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[Verse]
DPeople come and Apeople Ggo
DThey Atake and they Ggive
DBuild you up just to Alet you dGown
DThat's just the Away it Dis
But all I need is
one Dfriend to Aget Gme through the day
one Dfriend  whAo nevGer goes away
Only Bmone F#m7friend to Gunderstand
anDd never Alet me Ddown
         D            A        G
well I've Dbeen in love Aand I've Gbeen in pain
I'm a Dsinner Aand a Gsaint
and no matter Dwhere I aAm or Gwhat I do
It's Dyou I apApreciDate
My one Dfriend to Aget Gme through the day
one Dfriend  whAo nevGer goes away
Only Bmone F#m7friend to Gunderstand
and Dnever Alet me Ddown
never let me down
GCan't nobody love Dyou
GMore than you love yoDurself
And as Glong as I've goF#t my Bmone goEod friend
I don't Gneed nobody Aelse
Just my Done friend Ato Gget me through the day
one Dfriend that Anever Ggoes away
Only Bmone F#m7friend to Gunderstand
and Dnever Alet me Ddown
All I need is one Dfriend to Aget Gme through the day
one Dfriend that Anever goes aGway
Only Bmone F#m7friend to Gunderstand
and Dnever Alet me Ddown
and never let me down

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One Friend

by Keb' Mo'

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

[Verse]

D A G

People come and people go

D A G

They take and they give

D A G

Build you up just to let you down

D A D

That's just the way it is

But all I need is

D A G

one friend to get me through the day

D A G

one friend who never goes away

Bm F#m7 G

Only one friend to understand

D A D

and never let me down

D A G

well I've been in love and I've been in pain

D A G

I'm a sinner and a saint

D A G

and no matter where I am or what I do

D A D

It's you I appreciate

D A G

My one friend to get me through the day

D A G

one friend who never goes away

Bm F#m7 G

Only one friend to understand

D A D

and never let me down

never let me down

G D

Can't nobody love you

G D

More than you love yourself

G F# Bm E

And as long as I've got my one good friend

G A

I don't need nobody else

D A G

Just my one friend to get me through the day

D A G

one friend that never goes away

Bm F#m7 G

Only one friend to understand

D A D

and never let me down

D A G

All I need is one friend to get me through the day

D A G

one friend that never goes away

Bm F#m7 G

Only one friend to understand

D A D

and never let me down

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