G                  C  
He was a friend of mine 
      G                   C  
yeah, he was a friend of mine 
   F             C         E7            Am
He never had no money, he never was satisfied 
G    C          G        C 
But he was a friend of mine 


G                C
He died on the road,
     G           C  
he died on the road 
   F                C       E7           Am
He was just a poor boy, a long way from home
   G   C   G              C 
Cause he was a friend of mine 

 G                C
I stole away and cried
 G                 C 
I stole away and cried 
   F                C       E7                   Am
When I think about him, I still can't keep from crying 
  G    C          G        C
Cause he was a friend of mine 

 
Repeat 1st verse 
 
Solo 
 
Repeat 2nd verse