A Friend For Life chords

Steve Harley

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Intro: A   F#m   A   F#m   A  

Verse 
           A            F#m        A           F#m 
Through a smoke filled glass on a desperate night 
        A         E         D 
When the sole of my shoe lets in rain 
           Bm               E              A     G#     F#m 
When the heart’s tired of running and the milk’s gone sour 
            Bm       A       E 
Will your feelings still be the same? 

          A           F#m          A            F#m 
When the match won’t light so the flames don’t tremble 
          A          E          D 
And the years are condemning us till 
             Bm           E             A      G#      F#m 
I’ll need a soul mate to hold me and a friend for life 
         Bm        E        A 
And I’m hoping it might be you. 

Instrumental 
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When I think of life as a chance not taken 
      A          E            D 
As a compromise tinged with regret 
          Bm              E              A G#    F#m 
When the kids leave for breeding and the T V’s king 
          Bm          A        E 
Will you tell me we’re not done yet, 

       A      F#m       A        F#m 
Will you think of me as a distant island 
         A          E               D 
Or will you come with me to the moon? 
          Bm           E             A     G#     F#m 
I need a soul mate to hold me and a friend for life 
         Bm        E        A 
And I’m hoping it might be you 

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Give me a asylum and I’ll keep the faith, 
D           A              E 
Keep me in coffee and so safe 
D                   C#m     A    G#      F#m 
And I’ll feed your cats,And I’ll paint walls 
    Bm          E         A 
And I’ll be your one-night stand 

Break 
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E A E F#m Bm F#m E A 

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Will you come with me in the certain knowledge 
          A             E                 D 
That the catch is – is this- no catch at all 
             Bm        E                A         F#m 
I’ll need a soul mate to hold me and a friend for life 
          Bm       E        D      A   F#m 
And I’m hoping it might be you 
          Bm         E       A 
Yeah I’m certain it must be you 

Outro 
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