| D | A | |
| Well you and | I |
| Bm | |
| We're | buddies |
| G | A | |
| And we've | been since we first | met |
| D | A | |
| Me and | you |
| Bm | |
| Well | we've sure been through |
| G | A | |
| Our share of | laughter and re | gret |
| Bm | G | |
| Lord knows we've had our bad | days |
| Bm | G | |
| And more than once we've disa | greed |
| D | A | G | A | D | |
| But you've | al | ways | been a | friend to | me |
| D | A | Bm | |
| You can | be so | stubborn |
| G | A | |
| There's times I | think you just like to | fight |
| D | A | |
| And I hope and | pray |
| Bm | |
| I live to | see a day |
| G | A | |
| When you | say I might be | right |
| Bm | G | |
| And there's times I'd rather | kill you |
| Bm | G | |
| Than listen to your hones | ty |
| D | A | G | A | D | |
| But you've | al | ways | been a | friend | to me |
| G | |
| You've always been |
| A | |
| Time and again |
| D | G | |
| The | one to take my | hand |
| G | A | |
| And show to me | it's okay to be |
| Bm | G | |
| Just the way I | am |
| D | G | |
| With no apology |
| D | A | G | |
| Oh you've | alw | ays | been |
| Bm | G | |
| And you | will 'til God knows | when |
| D | A | G | A | D | |
| Yes you've | al | ways | been a | friend | to me |