{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1119856,"song":"He Was A Friend Of Mine","artist":"Willie Nelson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1119856-he-was-a-friend-of-mine-chords-by-willie-nelson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1119856?type=chord","rating":4.87165,"votes":65,"content":"HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE BY WILLIE NELSON IN D\r\n\r\nA great song from the pen of Bob Dylan, adapted with some changes and used by Willie \r\nNelson as the soundtrack for the film “Brokeback Mountain”. It is in the same key but a \r\nlittle slower in tempo than the Dylan original.\r\nThe intro can be played throughout each verse, and the instrumentals follow the same \r\nchord pattern as the verses. F#7 and Bm are barre chords. If you are not up to them yet, \r\nomit the 5th and 6th strings.\r\n\r\nMetronome 56\r\n\r\nMike Perry\r\n\r\nChords\r\n[tab]   [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F#7[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\ne  0   2   3   2   2[/tab]\r\nB  2   3   0   2   3\r\nG  0   2   0   3   4\r\nD  2   0   0   2   4\r\nA  0   0   0   4   2\r\nE  0   0   0   2   2\r\n\r\nIntro (picking melody over chord)\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]A7[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]             \r\n[ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#7[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\ne-0h3---------------0h3---22-0-----------2-5-3-3-3-2--2-3-2---2-|\r\nB-------2s5-3------------------3-------3-----0-0-0-3--2-----5-3-|\r\nG-------------2h4-2--------------2h4-2-------0-0-0-2-—3-------4-|\r\nD--------------------------------------------0-0-0-0—-2-------4-|\r\nA--------------------------------------------2-2-2-0—-4-------2-|\r\nE--------------------------------------------3-3-2----2-------2-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\ne-0-2-----2p0---------|\r\nB---3---2-----3-------|\r\nG---2-----------2h4-2-|\r\nD---0-----------------|\r\nA---0-----------------|\r\nE---------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe was a friend of mine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe was a friend of mine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEvery time I think of him[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#7[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI just can't keep from cryin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause he   was a friend of mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe died on the road[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe died on the road[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe just kept on moving[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#7[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNever reaped what he could sow[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he   was a friend of mine[/tab]\r\n\r\nInstrumental\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI stole away and cried[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI stole away and cried[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI never had too much money[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#7[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd I never been quite satisfied[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he   was a friend of mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe never done no wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe never done no wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA thousand miles from home[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#7[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd he never harmed no one[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he   was a friend of mine[/tab]\r\n\r\nInstrumental\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe was a friend of mine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe was a friend of mine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEvery time I hear his name Lord[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#7[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI just can't keep from cryin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\n'Cause he   was a friend of mine[/tab]","plain_text":"HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE BY WILLIE NELSON IN D\n\nA great song from the pen of Bob Dylan, adapted with some changes and used by Willie \nNelson as the soundtrack for the film “Brokeback Mountain”. It is in the same key but a \nlittle slower in tempo than the Dylan original.\nThe intro can be played throughout each verse, and the instrumentals follow the same \nchord pattern as the verses. F#7 and Bm are barre chords. If you are not up to them yet, \nomit the 5th and 6th strings.\n\nMetronome 56\n\nMike Perry\n\nChords\n\nB  2   3   0   2   3\nG  0   2   0   3   4\nD  2   0   0   2   4\nA  0   0   0   4   2\nE  0   0   0   2   2\n\nIntro (picking melody over chord)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstrumental\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstrumental","chords":["A","D","F#7","Bm","A7","G","B","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}