Bobby Bare - He Was A Friend Of Mine Chords

[Verse 1]
G  D               G     D                  G
He was a friend of mine, he was a friend of mine
G                 Em     Am               D    G  D               G
He died without a penny, he didn't have a dime he was a friend of mine
 
 
[Verse 2]
G       D                  G       D                       G
He died neath the midnight sun, he died neath the midnight sun
                       Em        Am            D
His wanderin' days are over, his loneliness is done
       G    D                  G
Yes he died neath the midnight sun
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
G  D
 
 
[Bridge]
  G                                               D
I have a lot of buddies in my time but he was the best buddy I ever had
                           G
The kind of friend you can lean on and turn to when times 're goin' bad
              Em                       Am
He could have been a rich man or maybe he could be the President
           D                         G           D                  G
But he was just a friend of mine the one who had died without a cent
 
 
[Verse 3]
G D                G      D                  G
I soughed away and cried, I soughed away and cried
                Em            Am                   D
Tears fell like raindrops the night my best friend died
G  D               G        D               G
He was a friend of mine, he was a friend of mine