Chords for FRIENDS by Michael W Smith

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_ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ Packing [Bm] up the dreams [Em]
God planted _ [Am] _ In the fertile [Em] soil [D] of you
I _ [G]
can't believe the [Gbm] hopes [Em] he's granted Read [Am] the chapter and your life [Em] [D] is due
But [F] we'll keep you _ [B] close, [E] else always [Am] And it won't even seem [Cm] you've gone
[D]
[Cm] Cause [G] our hearts, [Bm] in [D] [G] big and small ways [Em] _ [G] _ [C] Keep the [D] love that keeps [C] us strong
_ [D] _ [G] _
_ [C] _ [D] [G] And friends are [Gbm] friends [D] forever [Em] If the [C] Lord's the [G] Lord of [D] them
[G] And a friend will not [D] say never [C] Cause a welcome [D] will not end
[B] Though it's hard to let you go [G] In the farthest [C] ends we know
That a lifetime's not too long [G] To live as friends
And [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [G]
if the [Bm] faith and [D] love [Em] God's given _
_ [Am] Spring from the [Em] home [D] we know
We [G] will [Bm] pray and [D] adore [Em] your living [C] Is the strength that [Em] now [D] you show
But [Dm] we'll keep you close, [Am] else [E] always [Am] And it won't even seem [Cm] you've gone
_ [G] Cause our hearts, [Bm] in [D] big [Em] and small ways [G] _ [C] Keep the [D] love that keeps [G] us strong
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[D] [G] And friends are [D] friends forever [Em] If the [C] Lord's the [D] Lord of them
[G] And a friend will not [D] say never [C] Cause a welcome will [D] not end
[Bm] Though it's hard to [B] let you go [Em] In the [G] farthest ends [C] we know
That a lifetime's not too long To [G] live as [Eb] friends
[Ab] And friends are [Eb] friends forever [Db] If the Lord's the Lord of [Eb] them
[Ab] And a friend [Eb] will not say never [Db] Cause a welcome will [Eb] not end
[Gm] Though it's hard to let [C] you go [Fm] In the [Ab] farthest ends we know
[Bbm] That a lifetime's not too [Eb] long To [Ab] live as friends
[Eb] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Eb] To [Ab] live as _ [Eb] _ [Db] friends
_ [Eb]
Though [C] it's hard to let you go [Fm] In the [Cm] farthest ends [Db] we know
[Bbm] That a lifetime's not [Eb] too long To [E] [Fm] live as friends
[Bbm] No, a lifetime's not [Ab] too long _ To live as friends
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