Chords for Donny Hathaway - You've Got a Friend

Tempo:
152.15 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Eb

Gb

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Donny Hathaway - You've Got a Friend chords
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[Db] [Gb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Db]
[Bbm] [Ab]
[Db]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Gm]
[E] [Fm] When you're down [Bb] and troubled [C] [Fm] and [C] you need some [Ab]
love and [Gm] [Fm] care [Db]
[Bbm] and nothing,
[Eb] [Cm] [Eb] nothing [Ab] is going right.
[Db]
[Ab]
[Bb] Close your eyes and [E] think of me.
[Dbm]
[Fm] [C] Soon I [Ab] will be [Bb] there.
[Fm] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Db] To brighten up [Eb] even your darkest [Db] night.
[F]
You just [Ab] walk out on my man.
[Db]
[Ab]
She's your [Eb] man.
[Ab] Say you're [Eb]
sorry.
[Ab]
Waste my time.
[Db]
[Gb] [Db]
[Ab] [Db] I'm living in a [Ab] bad time.
[Bbm]
You [Ab] got a friend.
[E] [Db]
[Ab] Now ain't good to [Db] know that [F] you got a friend.
[Ab]
People can be [Db] so [Ab] cold.
[Db]
You know they hurt you.
[Bb]
[Dbm] They desert you.
[Fm]
Take your [Bb] soul if you let them.
[Fm] [Bbm]
Heaven don't you let them.
[Eb]
[Db] You [Ab] just walk out on my man.
[Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [Eb]
[Ab]
She's your friend.
Now you [Db]
got to [Gb]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb] [Db]
[Ab] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Ab] break.
[Eb] [Db]
[Ab]
Yeah, [Gb] [Ab]
yeah, [Db] yeah.
[Ab]
You got a [Db] friend.
That
[Ab] feels pretty good to [Db] me, y'all.
[Ab]
When y'all say you got a [Db] friend, woman.
[Ab]
This might be a record here.
You hear me?
[Db] [Ab]
Yeah, yeah, [Db]
yeah.
[Ab] You got a friend.
[E] [N]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Gb
134211112
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
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To learn Donny Hathaway - (Live) Youve Got A Friend chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Db, Ab and Db. Kick off your practice at a gentle 76 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 152 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Ab Major.

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[Db] _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Fm] When _ _ you're down [Bb] _ and troubled [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] and _ [C] you need some [Ab]
love and [Gm] _ [Fm] care _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Bbm] and nothing, _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] nothing [Ab] is going right.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ Close your eyes and [E] think of me.
_ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] Soon _ I [Ab] will be [Bb] there.
[Fm] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Db] _ To brighten up _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ even _ _ your darkest [Db] _ _ night.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
You just [Ab] walk out _ on my man. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ She's your _ [Eb] man.
_ _ _ [Ab] Say you're [Eb] _
sorry.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ Waste my _ time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] I'm living in a [Ab] bad time.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ You [Ab] got a friend.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Ab] Now ain't good to [Db] know that [F] you got a friend.
_ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ People can be [Db] so [Ab] cold.
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ You know they hurt you.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ [Dbm] They desert you.
[Fm] _
_ _ _ _ Take your [Bb] soul if you let them.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [Bbm]
Heaven don't you let them.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] You [Ab] just walk _ out _ _ on my man.
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
She's your friend.
Now _ you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ got to _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ break.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ yeah, _ [Db] yeah. _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ You got a [Db] friend.
That _ _
_ _ [Ab] feels _ _ _ _ pretty good to [Db] me, y'all. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
When y'all say you got a [Db] friend, woman. _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ This might be a record here. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You hear me?
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ Yeah, yeah, [Db]
yeah.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] You got a friend. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Carole King.

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