| Em | B7 | Em | B7 | Em | |
| When you're | down and | troubled and you | need some | lovin' | care |
| Am | D | G | |
| And | nothing, | nothing is going | right |
| F#m | B7 | Em | B7 | Em | |
| Close your eyes and | think of me and | soon I | will be | there |
| Am | D | Am | |
| To | brighten up | even your darkest | nights |
| G | C | |
| You just | call out my name, and you | know, wherever I am, |
| G | Am | D7 | |
| I come | running to see you | again |
| G | G7 | C | Am | |
| Winter spring summer or | fall | all you got to do is | call |
| C | Am | |
| And I'll | be there, yes I | will |
| A | G | |
| You've got a | friend |
| Em | B7 | Em | B7 | Em | |
| If the | sky a | bove you grows | dark and | full of | clouds, |
| Am | D | G | |
| and | that old north | wind begins to | blow |
| F#m | B7 | Em | B7 | Em | |
| Keep your head | togheter, and | call my | name out | loud |
| Am | D | Am | |
| Soon you'll hear me | knocking at your | door |
| chorus |
| F | C | |
| Now ain't it good to know that | you've got a friend |
| G | G7 | |
| When | people can be so | cold |
| C | Fm | Em | Am7 | |
| The'll | hurt you, yes and | desert you and | take your soul if you | let them |
| A7 | D | |
| But | don't you let | them |
| chorus |
| A | G | D | Em | |
| You've got a | friend. | You've got a | friend |