Chords for Friends (lyrics & chords) Michael W. Smith
Tempo:
68.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Eb
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Am] [G]
[Am] [D]
[G] Packing [Bm] up the dreams [Em] you've got planted
[Am] In the fertile [Em] soil [D] of your home
[G] I can't believe the [Bm] holes [Em] we've granted Leave [Am] the chapter in [Em] your life [D] is through
But [F] we'll keep you [Bm] close in [E] some ways [Am] If only we'd seen [Cm] you gone
[D] Cause [Cm] [G] our hearts [Bm] in big [G] and small ways
[G] [C] We keep the [D] love that keeps [C] us strong
[D] [G] [C] [D] [G] And friends are [D] friends forever [Em] If the [C] Lord's the [G] Lord of them
And a friend will not [D] say never [C] Cause a welcome will not [D] end
[B] But we're taught to let you go [Em] In the [G] father's [C] hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long [G] To live as friends
[Am]
[C] [D] [G] And if the [Bm] faith and [D] love [Em] that God's given Spring [C] from the hope [Em] [D] that we know
[G] We will [Bm] pray and adore [Em] to your vision and then [Am] Is the strength that now [Em] [D] is a future
But we'll keep you [Dm] close [Am] as [E] always [Am] If only we'd seen [Cm] you gone
[G] Cause our hearts [Bm] in [D] big [Em] and small ways [G] We [C] keep the [D] love that keeps [C] us strong
[D] [G] [C] [D] [G] And friends are [D] friends 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 will not [D] end
[B] But we're taught to let you go [Em] In the [G] father's [C] hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long To [G] live as [Eb] friends
[Ab] And friends are [Gm] friends [Eb] forever [Db] If the Lord's the [Eb] Lord of them
[Ab] And a friend will [Eb] not say never [Db] Cause a welcome [Eb] will not end
[Cm] But we're taught to [C] let you go [Fm] In the [Eb] father's hands [Db] we know
[Bbm] That a lifetime's not too [Eb] long To [Ab] live as friends
[Eb]
[Db] To [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] live as friends
[Eb]
[Db] [Eb] But [Gm] we're taught to [C] let you go [Fm] In the [Ab] father's [Db] hands we know
[Bbm] That a lifetime's not [Eb] too long To [C] [Fm] live as friends
[Ab] No a lifetime's not too long To live as friends
[Eb] [Db] [Eb]
[Am] [D]
[G] Packing [Bm] up the dreams [Em] you've got planted
[Am] In the fertile [Em] soil [D] of your home
[G] I can't believe the [Bm] holes [Em] we've granted Leave [Am] the chapter in [Em] your life [D] is through
But [F] we'll keep you [Bm] close in [E] some ways [Am] If only we'd seen [Cm] you gone
[D] Cause [Cm] [G] our hearts [Bm] in big [G] and small ways
[G] [C] We keep the [D] love that keeps [C] us strong
[D] [G] [C] [D] [G] And friends are [D] friends forever [Em] If the [C] Lord's the [G] Lord of them
And a friend will not [D] say never [C] Cause a welcome will not [D] end
[B] But we're taught to let you go [Em] In the [G] father's [C] hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long [G] To live as friends
[Am]
[C] [D] [G] And if the [Bm] faith and [D] love [Em] that God's given Spring [C] from the hope [Em] [D] that we know
[G] We will [Bm] pray and adore [Em] to your vision and then [Am] Is the strength that now [Em] [D] is a future
But we'll keep you [Dm] close [Am] as [E] always [Am] If only we'd seen [Cm] you gone
[G] Cause our hearts [Bm] in [D] big [Em] and small ways [G] We [C] keep the [D] love that keeps [C] us strong
[D] [G] [C] [D] [G] And friends are [D] friends 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 will not [D] end
[B] But we're taught to let you go [Em] In the [G] father's [C] hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long To [G] live as [Eb] friends
[Ab] And friends are [Gm] friends [Eb] forever [Db] If the Lord's the [Eb] Lord of them
[Ab] And a friend will [Eb] not say never [Db] Cause a welcome [Eb] will not end
[Cm] But we're taught to [C] let you go [Fm] In the [Eb] father's hands [Db] we know
[Bbm] That a lifetime's not too [Eb] long To [Ab] live as friends
[Eb]
[Db] To [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] live as friends
[Eb]
[Db] [Eb] But [Gm] we're taught to [C] let you go [Fm] In the [Ab] father's [Db] hands we know
[Bbm] That a lifetime's not [Eb] too long To [C] [Fm] live as friends
[Ab] No a lifetime's not too long To live as friends
[Eb] [Db] [Eb]
Key:
G
D
C
Eb
Em
G
D
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ Packing [Bm] up the dreams [Em] you've got planted _
