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I Will Be Your Friend

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[Intro]
D         F#m         G         Dsus/A   D
[Verse 1]
 DSo many memories? sF#mo many miles 
 GThe road that stretches behind Dsus/Aus D  
 DWe've had some laughter and F#mour share of tears 
 GBut all these moments unite uF#suss F#  
[Chorus 1] 
 BmI'll be youAr friend for a liGfetiDme 
 BmAgainst the Awind and the rGain of every F#/A#season 
 BmWon't walk awAay in the haGrd tiDmes 
 BmI will Abe your frieGnd, D  
I'm saying, GmI will Edim/Gbe your frDiend 
[Intro to verse 2]
D       F#m      G      Dsus/A   D
[Verse 2]
 DSure as the river F#mruns to the sea 
 GHigh as the mountain that reachDsus/Aes D  
 DYou were there by my F#mside till the end 
 GHelped me on my feet agaF#susin F#  
[Chorus 2] 
 BmI'll be youAr friend for a liGfetiDme 
 BmAgainst the Awind and the rGain of every F#/A#season 
 BmWon't walk awAay in the haGrd tiDmes 
 BmI will Abe your frieGnd, D  
I'm saying, GmI will Edim/Gbe your frDiendA/C#  
[Bridge]
 BmSo in the valley walk onF#/A#, don't have to face it D/Aalone 
Cause in the hard times we keep E/G#growing strong 
As we G/Blearn D/Aas we live Bm  F#m/A  
And we G/Blive aD/And we give G  F#/A#  
[Chorus 3] 
 BmI'll be youAr friend for a lifGetimDe 
 BmAgainst the Awind and the Grain of every F#/A#season 
 BmWon't walk awaAy in the haGrd tiDmes 
 BmI will Abe your frieGnd, D  
I'm saying, GmI will Edim/Gbe your frDiend A/C#  
Ending
  BmOohAh, GooohDhh, GmI will Edim/Gbe . . . 
Your friDend oh yeah?  F#mdo do Gdo do Dsus/Ado do 
    B2Ooohhhhhhh

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I Will Be Your Friend

by Michael W. Smith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dsus/A

F#sus

F#/A#

Edim/G

A/C#

D/A

E/G#

G/B

F#m/A

[Intro]

D F#m G Dsus/A D

[Verse 1]

D F#m

So many memories? so many miles

G Dsus/A D

The road that stretches behind us

D F#m

We've had some laughter and our share of tears

G F#sus F#

But all these moments unite us

[Chorus 1]

Bm A G D

I'll be your friend for a lifetime

Bm A G F#/A#

Against the wind and the rain of every season

Bm A G D

Won't walk away in the hard times

Bm A G D

I will be your friend,

Gm Edim/G D

I'm saying, I will be your friend

[Intro to verse 2]

D F#m G Dsus/A D

[Verse 2]

D F#m

Sure as the river runs to the sea

G Dsus/A D

High as the mountain that reaches

D F#m

You were there by my side till the end

G F#sus F#

Helped me on my feet again

[Chorus 2]

Bm A G D

I'll be your friend for a lifetime

Bm A G F#/A#

Against the wind and the rain of every season

Bm A G D

Won't walk away in the hard times

Bm A G D

I will be your friend,

Gm Edim/G D A/C#

I'm saying, I will be your friend

[Bridge]

Bm F#/A# D/A

So in the valley walk on, don't have to face it alone

E/G#

Cause in the hard times we keep growing strong

G/B D/A Bm F#m/A

As we learn as we live

G/B D/A G F#/A#

And we live and we give

[Chorus 3]

Bm A G D

I'll be your friend for a lifetime

Bm A G F#/A#

Against the wind and the rain of every season

Bm A G D

Won't walk away in the hard times

Bm A G D

I will be your friend,

Gm Edim/G D A/C#

I'm saying, I will be your friend

Ending

Bm A G D Gm Edim/G

Oohh, ooohhh, I will be . . .

D F#m G Dsus/A

Your friend oh yeah? do do do do do do

Ooohhhhhhh

About I Will Be Your Friend Chords by Michael W. Smith

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The chords for "I Will Be Your Friend" show the original chord names (including D, F#m, G, Dsus/A, F#sus, F#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.