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He Was a Friend of Mine – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan
Recorded in 1961
Released on: "The Bootleg Series Vol. 01-03: Rare and Unreleased 1961-1991"
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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Basic pattern for intro and interludes
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----3---3-----3-|----3---3-------|----2---2-----2-|----2---2-------| B|----2---2-----2-|----2---2-------|----3---3-----2-|----3---3-------| G|--2---2---2-----|------2---2-----|--2---2---2-----|------2---2-----| D|2---------------|--2-------------|------------0---|------------0---| A|0-----------0---|--0---------0---|0-----------0---|--0---------0---| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
D/A x-0-0-2-3-2
A7 x-0-2-2-2-3
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Intro
| A7 | % | D | % | A7 | % | D/A | % |
| G | D | F# | Bm |
| D/A | A | D | % |
Verse
He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Everytime I think about him now
Lord I just can't keep from crying
Cause he was a friend of mine
Interlude
| G | D | F# | Bm |
| D/A | A | D | % |
Verse
He died on the road
He died on the road
He never had enough money
To pay his room or board
And he was a friend of mine
Verse
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
Interlude
| G | D | F# | Bm |
| D/A | A | D | % |
Verse
He never done no wrong
He never done no wrong
A thousand miles from home
And he never harmed no one
And he was a friend of mine
Interlude
| G | D | F# | Bm |
| D/A | A | D | % |
Verse
He was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
Every time I hear his name
Lord I just can't keep from crying
Cause he was a friend of mine
Outro
| G | D | F# | Bm |
| D/A | A | D G | D
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