You've Got a Friend
Carole King

James Taylor
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
1971

I kinda sang this with Jen before I actually
got into JT, but here's my version of the song.
It should be pretty close.  Enjoy!

Lyrics
Chords


Capo 2nd

INTRO:
                                                                        When you're...
   G             CaddG       Gsus4/D   D7sus4    G           F#m     Em/B B7
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +       +   +   +     +   +   +    +
e:-----3-----------|---3-------3-----|-3---3-----3-----3---|---------0--------|
B:---------0---0-1-|-------1-------1-|-0h1-0-----0---------|-----2--------4---|
G:---0---0---2-----|-----0-------0---|-2-------2-0---0-----|---2---2---0----2-|
D:-----------------|---------0-------|---------------------|------------------|
A:-----------------|-3---------------|---------------------|---------2----2---|
E:-3---------------|-----------------|-------------3-----3-|-2----------------|


This is the verse:

   down          and troubled  and you need a helping   hand         and
   Em                B7                Em    B7          Em7
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------0---------|-----------0-----|-----0-------0---|-------3---------|
G:-----0-----0-----|-----2---2-------|-----------2---2-|-----0-----0---0-|
D:---2-----2-------|---1---1-------1-|---2-----1-------|---2---------2---|
A:-------------2---|-2-----------2---|-------2---------|-----------------|
E:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|


   nothin'       woa nothin' is goin' right
   Am7               D7sus4            G         Gsus4     G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +       +   +   +
e:-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----|-------3-------3-|---------3---3-------|
B:-----1-----1-----|-----1-----1-----|---0-------1-----|-1p0---------1-0-----|
G:-------------0---|---2-----2---2---|-----------------|-----0-----0-----0---|
D:---2-----2-----2-|-0-----0-------0-|-----------------|---------------------|
A:-0-----0---------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---------------------|


   close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be  there
   F#m               B7                Em    B7          Em7
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-------2---------|-----------0-----|-----0-------0---|-------3---------|
G:-----2-----2-----|-----2---2-------|-----------2---2-|-----0-----0---0-|
D:---4-----4-------|---1---1-------1-|---2-----1-------|---2---------2---|
A:-------------4---|-2-----------2---|-------2---------|-----------------|
E:-2---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|


to brighten up           even your darkest night                         you just
   Am7                   Gmaj7/B           D7sus4
   +   +   +       +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----0---------------|-----------2-----|-----3-----------|-----------------|
B:-----1-------1-------|-----3---3-------|-----1-----1-----|---1---1---0-----|
G:-------------0-----0-|-----0---0---0---|---2-----2-----2-|---------------2-|
D:---2-----0h2---------|---0-----------0-|-0-----0---------|-0---------------|
A:-0-----0---------0---|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-----3---2---0---|
E:---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


This is the chorus:

   call out my       name      and you know wherever  I am          I'll come
   G                 Gmaj7             C                 Am7
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------3-----|-------2---------|-------0---------|-----0-----3-----|
B:-------0---------|-----0---------0-|-----1-------1---|-----1-----1-----|
G:-----0-----------|---0---------0---|---0-------0---0-|-----------------|
D:---0-------------|-----------------|-----------------|---2-----2-------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-0-----0---------|
E:-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|


   runnin'                 to see you again
   G6            Gmaj7                 D7sus4
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +       +       +     +   +   +   +
e:-----0---------2-|-----------------|-----3---3---3---3-----3-|-----3---3-------|
B:-----------0-----|-------0-----0---|---1-0h1-0h1-0h1-0-----1-|---0-1-----1-----|
G:---0-----0-------|-----0-----0---0-|---2-2---2---2-------2-2-|-----2-------2---|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-0-----------------------|-------0-------0-|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
E:-3---------------|---3-------------|-------------------------|-----------------|


   winter spring summer or fall        all you got to do is 
   G                 Gmaj7             C
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----3-----------|---2-2---2-2-----|-------0---------|
B:-----0-----0-----|---0-0---0-0-----|-----1-------1---|
G:---0-----0-------|---------------0-|---0-------0---0-|
D:---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E:-3---------------|-3-----3---------|-----------------|


   call                     and I'll be there yeah yeah yeah   you've got a friend
   Am7                               Cmaj7   Bm7       C/D D7sus4
   +       +       +       +         +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:---------------------------------|-----0-------2---|-0---3-----------|
B:---------------------------------|-----0-------3---|-1---1-----------|
G:-----9---------------------------|-----0-------2---|-0---2-----------|
D:-5/7-----7\5---------5---7p5-----|-----------------|-0---0-----------|
A:-------------5---5h7---------7---|-3-------2-------|-----------------|
E:---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


