Willie Nelson - He Was A Friend Of Mine

he was a friend of mine by willie nelson in D

a great song from the pen of bob dylan , adapted with some changes and used by willie
nelson as the soundtrack for the film brokeback mountain . it is in the same key but A
little slower in tempo than the dylan original .
the intro can be played throughout each verse , and the instrumentals follow the same
chord pattern as the verses . F#7 and Bm are barre chords . if you are not up to them yet ,
omit the 5th and 6th strings .

metronome 56

mike perry

chords
A7 D G F#7 Bm
E 0 2 3 2 2
B 2 3 0 2 3
G 0 2 0 3 4
D 2 0 0 2 4
A 0 0 0 4 2
E 0 0 0 2 2

intro ( picking melody over chord )

A7 D A7 D
G D F#7 Bm
E – 0h3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0h3 – – – 22 – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 5 – 3 – 3 – 3 – 2 – – 2 – 3 – 2 – – – 2 – |
B – – – – – – – 2s5 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 3 – – 2 – – – – – 5 – 3 – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2h4 – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2h4 – 2 – – – – – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 2 – 3 – – – – – – – 4 – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 2 – – – – – – – 4 – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 0 – 4 – – – – – – – 2 – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – – – – 2 – |

D A7 D
E – 0 – 2 – – – – – 2p0 – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – 3 – – – 2 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – |
G – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – 2h4 – 2 – |
D – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

A7 D
he was a friend of mine
A7 D
he was a friend of mine
G D
every time i think of him
F#7 Bm
i just can’t keep from cryin’
D A7 D
’cause he was a friend of mine

A7 D
he died on the road
A7 D
he died on the road
G D
he just kept on moving
F#7 Bm
never reaped what he could sow
D A7 D
and he was a friend of mine

instrumental

A7 D
i stole away and cried
A7 D
i stole away and cried
G D
i never had too much money
F#7 Bm
and i never been quite satisfied
D A7 D
and he was a friend of mine

A7 D
he never done no wrong
A7 D
he never done no wrong
G D
a thousand miles from home
F#7 Bm
and he never harmed no one
D A7 D
and he was a friend of mine

instrumental

A7 D
he was a friend of mine
A7 D
he was a friend of mine
G D
every time i hear his name lord
F#7 Bm
i just can’t keep from cryin’
D A7 D
’cause he was a friend of mine