Artist: Dionne Warwick and Friends
Song: That's What Friends Are For
Album: Friends
Year: 1985
[Chords]
(in order of appearance)
Ebmaj9 x6576x
Ebmaj9/D x53333
Ab(add Bb)/C 866xx6
Bb11 xx1111
Dm7(no 5th) xx0x11
G7sus4 3x0011
Abmaj7 4x554x
Fm7/Bb x11111
Ebadd9 x6536x
Ebadd9/D x5536x
Abmaj7/C x31113
Bb/Ab 4x333x
Bb9 x10111
Db6 x46666
C7sus4 x3x311
Cb6(no 5th) xx1101
Bb7sus4 x13141
[Intro]
Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9/D Ab
E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E E S S E E
E|--------------------------|------------3--4--3---------|
B|-----3-4-L-------3-4-L----|-----3-4-L----------4-L-----|
G|--3-----------3-----------|--3----------------------5--|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9/D Ab
Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 Bb11
[Verse]
(Bb11) Ebmaj9 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7
And I, nev-er thought I feel this way
Dm7(no5th)
and as far as I'm concerned
G7sus4 G7 Cm7
I'm glad I got the chance to say
Abmaj7 Fm7/Bb
that I do be-lieve I love you. And
Ebmaj9 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7
if I should ev-er go a-way
Dm7(no 5th)
well, then close your eyes and try
G7sus4 G7 Cm7
to feel the way we do to-day,
Abmaj7 Fm7/Bb Bb11
and then if you can re-mem-ber
[Chorus]
Ebadd9 Ebadd9/D
Keep smil-ing, keep shin-ing,
Abmaj7/C Bb/Ab
know-ing you can al-ways count on
Gm7 Cm7 Abmaj7 Fm7/Bb Bb9
me for sure that's what friends are for.
Ebadd9 Ebadd9/D
For good-times and bad times
Db6 C7sus4 C7
I'll be on you side for-ev-er
Cb6(no 5th) Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4
more That's what friends are for
Ebmaj9 Gm7 Cm7
[Instrumental]
Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 Bb11
Q. E Q. E Q S S S S E S S E E
E|------------------------|---------------4--3-----------|
B|---------3--4-----------|-------------4-------4-L------|
G|--3----------------1g3--|--1----L---5--------------5---|
D|------------------------|---------6--------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------------|
Ebmaj9 Gm7 Cm7
[Verse]
Fm7 Dm7(no 5th)
well you came and o-pened me
G7sus4 G7 Cm7
and now there's so much more I see
Abmaj7 Fm7/Bb
and so, by the way I thank you. And
Ebmaj9 Gm7 Cm7 Fm7
then for the times when we're a-par
Dm7(no 5th)
well, then close your eyes and know
G7sus4 G7 Cm7
these words are com-ing from my heart,
Abmaj7 Fm7/Bb Bb11
and then if you can re-mem-ber
[Verse]
Ebadd9 Ebadd9/D
Keep smil-ing, keep shin-ing,
Abmaj7/C Bb/Ab
know-ing you can al-ways count on
Gm7 Cm7 Abmaj7 Fm7/Bb Bb9
me for sure that's what friends are for.
Ebadd9 Ebadd9/D
For good-times and bad times
Db6 C7sus4 C7
I'll be on you side for-ev-er
Cb6(no 5th) Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4
more That's what friends are for
[Verse]
Ebadd9 Ebadd9/D
Keep smil-ing, keep shin-ing,
Abmaj7/C Bb/Ab
know-ing you can al-ways count on
Gm7 Cm7 Abmaj7 Fm7/Bb Bb9
me for sure that's what friends are for.
Ebadd9 Ebadd9/D
For good-times and bad times
Db6 C7sus4 C7
I'll be on you side for-ev-er
Cb6(no 5th) Bb7sus4 Bb7sus4
more That's what friends are for
[Outro]
Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9/D Ab
Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 Bb11
Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9/D Ab
E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E E S S E E
E|--------------------------|------------3--4--3---------|
B|-----3-4-L-------3-4-L----|-----3-4-L----------4-L-----|
G|--3-----------3-----------|--3----------------------5--|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|