Chords for Roy Orbison-Best Friend
Tempo:
79.65 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
A
C
Bb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Dm]
La la la la [G]
[Dm] [C] la
[Dm]
An old man on his deathbed [A] whispers to me
[Dm] You are the master of your destiny
A [A] diamond is a diamond, [Dm] a stone is [A] a stone
But a man's not all good [Dm] nor all bad
Call them as you see them, you'll stand around, you're the best friend that you ever had, oh yeah, [Bb] you're the best friend
[Dm] [D] So laugh when it's time to laugh, cry when it's time to cry, live while it's time to live, you'll die when it's time to die
[Dm] La la la la la la la [G] la la la la la [Dm] la la la [C] la la la la la la la la [Dm] la la la la la la la
Then he closed his [Bb] eyes and left me alone, [Dm] my old friend said, brought his wisdom home
A [Bb] diamond is a diamond, [Dm] a stone is a stone, but a man's not all good nor all bad
[A] Call them as you see them, [Dm] you'll stand [Bb] around, you're the best friend that you [Dm] ever had, oh yeah, you're the best friend that you ever had
[D] So laugh when it's time to laugh, cry [C] when it's time [D] to cry, live while it's time to live, you'll die when it's time to die
[Dm] La la la la la la la [G] [Dm] la la la [C] la la la [D] la la la la
La la la la [G]
[Dm] [C] la
[Dm]
An old man on his deathbed [A] whispers to me
[Dm] You are the master of your destiny
A [A] diamond is a diamond, [Dm] a stone is [A] a stone
But a man's not all good [Dm] nor all bad
Call them as you see them, you'll stand around, you're the best friend that you ever had, oh yeah, [Bb] you're the best friend
[Dm] [D] So laugh when it's time to laugh, cry when it's time to cry, live while it's time to live, you'll die when it's time to die
[Dm] La la la la la la la [G] la la la la la [Dm] la la la [C] la la la la la la la la [Dm] la la la la la la la
Then he closed his [Bb] eyes and left me alone, [Dm] my old friend said, brought his wisdom home
A [Bb] diamond is a diamond, [Dm] a stone is a stone, but a man's not all good nor all bad
[A] Call them as you see them, [Dm] you'll stand [Bb] around, you're the best friend that you [Dm] ever had, oh yeah, you're the best friend that you ever had
[D] So laugh when it's time to laugh, cry [C] when it's time [D] to cry, live while it's time to live, you'll die when it's time to die
[Dm] La la la la la la la [G] [Dm] la la la [C] la la la [D] la la la la
Key:
Dm
A
C
Bb
D
Dm
A
C
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ La la la la _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] la_
[Dm] _ _ _ _
An old man on his deathbed [A] whispers to me
[Dm] You are the master of your destiny _ _ _
A [A] diamond is a diamond, [Dm] a stone is [A] a stone
But a man's not all good [Dm] nor all bad
Call them as you see them, you'll stand around, you're the best friend that you ever had, oh yeah, [Bb] you're the best friend _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ So laugh when it's time to laugh, _ cry when it's time to cry, live while it's time to live, you'll die when it's time to die
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ La la la la la la la [G] la la la la la [Dm] la la la [C] la la la la la la la la [Dm] la la la la la la la
_ _ Then he closed his [Bb] eyes and left me alone, [Dm] my old friend said, brought his wisdom home
A _ [Bb] diamond is a diamond, [Dm] a stone is a stone, but a man's not all good nor all bad _
[A] Call them as you see them, [Dm] you'll stand [Bb] around, you're the best friend that you [Dm] ever had, oh yeah, you're the best friend that you ever had
[D] _ _ So laugh when it's time to laugh, cry [C] when it's time [D] to cry, live while it's time to live, you'll die when it's time to die
[Dm] _ _ _ _ La la la la la la la [G] _ _ [Dm] la la la [C] la la la [D] la la la la _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ La la la la _ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] la_
[Dm] _ _ _ _
An old man on his deathbed [A] whispers to me
[Dm] You are the master of your destiny _ _ _
A [A] diamond is a diamond, [Dm] a stone is [A] a stone
But a man's not all good [Dm] nor all bad
Call them as you see them, you'll stand around, you're the best friend that you ever had, oh yeah, [Bb] you're the best friend _
[Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ So laugh when it's time to laugh, _ cry when it's time to cry, live while it's time to live, you'll die when it's time to die
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ La la la la la la la [G] la la la la la [Dm] la la la [C] la la la la la la la la [Dm] la la la la la la la
_ _ Then he closed his [Bb] eyes and left me alone, [Dm] my old friend said, brought his wisdom home
A _ [Bb] diamond is a diamond, [Dm] a stone is a stone, but a man's not all good nor all bad _
[A] Call them as you see them, [Dm] you'll stand [Bb] around, you're the best friend that you [Dm] ever had, oh yeah, you're the best friend that you ever had
[D] _ _ So laugh when it's time to laugh, cry [C] when it's time [D] to cry, live while it's time to live, you'll die when it's time to die
[Dm] _ _ _ _ La la la la la la la [G] _ _ [Dm] la la la [C] la la la [D] la la la la _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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