(C# F# C# F# B F# A# D#m F# C# D)
C# F#
He was a friend of mine
C# F#
He was a friend of mine
B F#
Everytime I think about him now
A# D#m
Lord I just can't keep from crying
F# C# F#
Cause he was a friend of mine
[Verse]
(C# F# C# F# B F# A# D#m F# C# D)
He died on the road
He died on the road
well,he never had enough much money
To pay his room or his board
And he was a friend of mine
[Verse]
(C# F# C# F# B F# A# D#m F# C# D)
I stole away and cried
I stole away and cried
Cause I never had too much money
And I've never been quite satisfied
And he was a friend of mine
[Verse]
(C# F# C# F# B F# A# D#m F# C# D)
He never done no wrong
He never done no wrong
C# thousand miles from home
And he never harmed no one
And he was a friend of mine
[Verse]
(C# F# C# F# B F# A# D#m F# C# D)
He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Everytime I hear his name
Lord I just can't keep from crying
Cause he was a friend of mine