You’ve Been A Friend To Me
The Price Sisters
Written by A.P. Carter
Key of D · Chords: I IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
D G D A My bark of life was drifting down the troubled stream of time D G D A D When first I saw your smiling face and youth was in its prime
Verse 2
G D A Oh I’ll never forget you wherever I roam wherever you may be D G D A D If ever I have had a friend you’ve been that friend to me
Verse 3
D G D A Misfortune nursed me as a child and loved me fondly too D G D A D I would have had a broken heart had it not have been for you
Verse 4
D G D A I now look back upon the past across life’s troubled sea D G D A D And smile to think thru all I’ve seen you’ve been a friend to me