YOU WERE MY FRIEND - Chi Coltrane
Intro:
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You came in my home and took from me
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All that I had to give
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I thought that we would be good friends
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For as long as we should live
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I had some past ex - perience
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With people just like you
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But I never thought you were that kind
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So what was I to do
Chorus:
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You were my friend, you were my friend
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You were my friend, you were my friend
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How could you let me do - own? You were my friend
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How can you stand and lie to me
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And look me in the face
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I wish I knew what strange dis - ease
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Could make you act that way
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All the things we did together
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I've known you for so long
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I always did be - lieve in you
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How could I be so wrong?
Chorus:
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You were my friend, you were my friend
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You were my friend, you were my friend
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How could you let me do - own? You were my friend
Inter:
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I guess for the sake of all we had
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I should try to under - stand
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But it just doesn't make much sense to me
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To trust in you a - gain
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I wish we could for - get it all
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But I don't think that we can
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Oh, why did this ever happen to us?
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My best and dearest friend
Chorus:
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You were my friend, you were my friend
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You were my friend, you were my friend
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How could you let me do - own? You were my friend
Chorus:
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You were my friend, you were my friend
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You were my friend, you were my friend Tell me
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How could you let me do - own? You were my friend
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Well I guess that friendships
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All come to an end //
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