This is the bridge:

hey ain't it good to know you've got a friend when people can be so cold
   C       F             C                         G
   +   +   +       +     +   +   +       +         +   +   +       +
e:-----0-----------1---|-----0-------------------|-----3-------3-----------|
B:---1---------1-------|---1-------------1p0-----|---------0h1-----1p0-----|
G:-0-----0-0h2-------2-|-0-----0-----0-------0---|---0---0-------------0---|
D:---------3-----------|---------0h2-------------|-------------------------|
A:-3-------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
E:---------------------|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|


             they'll hurt you    and desert you yeah they'll take your soul if you
         Gmaj7       C                 Fmaj7                 Em7
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +       +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-------2---------|-------0---------|-----0---------0-----|-----------------|
B:---0-------0-----|-----1-----1-----|-------------------1-|-------3-------3-|
G:-----0---0---0---|---------0---0-0-|-0h2---------2-------|-----0-----0-----|
D:-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---2---------2---|
A:-----------------|-3---------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E:-3---------------|-----------------|-1---------1-----1---|-0-------0-------|


   let them...   but don't you let them          you just... (to chorus)
   A7    A9    A7    D7sus4            D7
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
e:-----------------|-3-----3---------|-2---------------|
B:---2h4-2-----4---|-1-----1---------|-1---------------|
G:---2---2-----2---|-2-----2---------|-2---------------|
D:---4---4-----4---|-0-----0---------|-0---------------|
A:-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


This is the ending (ad-lib, please):

   friend                    you've got a friend    ain't it
   G             CaddG                 D7sus4    G
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +       +   +   +
e:-----3-----------|---3-------------|-3---3-----3-------3-|
B:---------0---0-1-|-------1-----1---|-0h1-0-----0-----0---|
G:-----------2-----|-----0-----0---0-|-2-------2-0---0-----|
D:-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A:-----------------|-3-------3-------|---------------------|
E:-3---------------|-----------------|-------------3-------|


   good to know you've got a friend       ain't it good to know you've got a friend
   C                 D7sus4    G           C                 D7sus4    G
   +   +   +   +     +       +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +       +   +   +
e:-------0---------|-3---3-----3-------3-|-------0---------|-3---3-----3-------3-|
B:-----1-------1---|-0h1-0-----0-----0---|-----1-------1---|-0h1-0-----0-----0---|
G:---0-------------|-2---2---2-0---0-----|---0-------------|-2---2---2-0---0-----|
D:-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A:-3-------3-------|---------------------|-3-------3-------|---------------------|
E:-----------------|-------------3-------|-----------------|-------------3-------|


        you've got a friend
   C                 D7sus4
   +   +   +   +     +       +   +   +
e:-------0---------|-3---3-----3---------|
B:-----1---1-------|-0h1-0-----0---------|
G:---0-------------|-2---2---2-0---------|
D:-----------------|---------------------|
A:-3-----------3---|---------------------|
E:-----------------|-----------3---------|


LYRICS:


play INTRO

When you're down and troubled and you need a helping hand
And nothin' woa nothin' is goin' right
Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night


CHORUS
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come runnin' oh yeah baby to see you again
Winter spring summer or fall
All you got to do is call
And I'll be there yeah yeah yeah
You've got a friend

play intro



If the sky above you should grow dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
Soon I'll be knockin' upon your door



CHORUS


BRIDGE
Hey ain't it good to know that you've got a friend
When people can be so cold
They'll hurt you and desert you
Well they'll take your soul if you let them
Oh yeah but don't you let them



CHORUS

play ending



CHORDS:


Gmaj7   3x0002
D7sus4  xx0213
D7      xx0212
B7      x23202 or x24242
CaddG   x32013
Cmaj7   x32000
Fmaj7   103210
Em7     022030
Gsus4   3x0013
Gsus4/D xx0013
G6      320000

To learn why these chords are named this way, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.


Created on 11-15-97 by Daniel E. Smith.