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