He Was A Friend Of Mine Chords
He Was A Friend Of Mine by Billy Bob Thornton is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Csus4, G, F and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
SPOKEN:
I think probably everybody remembers where they were at the time, and what they were
doin'. I was in the third grade; they let us out of school. I'll never forget it.
INTRO: C Csus4 C Csus4
C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
Hee ee was a friend of mine
C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
Hee ee was a friend of mine
C Am F G
His killin' had no purpose, no reason or rhyme
C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
Hee ee was a friend of mine
C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
Hee ee was in Dallas town
C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
Hee ee was in Dallas town
C Am F G
From a sixth floor window, a gunner shot him down
C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
Hee ee died in Dalls town
SOLO: C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
C Am F G
C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
Hee ee never knew my name
C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
Hee ee never knew my name
C Am F G
Though I never met him, I knew him just the same
C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
Hee ee was a friend of mine
C Am F G
The leader of a nation for such a precious time
C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
Hee ee was a friend of mine
C G F C Csus4 C Csus4
Hee ee was a friend of mine
C G F C Csus4 Csus4 Csus4 C
Hee ee was a friend of mine