Bb   A        G      F
Mrs. Brown is sad
            Bb                    F
Her husband Jack has just passed away
Bb   A      G        F
Mrs. Davies cries
                 Bb                 F
The welfare have taken her children today

[Chorus]

C
Oooh! ohooohoooh!
      F
Oooh! oooh!

[Verse 2]

Bb    A      G      F
Jenny's so upset
           Bb                   F
She's just received the results of her test
Bb        A   G       F
It proved positive
        Bb                   F
And the father has loved her and left her

[Chorus]

C
Oooh! ohooohoooh!
      F      Bb  F
Oooh! oooh!

[Interlude]

       Bb     F
You do need a friend
     Eb     F
I do need a friend

[Verse 3]

Bb          A        G       F
    But why should I care
            Bb       F
It's just a family affair

[Outro]

Bb  F  Bb  F  Bb  F  Bb  F  Bb  F

      Bb              F
I telephoned God today
          Bb                    F
But all I got was the answering machine
Bb         F
    Please help me

Bb  F  Bb  F  Bb

F      Bb     F
You do need a friend
     Bb     F
I do need a friend