For A Friend Chords by Phil Collins

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When [C] I saw him last, [G] he had [F] that look in his eyes
I said, [C] do you need to talk?
He [F] said no
So [C] I called him up, asked him again and [F] I waited a while
He [C] began to speak, [G] then he started [F] to cry
He said, you [Am] know some things [G] are best left [F] unspoken _
[Am] Some things [G] just never work [F] out _
[C] Sometimes it seems you try and try and [F] whatever you do
There's [C] a fix that you're in and you just [F] can't get out
He said, I need [G] your help, [Am] I [F] need it now
Give me the [G] strength [C] to go on
Though [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] I didn't know why, I knew [F] that something was wrong
[C] He still had his pride, he'd tell [F] me in time
_ [C] But this feeling inside kept [F] cheating at me
I [C] was losing a friend and I had [F] to know why
When [Am] I heard the voice on [G] the phone, I knew it [F] was bad news
So [Am] I rushed, [G] he beat by [F] his side
Then _ [C] we said goodbye for the [F] last time
_ [C] Gently hugged him, kissed [F] him goodbye
He whispered, I need [G] your help, [Em] I [F] need it now
[F] Give me [G] the strength [C] to go on
We were [F] always laughing, _ _ _ _ just [C] remember laughing
He said, mama, _ _ _ we were [F] always laughing
Oh, _ _ _ I need [G] your help, [G] I need [F] it now
Give me [G] the strength to [C] go _ on
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_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] Oh, as time goes by and [F#] it all becomes clear
[C#] We can see the deceit, we [F#] see the lies
So [C#] I asked myself over and over [F#] and over again
[C#] What did they know, what did they hide?
_ _ [A#m] Fools [G#] leading the innocent [F#] blindly
_ _ [A#m] _ [G#] Fools trying to [F#] know when
_ And I know [C#] that when I think of my friend with that look in his [F#] eyes
And [C#] if they told the truth, he might be [F#] here today
_ I need [G#] your help, [G#] I need [F#] it now
[F#] Give me the [G#] strength [C#] to go _ _ on
Remember _ [A#m] that laughing, _ _ _ we were [G#] always laughing
_ It's _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ just as easy [C#] now
_ _ The strength to go _ on
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Who's there [C#] with me now?
_ _ _ [F#] Give me the strength to [C#] go _ on
[F#] I wish that [C#] I could be there
_ _ [F#] _ Just the strength [C#] to go on _ _ _ _ _
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