vited everyone you | knew |
F#m/E | A7 | |
Well, | you would | see |
Bm7 | F#m | |
The biggest | gift would be from | me |
D | D/C# | D/B | D/A | E | |
And the | card | at | tached | would | say |
A | |
Thank you for being a | friend |
D/A | |
Thank you for being a | friend |
E/A | |
Thank you for being a | friend |
A | |
Thank you for being a | friend |
A | A/G# | A | A/G# | A/F# | A/E |
→ |
D | D/C# | D | D/C# | D/B | D/A |
→ |
A |
If it’s a car you lack |
D/A |
I’d surely buy you a Cadillac |
E/A | A | |
What | ever you need any time of the day or | night |
A |
I’m not ashamed to say |
D/A |
I hope it always will stay this way |
E/A | A | |
My | hat is off, won’t you stand up and take a | bow |
F#m | A7/E |
And when we both get | older |
Dmaj7 | C#7 | |
With | walking canes and hair of | gray |
F#m/E | A7 |
Have no | fear |
Bm7 | F#m | |
Even | though it’s hardly | here |
D | D/C# | D/B | D/A | E | |
I will | stand | real | close | and | say |
A | |
Thank you for being a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
D/A | |
Thank you for being a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
E/A | |
Thank you for being a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
A | |
Thank you for being a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
A | |
Let me tell you ‘bout a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
D/A | |
Thank you for being a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
E/A | |
Thank you for being a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
A | |
Thank you for being a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
Vox on “die” are on the root of the chord
A | A/D | A/E | Em6/G | F#m |
And | when we | die and float a | way |
Fmaj7 | A/E | |
Into the | night, the milky | way |
Em6/G | F#m | |
You’ll hear me | call as we as | cend |
Fmaj7 | A/E | |
I’ll say your | name, then once a | gain |
No instruments...
Thank you for being a...
Instruments back in...
A | A/G# | A | A/G# | A/F# | A/E |
→ |
D | D/C# | D | D/C# | D/B | D/A |
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This time with baa baa baa baa
A | A/G# | A | A/G# | A/F# | A/E |
→ |
D | D/C# | D | D/C# | D/B | D/A |
→ |
A | |
Thank you for being a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
D/A | |
Thank you for being a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
E/A | |
Thank you for being a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
A | |
Thank you for being a | friend |
A | |
People tell me about a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
D/A | |
Thank you for being a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
E/A | |
Thank you for being a | friend (I wanna thank you) |
A | |
Thank you for being a | friend |
A |
Thank you right now for being a friend |
D/A | |
I wanna | tell you ‘bout now and I’ll tell you again |
E/A | A | |
I wanna | thank you, thank you, thank you for being a | friend |
A | A/G# | A | A/G# | A/F# | A/E |
→ |
D | D/C# | D | D/C# | D/B | D/A |
→ |
A |