You've Got A Friend - James Taylor

G9(300203) C  D47(--0213)
G49(300210)-G0(300000) G d-e-g-a  F#m9(222222) B7


                     Em                 B7                          Em       B7        Em7
When you're down ..... and troubled ... and you need a helping hand
        Am7              D47                  G     G4    G
And nothing ... oh nothing is going right ................
222222                       B7                        Em      B7       Em7.. |
Close your eyes . and think of me ... and soon I will be there
      Am7              Bm7                        D47 /D7
To brighden up .. even . your darkest night ..........

              G                     Gmaj7                  Cmaj7                    Am7
You just call ... out my . name .... and you know .. wherever I am ...
D47        G                            Gmaj7                 D47 D7 f#-g-f# e d
I'll come running ... oh yeah . baby . to see you again
G                                     Gmaj7    Cmaj7                   Em7      
Winter spring . summer or fall ..... all you got to do is call
             Cmaj7      Bm7           Am7
And I'll be there . yeah yeah . yeah
D47         G49-G0-/G-G d-e-g-a b a g-a g  G5 22222.|..| B7.|..|
You've got a friend
 
         Em          B7                                Em          B7     Em7 | |
If the sky ..... above you ... should turn dark and full of cloud
               Am7                                       D47   G49  d-e-g-a b a g-a g
And that old ....  north wind . should begin to blow
222222                       B7             Em       B7           Em7
. .  Keep your head together and call my name out loud now
    Am7            Bm7                           D47 D7
. . Soon I'll be knocking upon your door

              G               Gmaj7                 Cmaj7                     Am7
You just call out my name .... and you know .. wherever I am ...
D47          G                          Gmaj7                  D47 D7 f#-g-f# e d
I'll come . running .. oh yes I weell .. ta see you again
G                                     Gmaj7   Cmaj7                   Em7      
Winter spring summer or fall ...... all you got to do is call
             Cmaj7     Bm7            Am7
And I'll be there . yeah yeah . yeah .....

       Fmaj7                              C   
  
Hey ain't it good to know that you've got a friend ..
          G                           Gmaj7        
When people can be so cold .....
            Cmaj7          Fmaj7
They'll hurt you and desert you
                  Am7                         A7
Well they'll take your soul if you let them ...
                     Am9(-55557)                Am9(-55555) - D
Oh yeah but don't you  .  .  let them

              G                     Gmaj7                  Cmaj7                     Am7
You just call ... out my . name ..... and you know .. wherever I am ...
D47          G                         Gmaj7                    D47-|--|
I'll come . running .. oh yes I weell .. ta see you again
         D7-|--
Oh . ba-by don't you know 'bout ..
G                                     Gmaj7||-||         Cmaj7                   Em7
Winter spring summer or fall .... hey now all you got to do is call
              Cmaj7       Bm7  Am7
Lord I'll be there .. yes I will ... you've got a friend
G49    C - |  -05550      |    G49    C-55557-55555

. . . . . . . . . You've got a friend
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You've got a friend . ain't it good to know
-05550      |     G49                            -55557  -55555
You've got a friend . ain't it good to know
                      G49-G0-/G-G
You've got a friend


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Written by Carole King.
The above is based mostly on JT arrangement.
JT does in F#m Capo 2

JC&Timmy || JC Version || JC Setlist || Tunelist

JC & Timmy - You've Got A Friend (RMBL)

JC & Timmy - You've Got A Friend (BC)

Carole King - You've Got A Friend 1971 (YT)

James Taylor - You've Got A Friend 1971 (YT)

Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway - You've Got A Friend 1971 (YT)

Barbra Streisand - You've Got A Friend 1971 (YT)

Dusty Springfield - You've Got A Friend 1971 (YT)

Lynn Anderson - You've Got A Friend 1971 (YT)

James Taylor and Carole King - You've Got A Friend 1971 (YT)

Carole King - You've Got A Friend 1973 (YT)

Brand New Heavies - You've Got A Friend (YT)

James Taylor - You've Got A Friend Beacon 1998 (YT)

Carole King, Celine Dion, Shania Twain and Gloria Estefan - You've Got A Friend 1998 (YT)

McFly - You've Got A Friend 2007 (YT)

James Taylor - You've Got A Friend North Sea Jazz Festival 2009 (YT)

Carole King and James Taylor - You've Got A Friend Troubadour 2010 (YT)

Carole King - You've Got A Friend 2017 (YT)

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