Friends Chords by Michael W. Smith

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_ [Am] _ _ _ [Am] Packing _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ up the [Gb] dreams _ _ [Em] God planted _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] In the fertile soil _ [Em]
of [D] you _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] I can't believe the [Gb] hopes _ [Gbm]
He's [Em] granted _ Means _ _
[Am] a chapter in your [Em] life _ is [D] due
_ _ _ But we'll [F] keep you close _ _ [Dm] _ [B] as _ [E] _ always _ If only [Am] _ _ even seeing _ you [Cm] gone
_ _ [C] _ Cause our [G] hearts _ in [Bm] _ big and [Em] small ways _ Will [G] _
_ [Am] keep the love that [D] keeps us [C] strong _ _ _ _ _ _
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And [G] friends are friends [D] forever _ If [C] the Lord's the Lord of [G] them
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And [G] a friend will not say [D] never _ Cause [C] a welcome will not [D] end
Though [B] it's hard to let you go In [Em] the farthest ends we [C] know _
That [Am] a lifetime's not [C] too long _ _ [G] To live as friends
[A] _
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[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] And with the faith and [Gbm] love _ God's [Em] given _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] Springing from the hole _ we [D] know _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] We will pray the [Gbm] joy you'll [Em] live in _ [Am] Is _ _ the strength that now _ [Em] you [D] show _
_ _ But we'll keep you [F] _ close _ [Dm] _ as _ [E] _ always _ _ If only [Am] _ _
even seeing _ you [Cm] gone _
_ _ _ Cause [G] our hearts in [Bm] _ [D] big and [Em] small ways _ Will [G] _ _ [Am] keep the love that [D] keeps us [C] strong _
_ [G] _ [D] Yeah, _ [G] yeah _
_ [C] _ _ [D] And [G] friends are friends [D] forever _ If [C] the Lord's the Lord of [G] them
_ [D] And [G] a friend will not say [D] never Cause [C] a welcome will not [D] end
Though [B] it's hard to let you go In [Em] the farthest [G] ends we [C] know
That [Am] a lifetime's not [D] too long _ _ To live [G] as friends
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[Ab] And friends are friends [Eb] forever _ If [Db] the Lord's the Lord of them
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And [Ab] a friend will not say [Eb] never Cause [Db] a welcome will not [Eb] end _
Though [G] it's hard to let you [C] go In [Fm] the farthest [Ab] ends we know _
That [Bbm] a lifetime's not too long [Eb] To live as [Ab] friends
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_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] To [Eb] live as [Ab] _ friends
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_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ Though it's [C] hard to let you go In [Fm] the farthest [Ab] ends we [Db] know
That [Bbm] a lifetime's not too [Eb] long _ _ To [E] live [Fm] as friends
_ _ _ No, [Bb] a lifetime's not too _ [Eb] long _ _ _ To live [Ab] as friends _ _
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