For A Friend
Phil CollinsVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
/ x4
When I saw him last he had that look in his eyes
I said, "Do you need to talk?", he said, "No."
So I called him up, asked him again and I waited a while
he began to speak, then he started to cry
You know some things are best left unspoken
and some things just never work out
Sometimes, seems you try and you try and whatever you do
There's a fix that you're in, and you just can't get out
He said, "I need your help, I need it now
Give me the strength to go on"
Though I didn't know what I knew that something was wrong
He still had his pride, he'd tell me in time
Well this feeling inside kept eating at me
I was losing a friend, and I had to know why
When I heard the voice on the phone, I knew it was bad news
So I rushed to be by his side
And we said goodbye for the last time
I gently hugged him, and kissed him goodbye
He whispered, "I need your help, I need it now.
Give me the strength to go on."
We were always laughing, I just remember laughing, mama
We were always laughing
Oh I need your help, I need it now
Give me the strength to go on
/ / / x2
Though as time goes by, and it all becomes clear
We can see the deceit, we see the lies
So I asked myself, over and over, and over again
What did they know? What did they hide?
Fools, leading the innocent blindly
Fools, turning away
And I know that when I think of my friend with that look in his eyes
And if they told the truth, he might be here today
I need your help, I need it now
Just give me the strength to go on
I remember the laughing, We were always laughing
Oh no, it's just strength we need now
Just the strength to go on...
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Readable chord sheet for For A Friend by Phil Collins
[C] [G/C] [Fadd9]/[C] [F/C] x4 When I [C]saw him last he [G/C]had that [Fadd9]look i[C]n his [F/C]eyes I said, "Do[C] you need to talk?",[G/C] he said, "[Fadd9]No." [C] [F/C] So I c[C]alled him up, asked him [G/C]again and I [Fadd9]waited[C] a w[F/C]hile he b[C]egan to speak, then he [G/C]started to [Fadd9]cry [C] [F/C] You know s[Am]ome things are [G]best left u[F]nspoken and [Am]some things just n[G]ever work o[F]ut Sometimes,[C] seems you try and you [G/C]try and wha[Fadd9]tever [C]you [F/C]do There's a f[C]ix that you're in, and you [G/C]just can't get[Fadd9] out [C] [F/C] He said, [Am]"I n[F]eed y[Am]our h[G]elp, I n[Am]eed [G]it n[F]ow [Am]Give [F]me [Am]the st[G]rength to go [C]on" Though I didn't know what I knew that something was wrong He still had his pride, he'd tell me in time Well this feeling inside kept eating at me I was losing a friend, and I had to know why When I heard the voice on the phone, I knew it was bad news So I rushed to be by his side And we said goodbye for the last time I gently hugged him, and kissed him goodbye He whispered, "I need your help, I need it now. Give me the strength to go on." We were always l[F/C]aughing, I just remember [Cadd9]laughing, mama We were always l[F]aughing Oh I need your help, I need it now Give me the strength to go on [Db] [Ab]/[Db] [F#add9]/[Db] [F#]/[Db] x2 Though as [Db]time goes by[Ab], a[Db]nd it[F#add9] all be[Db]come[F#]s c[Db]lear We can [Db]see the decei[Ab]t, [Db]we see the [F#add9]lies [Db] [F#] [Db] So I a[Db]sked myself, over and[Ab] ov[Db]er, and [F#add9]over ag[Db]ain [F#] [Db] [Db]What did they know? [Ab]Wha[Db]t did they[F#add9] hide? [Db] [F#] [Db] [Bbm]Fools, [Ab]leading the innocent b[F#]lindly [Bbm]Fools, t[Ab]urning [F#]away And I know that when I think of my friend with that look in his eyes And if they told the truth, he might be here today [Bbm]I ne[F#]ed [Bbm]your h[Ab]elp, I [Bbm]need [Ab]it [F#]now Just [Bbm]give [F#]me [Bbm]the s[Ab]trength to go [Db]on I remember the [Bbm]laughing, We were always l[Ab]aughing [F#add9] Oh no, it's just strength we need n[Db]ow [Ab] [Db] [F#add9] [Db] [F#] [Db] Just the strength to go on...