Intro
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[Verse 1]
G Bm Em
Well I heard the world you have travelled
C Am D
News came out on the grapevine
G Bm Em
So, I hope you don’t seem to be simple, no
C D G
’cause you were a good friend of mine
[Verse 2]
G Bm Em
We were just friends back in schooldays
C Am D
We shared cigarettes, girls and wine
G Bm Em
You got lucky; came into some money
C D G
You were a good friend of mine
[Verse 3]
G Bm Em
You know, I left school and earned money
C Am D
Times were tight but I survived
G Bm Em
But you could afford to be educated
C D G
You were a good friend of mine
[Verse 4]
G Bm Em
Said I’ve worked like a slave till my dad died
C Am D
Well, mother and me, we went crying
G Bm Em
Still paid out to the chaplain, oh Lord
C D G
You were a good friend of mine
[Verse 5]
G Bm Em
Meet Mary, my wife, and the kids here
C Am D
All our food it came off the breadline
G Bm Em
I guess you’re what they call the ‘gay bachelor’, yeah
C D G
And you’re still a good friend of mine
[Verse 6]
G Bm Em
Now, you hear me, we will get together
C Am D
We’re gonna go to your place or mine
G Bm Em
We don’t need too much to be happy, oh no
C D G
And of course, you’re a good friend of mine
[Outro]
G Bm Em
I said we’re healthy, my my my
C D G
You’re still a good friend of mine