Note: Original key is 1/2 step lower (Db)

   Intro: D-F#m7,G-
          A-A/C#-D-
          Bm-Em-A-
          D-G-D-G-

  D      F#m7   G         Em
   Many people say true friends 
         A  A/C# D
   Are hard to find
          Bm       Em        A
   But I know I'm not that kind
  D     F#m7     G
   They come and go
         Em        A   A/C#  D
   And sometimes leave us behind
          Bm        Em     A
   Like a wind that passes by

                Chorus
            D        F#m7     G
   ('Cause) When you need a friend
  A     A/C#     D
   That you can depend
  Bm              Em
   You can count on me
             A
   Because you're my best friend
  D             F#m7    G
   When you're feeling down
  A        A/C#       D
   And your heart is hurt
  Bm             Em
   You can call on me
                 A
   And I'll be there for you
      D
   Friend

   Interlude: D-F#m7,G-A-; (2x)

  D      F#m7       G
   Good things may come
       Em       A    A/C#  D
   And then bad things may go
           Bm         Em    A
   Like a birth a long time ago
  D       F#m7       G
   You're like the ship
        Em       A     A/C#   D
   That's sailing across the sea
           Bm        Em       A
   To the waves that's so unkind

   (Repeat Chorus except last line)

      (adlib)
   Friend

   Adlib: G-D-;
          G-C-; (3x) 
          Em-A-;

     D        F#m7     G
   When you need a friend
  A     A/C#     D
   That you can depend
  Bm              Em
   You can count on me
             A                  pause
   Because you're my best friend
  Eb             Gm7     Ab
   When you're feeling down
  Bb        Bb/D      Eb
   And your heart is hurt
  Cm             Fm
   You can call on me
                 Bb
   And I'll be there for you

  (Repeat Chorus moving chords 1/2 <Eb> step higher,
   except last word)

       Eb-G#-Bb-Eb
   Friend