Youve Got A Friend Tab

YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND
As recorded by Carole King
(From the 1971 Album TAPESTRY)
 
Words and Music by Carole King
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'James Taylor - Acoustic Guitar w/ capo 1st fret'
 
[Intro]                          [1st & 2nd Verses]
  Q=84
  N.C.                             N.C.
  4/4
   Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/capo 1st fret)
   Wx3          E E E E E E E E     Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E Q
E|------------|-----------------||--0----------------|-2---------------|
B|------------|-----2---4---4---||o------0-(0)-------|------0-(0)---0--|
G|------------|---2---2---2---2-||--2--0-------0-0---|----2-------2----|
D|------------|-4---------------||---------------2p0-|-----------------|
A|------------|-----------------||o------------------|-2---------------|
E|------------|-----------------||-------------------|-----------------|
 
   H    H      Q  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E E Q.     E Q  E H
E|-0----2----|-------------|---------------|-------------|
B|-----------|-0--0--0--0--|-1----1-1-1----|-1-1--1-1----|
G|-----------|-------------|-0----0-0-0----|-0-0--0-0----|
D|-2---------|-2-----------|---------------|-0-0--0-0----|
A|------2----|----2--------|-0----0-0-0----|-------------|
E|-----------|-------3--0--|---------------|-------------|
 
   E E E E E E E E   +E  E Q  E E E E   E E E E +E  E Q    E E E E Q  Q
E|-----3-----------|------------------|------------------|---------2--2--|
B|-0-------0-1-0---|-------0--0-1-0---|-5-----5-(5)------|-4-------2--4--|
G|---0---0-------2-|-(2)------------0-|-----2-------2----|-----2---------|
D|---------0-2-0---|-----0----0-2-0---|---4-----------4--|---4---4-------|
A|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-2-------2--2--|
E|-3---------------|------------------|-2----------------|---------------|
 
   H    H      Q  Q  H        H     S S E S S E   Q  Q  E Q.
E|-0----2----|------------|---------------------|---------------|
B|-----------|------------|---------------------|----3----3-----|
G|-----------|------------|-------------0-------|----2----2-----|
D|-2---------|------------|---------0h2---0h2---|---------------|
A|------2----|------------|-------------------0-|-2-----2-------|
E|-----------|-3--2--0----|---------------------|---------------|
 
[Chorus]
                                       Segno $
                                       N.C.
                        |-3-|
   Q  Q  S S E Q    E E S S S E H       E E E E E E E E   H.      E E
E|----0--0h2------|-3-2-0h2p0---2----||-----3-------3---|--------------|
B|-----------3----|-----------3------||-----------------|--------------|
G|----2--------2--|------------------||---0---0---0---0-|--------------|
D|-0-----0--------|-------------0----||-----------------|--------------|
A|----------------|------------------||-----------------|--------------|
E|----------------|------------------||-3-------3-------|-3---------3--|
 
 
   Q.   E E E E E   +H     a E E E E   Q.   E E E E E   a q  E E Q  Q
E|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|
B|-1----1-1-0---1-|-(1)----0h1-0-----|------0-0-1---1-|-0h1----0-0--0----|
G|------------2---|----------------0-|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|------0-0-2---2-|---0----0-0--0----|
A|-3------3-------|----------3-------|----------------|------------------|
E|----------------|------------------|-3--------------|------------------|
 
 
   E E E E E E Q    a H    a E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
E|----------------|------------------|-----3-----------|-------2-----------|
B|-----1-----1----|-0h1----0h1-0-----|-------3-------0-|-------0-----------|
G|---0-----0------|--------------2---|---0-----0---0---|---2---------2-----|
D|-0-----0-----0--|---0------0-----0-|-----------0-----|-----0-----0---0---|
A|----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|----------------|------------------|-3---------------|-3-------3---------|
 
                                               1.
                                      To Coda
                         |-3-|
   Q.   S S e e Q    e e S S S S S +E  E E E    W          q  H.
E|-----------------|-0-0----------------------|----------|-0--0-----|
B|-----------------|-0-0----------------------|----------|-1--1-----|
G|--------0-2-2-2--|-----3p2p0---0-(0)-2-0----|----------|-0--0-----|
D|------2----------|-----------2-----------0--|----------|----0-----|
A|-3---------------|--------------------------|----------|-0--------|
E|-----------------|--------------------------|----------|----------|
 
