Intro: C C/B Am A7/9 A4/7 Am7 D7/9-

G    Am7    G/B C   C/B  Am7   G
Life is   a  book that we study
Em7        Am   Am7    Am  Em7
Some of its leaves bring a sigh
C     C/B  Am      A9  A4/7 Am7
There it was written, my  Buddy
A9       Em7  Gdim  A7 D7  D7/13-
That we must part you and I
G          Fdim        Am7      D
Nights are long since you went away
   G       Edim     Am7         D7/9
I think about you all thru the day
     G        E7         C     A7       D7/9
My Buddy, my Buddy, no Buddy quite so true.
G          Fdim          Am7        D
Miss your voice, the touch of your hand
       G       Edim     Am7      D7/9
Just long to know that you understand
      G        E7          C      D9    G
My Buddy, my Buddy, Your Buddy misses you
Bridge
 G  Am7    G/B  C   C/B  Am7   G
Bud - dies thru all of the gay days
Em7        Am   Am7   Am   Em7
Buddies when something went wrong
C       C/B Am7     A9 A4/7  Am7
I wait alone thru the  gray  days
A7/9      Em7  Gdim   A7  D7  D7/13-
Missing your smile and your song
G         Fdim          Am7     D
Nights are long since you went away
   G      Edim    Am7          D7/9
I think about you all thru the day
     G        E7         C    A7     D7/9
My Buddy, my Buddy, no Buddy quite so true
G         Fdim           Am7         D
Miss your voice, the touch of your hand
      G     Edim      Am7      D7/9
Just long to know that you understand
      G       E7            C     D9    G
My Buddy, my Buddy, Your Buddy misses you