When You Got A Good Friend Chords by Robert Johnson

Tempo:
102.1 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#m

F#

C#

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Robert Johnson - When You Got a Good Friend chords
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[B] [D] [F#m]
[B] [C#]
[B] When you [F#m] got a good friend, [B]
[F#m] baby, stay right by your side.
[B] When you got a good friend, baby, stay right by your [F#m] side.
If on your [G#m] spare time, [A] [C#] love and treat her right.
[C] [B] [F#m] [C#] [F#m] I miss sweetie my baby, [B] [G#m] and I can't see no reason [F#m] why.
[B] I miss sweetie my baby, and I can't see no reason [F#m]
[F#] why.
Any [C#] time I think about it, I just [B] raise my [F#] hand and cry.
[B] [F#] [C#] [F#m] Wonder could I ever [B] apologize, or would she sympathize with [F#m] me?
[D#m] [F#m] [B] [F#] [G#m]
[B] Hmmmm, would she sympathize with [F#m] me?
[C#] She's a brown skinned woman, [A] as sweet as [F#] a good friend can be.
[B] [F#] [C#] [F#m]
Hmmmm, [B] [G#m] baby I may be right or [F#m] wrong, [F#] [F#m] [B] baby it's your [G#m] decision.
[B] [G#m] Oh I may be right or [F#m]
[D#m] wrong, [F#m] watch [C#] your girlfriend baby.
Then [F#m] your head can't do [B] you no [F#m]
harm.
[B] [C#] [F#m] When you got a good friend, [B] baby, stay right by your [F#m] side.
[D#m] [F#] [B] [F#] [B] When you got a good friend, baby, stay right by your [F#m]
side.
If [C#] on your spare [Em] time, [A] [B] love and treat [F#m] her right.
[B] [F#] [F#m] [F#] [N]
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G#m
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To start learning Robert Johnson - When You Got A Good Friend chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: B, F#m, B, C#, F#m, G#m and F#m. For best results, commence at 51 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 102. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F# Minor.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [B] When you [F#m] got a good friend, [B] _ _
_ [F#m] baby, stay right by your side. _ _
_ _ [B] When you got a good friend, _ _ _ baby, stay right by your [F#m] side.
_ _ _ _ _ _ If on your [G#m] spare time, [A] _ [C#] love and treat her right.
[C] _ [B] _ [F#m] _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] I miss sweetie my baby, _ [B] [G#m] and I can't see no reason [F#m] why.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] I miss sweetie my baby, _ and I can't see no reason [F#m]
[F#] why.
_ _ _ _ _ Any [C#] time I think about it, _ I just [B] raise my [F#] hand and cry.
[B] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] Wonder could I ever [B] apologize, or would she sympathize with [F#m] me?
[D#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ [G#m] _ _
[B] Hmmmm, _ would she sympathize with [F#m] me?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] She's a brown skinned woman, [A] as sweet as [F#] a good friend can be.
[B] _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ Hmmmm, [B] [G#m] baby I may be right or [F#m] wrong, [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [B] baby it's your [G#m] decision.
[B] _ _ [G#m] Oh I may be right or [F#m]
[D#m] wrong, [F#m] _ _ _ _ watch [C#] your girlfriend baby.
Then [F#m] your head can't do [B] you no [F#m]
harm.
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m] When you got a good friend, [B] _ baby, stay right by your [F#m] side.
[D#m] _ [F#] _ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [B] When you got a good friend, _ baby, stay right by your [F#m]
side.
_ _ _ _ If [C#] on your spare [Em] time, [A] _ [B] love and treat [F#m] her right.
_ [B] _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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Among the compositions on the album „Kindhearted Woman - The Best Of, written by Robert Johnson, this one shines.

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