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James Taylor - You've Got a Friend Transpose up Transpose down

Originally in A as G capo 2, I play in G capo 2

GG/CGF#m→ B7

When you’re dEmown and B7troubled and you Emneed a B7helping Em7hand

And Am7nothing, oh, D7sus4nothing is going Gright Gsus4G

B7/F#Close your B7eyes and think of me and Emsoon I B7will be Emthere Em7

To Am7brighten up Bm7even your darkest night D7sus4D7

You just Gcall out my Gmaj7name, and you Cknow wherever I Am7am

I’ll come Grunning, oh yeah babyGmaj7, to see you aD7sus4gain D7

GWinter, spring, summer, or Gmaj7fall, Call you got to do is Emcall

And I’ll Cbe there, Bm7yeah yeah yeahAm7→ D7sus4

You’ve got a fGriend

GG/CGF#m→ B7

If the Emsky aB7bove you should turn Emdark and B7full of cloudsEm7

And that Am7old north D7sus4wind should begin to blowGGsus4G

B7/F#Keep your head toB7gether and Emcall my B7name out Em7loud

Am7Soon I’ll be Bm7knocking upon your D7sus4door D7

Harmony on the 2 and 7 of the chord

You just Gcall out my Gmaj7name, and you Cmaj7know wherever I Am7am

I’ll come Grunning, oh yes I will, to see you D7sus4again D7

GWinter, spring, summer, or Gmaj7fall, Call you got to do is Emcall

And I’ll Cbe there, Bm7yeah yeah yeahAm7→ D7sus4

Bridge

Vox on the low 5 of the chord on “ain’t”

Hey Fain’t it good to know that Cyou’ve got a friend when

GPeople can be so cold

They’ll Churt you and Fmaj7desert you

Well they’ll Emtake your soul if you A7let them

Oh yeah, but D7sus4don’t you let them D7

You just Gcall out my nGmaj7ame, and you Cmaj7know wherever I Am7am

I’ll come Grunning, to see you D7sus4again, D7oh babe, don’t you know ‘bout

GWinter, spring, summer, or Gmaj7fall, hey now, Call you got to do is Emcall

Lord I’ll Cbe there, Bm7yes I will Am7D7sus4

You’ve got a frienGd, Cyou’ve got a Gfriend

CAin’t it good to know you’ve Ggot a friend

Ain’t it Cgood to know you’ve got a frGiend

Oh, yCeah, yeah, you’ve got a friend Gsus4G