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He Was a Friend of Mine – Bob Dylan
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Bob Dylan
He Was a Friend of Mine (1961)
(Dylan)
From: "The Bootleg Series Vol. 01-03: Rare and Unreleased 1961-1991"
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Basic pattern for intro and interludes
A7 D/A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----3---3-----3-|----3---3-------|----2---2-----2-|----2---2-------|
B|----2---2-----2-|----2---2-------|----3---3-----2-|----3---3-------|
G|--2---2---2-----|------2---2-----|--2---2---2-----|------2---2-----|
D|2---------------|--2-------------|------------0---|------------0---|
A|0-----------0---|--0---------0---|0-----------0---|--0---------0---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
D/A x-0-0-2-3-2
A7 x-0-2-2-2-3
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INTRO
| A7 | % | D | % | A7 | % | D/A | % |
| G | D | F# | Bm |
| D/A | A | D | % |
VERSE
A7 D
He was a friend of mine
A7 D
He was a friend of mine
G D
Everytime I think about him now
F# Bm
Lord I just can't keep from crying
D/A A D
Cause he was a friend of mine
INTERLUDE
| G | D | F# | Bm |
| D/A | A | D | % |
VERSE
A7 D
He died on the road
A7 D
He died on the road
G D
He never had enough money
F# Bm
To pay his room or board
D/A A D
And he was a friend of mine
VERSE
A7 D
I stole away and cried
A7 D
I stole away and cried
G D
Cause I never had too much money
F# Bm
And I've never been quite satisfied
D/A A D
And he was a friend of mine
INTERLUDE
| G | D | F# | Bm |
| D/A | A | D | % |
VERSE
A7 D
He never done no wrong
A7 D
He never done no wrong
G D
A thousand miles from home
F# Bm
And he never harmed no one
D/A A D
And he was a friend of mine
INTERLUDE
| G | D | F# | Bm |
| D/A | A | D | % |
VERSE
A7 D
He was a friend of mine
A7 D
He was a friend of mine
G D
Every time I hear his name
F# Bm
Lord I just can't keep from crying
D/A A D
Cause he was a friend of mine
OUTRO
| G | D | F# | Bm |
| D/A | A | D G | D
