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[Intro]
Am Bm C Bm Am7 Bm7 C Bm7
[Verse 1]
GWhen the troubles Dof the day tell Cme my thoughts have Dgone astray
GOne person still can Alisten
GTalkin' 'bout the Dtimes of life, Ctroubles, happys, Dgood and strife
GJust vaguely remiAniscin'
CHis eyes are always Dopen
CThough he sometimes doesn't Dsee
CThe chain is never Dbroken
GAnd he Cis a friend to Dme
GAnd he Cis a friend to Dme
[Instrumental]
Am Bm C Bm Am7 Bm7 C Bm7
[VERSE 2]
GWhen I cannot Dfind myself and Cwish that I were Dsomething else
GI listen to him Atalkin'
A Gstory teller Dfrom the fold and Cthough I've heard the Dones he's told
GThey come back when I'm Awalkin'
CIn the jingle jangle Djungle
COf things I dare not Dknow
CHis door is always Dopen
GAnd I Cknow where I can Dgo
GAnd I Cknow where I can Dgo
[Instrumental]
 D   C   G   Dx2
[CHORUS]
Am7I think back to D7days when we were both so much Gmaj7youngerG6  
Am7Sometimes we D7really never had a lot to Gmaj7say,  G6no
Gm7No one ever Ctold us growing up would be Fmaj7easyF6  
Gm7Maybe that's why we Chelp each other try to find the Away
[Verse 3]
GWhen I cannot Dfind myself and Cwish that I were Dsomething else
GI listen to him Atalkin'
GA story teller Dfrom the fold and Cthough I've heard the Dones he's told
GThey come back when I'm Awalkin'
CIn the jingle jangle Djungle
COf things I dare not Dknow
CHis door is always Dopen
GAnd I Cknow where I can Dgo
GAnd I Cknow where I can Dgo
[Outro]
Am Bm C Bm Am7 Bm7 C Bm7

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A Song For Him

by Burton Cummings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Bm7

Gmaj7

Gm7

Fmaj7

[Intro]

Am Bm C Bm Am7 Bm7 C Bm7

[Verse 1]

G D C D

When the troubles of the day tell me my thoughts have gone astray

G A

One person still can listen

G D C D

Talkin' 'bout the times of life, troubles, happys, good and strife

G A

Just vaguely reminiscin'

C D

His eyes are always open

C D

Though he sometimes doesn't see

C D

The chain is never broken

G C D

And he is a friend to me

G C D

And he is a friend to me

[Instrumental]

Am Bm C Bm Am7 Bm7 C Bm7

[VERSE 2]

G D C D

When I cannot find myself and wish that I were something else

G A

I listen to him talkin'

G D C D

A story teller from the fold and though I've heard the ones he's told

G A

They come back when I'm walkin'

C D

In the jingle jangle jungle

C D

Of things I dare not know

C D

His door is always open

G C D

And I know where I can go

G C D

And I know where I can go

[Instrumental]

D C G D

[CHORUS]

Am7 D7 Gmaj7 G6

I think back to days when we were both so much younger

Am7 D7 Gmaj7 G6

Sometimes we really never had a lot to say, no

Gm7 C Fmaj7 F6

No one ever told us growing up would be easy

Gm7 C A

Maybe that's why we help each other try to find the way

[Verse 3]

G D C D

When I cannot find myself and wish that I were something else

G A

I listen to him talkin'

G D C D

A story teller from the fold and though I've heard the ones he's told

G A

They come back when I'm walkin'

C D

In the jingle jangle jungle

C D

Of things I dare not know

C D

His door is always open

G C D

And I know where I can go

G C D

And I know where I can go

[Outro]

Am Bm C Bm Am7 Bm7 C Bm7

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