   Q  Q  E E Q    a Q  H.        a E E E E +H       Q  Q  Q  Q
E|----3---------|------3-------|---3--------------|----------------||
B|---------3----|-0h1----------|-0h1-0---0-(0)----|-2--2--4--4----o||
G|-0---------0--|--------------|-------2----------|-2--2--2--2-----||
D|--------------|--------------|------------------|----------------||
A|--------------|--------------|------------------|-------0--0----o||
E|-3-----3------|---3----------|---3--------------|-2--2-----------||
 
[Bridge]
   2.
                               N.C.
   E E Q  H      q  H.         E E E E E E E E   E E E E H
E|-------------|------------||---1-------------|--------------|
B|-----0-------|-1--1-------||-------1-----1---|-----1--------|
G|---0---------|-0--0-------||-----2-----2---2-|---0---0------|
D|-------------|----0-------||-----------------|--------------|
A|-3------2----|-0----------||-----------------|-3-------3----|
E|-------------|------------||-1-------1-------|--------------|
 
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +E  E Q    E E Q  H      W
E|---------------3-|-------2-(2)------|-------------|------|
B|-----0-----0-----|---3---------3----|-----1-------|------|
G|---0---0-----0---|-----0---------0--|---0---------|------|
D|-----------------|------------------|-------------|------|
A|-----------------|------------------|-3-----------|------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3----------------|-------------|------|
 
                                                      Dal Segno al Coda
   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    Q  E E +H       H    E Q  S S
E|-------0-------0-|----------------|------3-(3)----|-2----------------||
B|-------0-------0-|---2---0---2----|------3-(3)----|-3----------------||
G|-------0-------0-|---2---2---2----|---------------|------0-2--2s4----||
D|-----------------|---2---2---2----|---------------|------------------||
A|-----------------|----------------|---------------|------------------||
E|-0-0-----0-0-----|----------------|---------------|------------------||
 
[Out-Chorus]
  Coda &
                              N.C.
   H    H      q  H    Q      H    Q  E E   E E E E E E Q
E|-----------|-0--0-------||--------------|---3------------|
B|-----------|-1--1-------||o---------0-1-|-----------1----|
G|-----------|-0--0-------||--------------|-------0-----0--|
D|-----------|----0-------||--------------|-----2----------|
A|-3----2----|-0----------||o-------------|-3-------3------|
E|-----------|------------||--------------|----------------|
 
   a E E E E E E E E   E Q.   E E E E   H    H      W
E|---3-3---3---3---3-|---3----3-2-0---|------3----|------|
B|-0h1-0---0---0---1-|---1----------3-|------0----|------|
G|---0-0---2---0---0-|---0------------|------0----|------|
D|-------------------|----------------|-----------|------|
A|-------------------|----------------|-----------|------|
E|-------------------|----------------|-----------|------|
 
   1.                            2.
   W          E E E E E E E E     W          W
E|----------|-----3------------||----------|------*|
B|----------|-1-------1-------o||----------|------*|
G|----------|---0---0---0-2-0--||----------|------*|
D|----------|------------------||----------|------*|
A|----------|-3-------3-------o||----------|------*|
E|----------|------------------||----------|------*|
 
[Lyrics]
When you're down and troubled,
And you need some love and care,
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me,
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night.
 
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend
 
If the sky above you grows dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door
 
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running, running, yeah, yeah, to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
And I'll be there, yes I will.
 
Now, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend
When people can be so cold?
They'll hurt you, yes, and desert you
And take your soul if you let them,
Oh, but don't you let them
 
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running, running, yeah, yeah, yeah, to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, yes I will.
You've got a friend
 
You've got a friend
Ain't it good to know, you've got a friend?
Ain't it good to know?
Ain't it good to know?
Ain't it good to know, you've got a friend?
 
Oh yeah, now
Oh, you've got a friend
Yeah, baby
You've got a friend
Oh yeah...
You've got a friend
 
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Duration Legend
 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
 
| (n)  - note tied to previous
|  s   - legato slide
|  h   - hammer-on
|  p   - pull-off
||-3-| - triplet
 
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