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