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Whenever I Call You "Friend"
Michael Johnson  and Alison Krauss
Whenever I C#mcall F#you Bm9"friend", I beAm7gin to think I DunderGstand
            D/F#  F#/          A#       Bm     E7  A  
Anthing we are, you and I have always been ever and ever
DI see myself withC#min  F#your Bm9eyes, and that's Am7all I need to Dshow me Gwhy
              D/F#  F#/           A#        Bm    E7          A  B  
Everything I do,  always takes me home to you ever and ever
(B)                    C#/               B  F#/A#  
Now I know my life has given me more than memories
 Bbm   Bb/D   Ebm9   Fm    Bb             Cm  Cm+                     Cm6       F   Bb- D9  
Day by   day, we can see in every moment there's a reason to carry on
	Refrain:
	CSweet love G/Bshowin' us a Am7heavenly Glight
	CI've never G/Bseen such a Am7beautiful Gsight
	CSee the love G/Bflowin' on us Am7every Gnight
	CI know forG/Bever we'll be Am7doin' it Gright
	Interlude:  C-   G/B-  Am7-  G(3x) then  C-  G/B-  Am(pause)
Whenever I C#mcall F#you Bm9"friend", I beAm7lieve I've come to DunderGstand
               D/F#  F#/          A#         Bm   E7          A     D- G  
Everywhere we are, you and I were meant to be ever and ever
(G)                  F#m    B             Em9             Dm7       G  C  
I think about the times to come, knowing I will be the lucky one
Ever our G/Blove will Blast, I Emalways wanna Acall you D9"friend"
(Repeat Refrain 2x, ending with Am7 and "doin' it (2x)" the second time)
(Repeat Refrain transposed to G - D/F# - Em7 - D)
(Do first stanza chords until fade)
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Dedicated to Stay :D
Ron
ronyu02 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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Whenever I Call You Friend

by Michael Johnson

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Bm9

Am7

D/F#

Bbm

Bb/D

Ebm9

Cm6

G/B

Whenever I Call You "Friend"

Michael Johnson and Alison Krauss

C#m F# Bm9 Am7 D G

Whenever I call you "friend", I begin to think I understand

D/F# F# A# Bm E7 A

Anthing we are, you and I have always been ever and ever

D C#m F# Bm9 Am7 D G

I see myself within your eyes, and that's all I need to show me why

D/F# F# A# Bm E7 A B

Everything I do, always takes me home to you ever and ever

B C# B F# A#

() / /

Now I know my life has given me more than memories

Bbm Bb/D Ebm9 Fm Bb Cm Cm Cm6 F Bb D9

+ -

Day by day, we can see in every moment there's a reason to carry on

Refrain:

C G/B Am7 G

Sweet love showin' us a heavenly light

C G/B Am7 G

I've never seen such a beautiful sight

C G/B Am7 G

See the love flowin' on us every night

C G/B Am7 G

I know forever we'll be doin' it right

C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am

Interlude: - - - (3x) then - - (pause)

C#m F# Bm9 Am7 D G

Whenever I call you "friend", I believe I've come to understand

D/F# F# A# Bm E7 A D G

/ -

Everywhere we are, you and I were meant to be ever and ever

G F#m B Em9 Dm7 G C

()

I think about the times to come, knowing I will be the lucky one

G/B B Em A D9

Ever our love will last, I always wanna call you "friend"

(Repeat Refrain 2x, ending with Am7 and "doin' it (2x)" the second time)

(Repeat Refrain transposed to G - D/F# - Em7 - D)

(Do first stanza chords until fade)

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Dedicated to Stay :D

Ron

ronyu02 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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