Chords for Michael W. Smith - Friends are friends forever

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_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Packing up the [Bm]
dreams _ [Em] God planted _ [A] In _ [Am] _ _ the fertile soil _ [Em] _ [D] of you
_ I [D] _ _ [G] _ can't believe the [Gb]
holes _ [Gbm] [Em] he's granted _ Me _ _ [Am] the chapter in your life [Em] _ _ [D] is through _ _ _
But [F] we'll keep you _ _ [Dm] close as _ [E] _ always [E] _ _
_ If [Am] only _ you've been seen, _ [Cm] you've gone
_ [C] Cause _ our [G] hearts _ [Bm] in big and [Em] small ways _ Will [G] _ _ [Am] keep the love that [D]
keeps [C] us strong _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ [G] And friends are friends [Gbm] _ [D]
forever If [Em] the Lord's the [C] Lord [G] of them
[D] _ [G] And a friend will not say [D]
never Cause [Em] a welcome will [C] not [D] end
Though [Gb] it's hard to let [B] you go In the [G] Father's hands [C] we know
That [Am] a lifetime's not [D] too long _ To _ [G] live as friends
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] And with the faith [Gbm] and love [Em] God's given _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Strength from the hope [Em] _ [D] we know
_ _ _ _ _ [G] We will pray the joy [Em] you'll live in _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Is the strength that [Em] now [D] you show
_ _ _ And we'll [F] keep you _ _ close _ [A] as [E] _ _
always _ _ If [Am] only you've been seen, _ [Cm] you've gone
_ _ _ _ Cause [G] our hearts [Bm] in _ big [Em] and small ways _ Will _ [Am] _
keep the [D] love that keeps [C] us strong
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_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] And friends are friends [D] forever _ [Em] If the Lord's the [G] Lord of them
[D] _ [G] And a friend will not [D] say never _ [C] Cause a welcome will [D] not end
_ [B] Though it's hard to let you go _ [Em] In the [G] Father's hands we [C] _ know
[Am] That a lifetime's not [D] too long _ To _ _ [G] live as [Eb] friends _
[Bb] _ [Ab] And friends are friends [Gm] forever [Eb] _ [Db] If the Lord's the Lord of them
[Eb] And [Ab] a friend will not [Eb] say never [Db] Cause a welcome will [Eb] not end
_ [C] Though it's hard to let you go [F] In the _ [Ebm] Father's hands [Ab] we know
[Bbm] That a lifetime's not [Eb] too long To live [Ab] as friends
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_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bb] To [Eb] live [Ab] as friends
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Though [C] it's hard to let you go [Fm] In the [Eb] Father's hands [Db] we know
[Bbm] That a lifetime's not too [Eb] _
long To _ [E] live [F] [Fm] as _ friends
_ _ [Bb] No, a lifetime's not too _ long _ _ To _ [Ab] live as friends _
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