You had a request for James Taylor's song "You've Got A Friend". Here's how I play it; maybe you could simplify some of the chords if necessary. Regards, Phil YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND [A] © 1971 Carole King INTRO: A D D/e Asus A Abm7 C#7 (C#7) WHEN YOU'RE (F#m) DOWN AND (C#7) TROUBLED
AND YOU (F#m) NEED A (C#7) HELPING (F#m7) HAND AND (Bm7)NOTHING, OH (B7sus4)NOTHING IS GOING (A) RIGHT.(Asus A) (Abm7)CLOSE YOUR EYES AND (C#7)THINK OF ME AND (F#m)SOON I (C#7)WILL BE (F#m7)THERE TO (Bm7)BRIGHTEN UP (C#m7)EVEN YOUR DARKEST (E7sus4)NIGHT.(E) CHORUS: YOU JUST (A)CALL OUT MY (Amaj7)NAME, AND YOU (Dmaj7)KNOW WHEREVER I (Bm7)AM (E7sus4)I'LL COME (Amaj7)RUNNING, (OH YEAH BABY) TO SEE YOU A-(E7sus4)GAIN. (A)WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, OR (Amaj7)FALL, (Dmaj7)ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS (F#m7)CALL AND I'LL (Dmaj7)BE THERE, (C#m7) YEAH, (Bm7)YEAH, (E7sus4)YEAH YOU'VE GOT A (A)FRIEND.(D Asus A Abm7 C#7) IF THE SKY ABOVE YOU SHOULD TURN DARK AND FULL OF CLOUDS AND THAT OLD NORTH WIND SHOULD BEGIN TO BLOW KEEP YOUR HEAD TOGETHER AND CALL MY NAME OUT LOUD AND SOON I WILL BE KNOCKING UPON YOUR DOOR. Repeat CHORUS to "yeah yeah yeah" BRIDGE: HEY, (D)AIN'T IT GOOD TO (G)KNOW THAT (D)YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND? WHEN (A)PEOPLE CAN (Asus)BE SO (Amaj7)COLD. THEY'LL (D)HURT YOU AND DE-(G7)SERT YOU. WELL THEY'LL (F#m7)TAKE YOUR SOUL IF YOU (B7)LET THEM.OH YEAH, BUT (E7sus4)DON'T YOU LET THEM.(E13) Repeat CHORUS… ..YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND, YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND. AIN'T IT GOOD TO KNOW YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND (X 2) OH YEAH YEAH YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND.