Intro
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F6 Gm7 A7 A#
Am7 Dm7 Cm7
A#maj7 A#/C
[Verse]
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It’s so good that after all these years, that
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we can share something more than just tears.
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Someone like you should always be around, to
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lift up my sprits when they’re fallin’ down.
[Chorus]
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It’s ve ry nice to have a friend. Oh
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someone to talk to so good time does spend.
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Some one to lean on when the road bends, oh
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it’s very nice to have a friend. Oh, you made my
[Verse]
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mind up, but you knew how I felt. Oh, you know me
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better girl, yes you do, but I know myself. Oh, I’d
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never let you down off of your toes. I need
[Chorus]
A#maj7
you. You need me. That’s the way it should be.
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(“Lady Oo, lovin’ friend, I’ll take that smile,” you said…)
[Verse]
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People say things that never come true, ‘cause
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deep in their hearts they’re not thinkin’ of you.
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You may be silent, but I know you care, ‘cause
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wherever I am, girl, I know you’ll be there… Oh
[Chorus]
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It’s ve ry nice to have a friend. Oh,
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someone to talk to so good time does spend.
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Some one to lean on when the road bends, Oh
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it’s very nice to have a friend.
[Instrumental bridge]
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G7 F6 D7 A F/C
Gm Am7
[Chorus]
A#maj7
I need you. You need me. That’s the way it should be
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(“Lady Oo, lovin’ friend, I’ll take that smile,” you said…)
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It’s ve ry nice to have a friend. Oh
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someone to talk to so good time does spend.
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Some one to lean on when the road bends, Oh
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it’s very nice to have one good friend. Ohhh
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It’s so nice to have a friend
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Ohhh It’s so nice(Oh) It’s so nice to have a friend to have a friend
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Oh its so nice ohh its so nice
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oh its so nice
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Oh its so nice
[Outro]
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