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Friend In Need

Supertramp
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Hey buddy,  wanna talk  to you
  +4/ +4 +9/
 I got a friend in need, a friend indeed
 I hear  you got a few  friends too
  +4/ +4
 Living up the stairs, to sell their wares
  +4/ +4 +4/ +4
 And they don't care, 'cause they don't know that
Ooooooh  he's very
lovely
Ooooooh  he's lost  his
one and G7
G7
on- - - - -ly
 Women  that he's ever had
  +4/ +4 +9/
 It sure is bad, can you make him glad?
 Hey mister  can you help  him out
  +4/ +4
 Can you put him straight, before it gets too late
  +4/ +4 / /
 And show him what it's all about
 INSTRUMENTAL):
 Hey mister  where’d you get  the dope?
  +4/ +4 +9/
 Which will it be, to pay the fee?
 I guess  that you can see  from me
  +4/ +4
 So I'll be straight with you, I'll tell the truth
  +4/ +4 /  (pause...)
 A friend in need is just really me
 INSTRUMENTAL):
 INSTRUMENTAL):
 END
 Personally transcribed for PIANO by OliThePianist – there’s not enough free piano music out there!

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Readable chord sheet for Friend In Need by Supertramp

[Bb]  Hey [Bb/F]buddy, wanna [Eb]talk to [Bb]you
        [Eb]+4/[Ab]   [Eb]+4    [Eb/G]     [F7]+9/[A]
I got a friend in need, a friend indeed
[Bb]    I [Bb/F]hear you got a [Eb]few friends [Bb]too
      [Eb]+4/[Ab] [Eb]+4       [Eb/G]
Living up the stairs, to sell their wares
    [Eb]+4/[Ab]    [Eb]+4         [Eb]+4/[Ab]    [Eb]+4
And they don't care, 'cause they don't know that

[Gm]Oooo[Gm]ooh[D]   [Gm7] he's [Gm7]very[D]
[Cm]love[Cm]ly [G]    [Cm]          [Cm]             [G]
[Gm]Oooo[Gm]ooh[D]   [Gm7] he's [Gm7]lost[D] his
[Cm]one [Cm]   [G]   [G7]and[D]   [G7]
[Cm]  [Cm] [G]  [G7] [D]  [G7]
on- - - - -ly

[Bb]     W[Bb/F]omen that he's [Eb]ever [Bb]had
   [Eb]+4/[Ab] [Eb]+4         [Eb/G]     [F7]+9/[A]
It sure is bad, can you make him glad?
[Bb]  Hey [Bb/F]mister can you [Eb]help him [Bb]out
        [Eb]+4/[Ab] [Eb]+4                [Eb/G]     [Eb]
Can you put him straight, before it gets too late
    [Eb]+4/[Ab]  [Eb]+4      [F7]/[A] [F7]/[A]
And show him what it's all about

INSTRUMENTAL):
[F]    [F]   [F]    [F] [C]
[Bb]   [Bb/F]  [Bb]   [Bb] [F]
[F]    [F]   [F]    [F] [C]
[Bb]   [Bb/F]  [Bb]   [Bb] [F]
[F]    [F]   [F]    [F] [C]
[Dm]   [Dm] [A]  [Dm]   [Dm] [A]
[Gm]   [Gm] [D]  [Gm]   [Gm] [D]
[C7]   [C7] [E]  [F7]   [F7] [A]    [Bb]

[Bb]  Hey [Bb/F]mister where’d you [Eb]get the [Bb]dope?
      [Eb]+4/[Ab] [Eb]+4   [Eb/G]    [F7]+9/[A]
Which will it be, to pay the fee?
[Bb]    I [Bb/F]guess that you can [Eb]see from [Bb]me
           [Eb]+4/[Ab]       [Eb]+4      [Eb/G]     [Eb]
So I'll be straight with you, I'll tell the truth
  [Eb]+4/[Ab]   [Eb]+4    [F7]/[A]    [F7]     [Bb] (pause...)
A friend in need    is just really me

INSTRUMENTAL):
[F]    [F]   [F]    [F] [C]
[Bb]   [Bb/F]  [Bb]   [Bb] [F]
[F]    [F]   [F]    [F] [C]
[Bb]   [Bb/F]  [Bb]   [Bb] [F]
[F]    [F]   [F]    [F] [C]
[Dm]   [Dm] [A]  [Dm]   [Dm] [F]
[Gm]   [Gm] [D]  [Gm]   [Gm] [D]
[C7]   [C7] [E]  [F7]   [F7] [C]

INSTRUMENTAL):
[Bb]   [Bb/F]  [Gm]   [Gm] [Bb]
[C7]   [C7] [E]  [F7]   [F7] [C]

[Bb]   [Bb/F]  [Gm]   [Gm] [Bb]
[C7]   [C7] [E]  [F7]   [F7] [A]

[Bb]   [Bb/F]  [Gm]   [Gm] [D]
[C7]   [C7] [E]  [F7]   [F7] [C]

[Bb]   [Bb/F]  [Gm]   [Gm] [D]
[C7]   [C7] [E]  [F7]   [F7] [C]  [Bb]

END

Personally transcribed for PIANO by OliThePianist – there’s not enough free piano music out there!

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