[Am] _ In the fertile [Em] soil [D] of your home _
[G] I can't believe the [Bm] holes [Em] we've granted Leave [Am] the chapter in [Em] your life [D] is through
But [F] we'll keep you _ [Bm] close in [E] some ways [Am] If only we'd seen [Cm] you gone
[D] Cause [Cm] [G] our hearts [Bm] in big [G] and small ways _
[G] [C] We keep the [D] love that keeps [C] us strong _
[D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [D] [G] And friends are [D] friends forever [Em] If the [C] Lord's the [G] Lord of them
And a friend will not [D] say never [C] Cause a welcome will not [D] end
[B] But we're taught to let you go [Em] In the [G] father's [C] hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long [G] To live as friends
_ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ [D] [G] And if the [Bm] faith and [D] love [Em] that God's given Spring [C] from the hope [Em] [D] that we know
[G] We will [Bm] pray and adore [Em] to your vision and then [Am] Is the strength that now [Em] [D] is a future
But _ we'll keep you [Dm] close _ [Am] as [E] always [Am] If only we'd seen [Cm] you gone
_ [G] Cause our hearts [Bm] in [D] big [Em] and small ways [G] We [C] keep the [D] love that keeps [C] us strong
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [D] [G] And friends are [D] friends 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 will not [D] end
[B] But we're taught to let you go [Em] In the [G] father's [C] hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long To [G] live as [Eb] friends
[Ab] And friends are [Gm] friends [Eb] forever [Db] If the Lord's the [Eb] Lord of them
[Ab] And a friend will [Eb] not say never [Db] Cause a welcome [Eb] will not end
[Cm] But we're taught to [C] let you go [Fm] In the [Eb] father's hands [Db] we know
[Bbm] That a lifetime's not too [Eb] long To [Ab] live as friends
[Eb] _
_ [Db] To [Ab] _ [Eb] [Ab] live as friends
[Eb] _
_ [Db] _ [Eb] But [Gm] we're taught to [C] let you go [Fm] In the [Ab] father's [Db] hands we know
[Bbm] That a lifetime's not [Eb] too long To [C] [Fm] live as friends
[Ab] No a lifetime's not too long To _ live as friends
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ Packing [Bm] up the dreams [Em] you've got planted _
[Am] _ In the fertile [Em] soil [D] of your home _
[G] I can't believe the [Bm] holes [Em] we've granted Leave [Am] the chapter in [Em] your life [D] is through
But [F] we'll keep you _ [Bm] close in [E] some ways [Am] If only we'd seen [Cm] you gone
[D] Cause [Cm] [G] our hearts [Bm] in big [G] and small ways _
[G] [C] We keep the [D] love that keeps [C] us strong _
[D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [D] [G] And friends are [D] friends forever [Em] If the [C] Lord's the [G] Lord of them
And a friend will not [D] say never [C] Cause a welcome will not [D] end
[B] But we're taught to let you go [Em] In the [G] father's [C] hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long [G] To live as friends
_ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ [D] [G] And if the [Bm] faith and [D] love [Em] that God's given Spring [C] from the hope [Em] [D] that we know
[G] We will [Bm] pray and adore [Em] to your vision and then [Am] Is the strength that now [Em] [D] is a future
But _ we'll keep you [Dm] close _ [Am] as [E] always [Am] If only we'd seen [Cm] you gone
_ [G] Cause our hearts [Bm] in [D] big [Em] and small ways [G] We [C] keep the [D] love that keeps [C] us strong
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [D] [G] And friends are [D] friends 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 will not [D] end
[B] But we're taught to let you go [Em] In the [G] father's [C] hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long To [G] live as [Eb] friends
[Ab] And friends are [Gm] friends [Eb] forever [Db] If the Lord's the [Eb] Lord of them
[Ab] And a friend will [Eb] not say never [Db] Cause a welcome [Eb] will not end
[Cm] But we're taught to [C] let you go [Fm] In the [Eb] father's hands [Db] we know
[Bbm] That a lifetime's not too [Eb] long To [Ab] live as friends
[Eb] _
_ [Db] To [Ab] _ [Eb] [Ab] live as friends
[Eb] _
_ [Db] _ [Eb] But [Gm] we're taught to [C] let you go [Fm] In the [Ab] father's [Db] hands we know
[Bbm] That a lifetime's not [Eb] too long To [C] [Fm] live as friends
[Ab] No a lifetime's not too long To _ live as friends
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _