Chords for He Was a Friend of Mine

Thank you very much.
We've been up here singing all evening, so we'd kind of like you to join us in one if you would please.
This has always been my very favorite sing-along song in the whole world.
It comes from my home state of Texas, and it's called, He Was a Friend of Mine.
Hey!
Is there somebody from Texas back there?
Is that right?
Big deal.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Ab] It goes something like this.
_ [Eb] _ _ It goes exactly like this. _
[Ab] _ _ _ Well, he [Eb] was [Ab] a friend of mine.
_ _ [Eb] _ He was a [Ab] friend of mine.
_ He [Fm] died without a penny.
[Db] Didn't [Bb] have a dime.
But he [Eb] was a friend [Ab] of mine.
You think you can handle it?
Okay, everybody hold on.
Wait [N] a minute.
Excuse me.
I don't mean to interrupt.
_ Listen, y'all.
People, when they usually end this song, just end it,
No, he was a friend of mine, blah.
And that's all there is to it.
But we have something special for you.
So I want you to pay real close attention to everything
so you can kind of sing along with us, you know,
and really make a big hot dog ending and everything. _ _ _
Well, he
_ _ [Eb] _ _ Did you get the little ee?
_ You gotta remember that because that's kind of important and everything, see?
But this is the best part.
_ Was a [Db] friend of [Db] _ mine.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ [Db] How does that grab ya?
[N] Okay, everybody sing along and really put your [Ab] heart into it.
Hot dog.
I guess I'm excited.
_ Well, he [Eb] was [Ab] a friend of mine.
_ [Eb] _
He was [Ab] a friend of _ mine.
He died [Fm] without a penny.
[Db] Didn't [Eb] have a dime.
[Ab] But he [Eb] was a friend [Ab] of mine.
One more time, everybody.
He [F] was a friend [Ab] of mine.
_ _ [F] _
He was a friend [Ab] of mine.
_ He died [Fm] without a penny.
[Db] Didn't have [Eb] a dime.
[F] But he was a friend [Ab] of mine.
I don't know [Eb] where he [Ab] come from.
I [Eb] don't know where he [Ab] come from.
_ Now one day he [Fm] was there.
[Db] Next day he [Eb] was gone.
I [Ab] don't know [Eb] where he [Ab] come from.
Everybody sing.
Well, he [Bb] was a friend [Ab] of mine.
_ _ [F] He was a friend [Ab] of mine.
_ He died [Fm] without a [Db] penny.
Didn't [F] have a dime.
But he was a [Ab] friend of mine. _ _ _
[F] I stole [Ab] away and cried.
_ _ _ [Eb]
I [Ab] stole away and cried. _ _
Tears, they [Fm] fell like raindrops.
[Db] The night my [Eb] friend died.
[Ab] _
_ [Bb] I stole away and [Ab] cried.
By yourself. _
_ [Eb] He was a friend [Ab] of mine.
_ Wait a cotton [Eb]-picking minute.
[N] That's pretty cruddy. _ _
Now here, there's about 800 to 1000 people here.
You come here, it's a big night of the week, right?
Saturday night, everybody gets excited.
Probably gets your favorite date.
You probably took a bath.
You come out here for a big evening. _
[Ab] You sit out there and get senile.
_ [Bb] _ _ Now look, you guys.
This is my favorite sing-along in the whole world.
And I want you to really get into it.
Just sing your heart out.
Because if you do it right,
you get chills all over.
So everybody, one more time.
I really expect to hear [Ab] it now.
Here we go.
_ Well, he [F] was [Ab] a friend of mine.
_ _ [Eb] He was [Ab] a friend of mine.
_ He died.
_ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ He was a friend of mine.
Now why did you do that the first time?
_ Sluts.
Okay, now look.
I want everybody to sing it once real soft and quiet.
And we're going to sing harmonies and stuff.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] He [Ab] was a friend of mine.
_ [Db] _ [Eb] He was a friend [Ab] of mine.
_ He [Fm] died that day.
[Db] Didn't have time.
[Eb] _ [Ab] He [Eb] was a friend of [Ab] mine.
Let's really hit it now.
_ He [Eb] was a friend [Ab] of mine.
_ _ [Eb] He was [Ab] a friend of mine.
_ He [Fm] died that [Db] day.
Didn't [Eb] have time.
_ _ He was [Ab] a friend of mine.
_ _ Well, he_
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ Alright, you guys. _
When you do a sing-along,
you've got to follow the bouncing folk singers, right?
[Bm] _
_ [Ab] _ Okay, one more time.
When I cut it off,
everybody, _ cut it off.
Like it, right? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Well, he_
A [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ retarded section.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ One time. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ Well, [Eb] he_ _ _
[N] I tell you what, we're getting there.
But what we've gained in precision,
_ we've lost in soul.
Really _ _ get into it, you guys.
Right deep down in the old pack of cigarettes.
And really_ _
[Am] _ _ [Ab] Here we go. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ Well, he_
[G] Alright!
_ One more [Abm] time. _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _
Well, he_
_ _ I almost loved it.
Was a friend of_
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