#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From [email protected] Sun May 4 11:24:14 1997 Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 01:01:30 GMT From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Friend Roger McGuinn Chords/Words Roger McGuinn Friend written by Roger McGuinn E B7 E F#m Had a friend the other day he got in over his head A E Went out for big money and he wound up lying dead E F#m They stabbed him in the back as he was to get his share A B And he went out knowing life can be unfair E A B E Oh friend why did you try so hard to pretend A B E That you could beat your own gut feelings in the end F#m B E B7 Oh we're gonna miss you round here good old friend E F#m He'd always been so careful bout the things he'd done before A E Never stepped on anyone he never came in their back door F#m But that night he broke one of his own rules A B And he went out knowing life can be so cruel E A B E Old friend why did you try so hard to pretend A B E That you could beat your own gut feelings in the end F#m B E Oh we're gonna miss you round here good old friend Copyright @ 1975 Patian Music(BMI) From the "Cardiff Rose'' LP Columbia Records 1976