Willie Nelson - He Was A Friend Of Mine Ukulele

HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE BY WILLIE NELSON IN D

A great song from the pen of Bob Dylan, adapted with some changes and used by Willie 
Nelson as the soundtrack for the film “Brokeback Mountain”. It is in the same key but a 
little slower in tempo than the Dylan original.
The intro can be played throughout each verse, and the instrumentals follow the same 
chord pattern as the verses. F#7 and Bm are barre chords. If you are not up to them yet, 
omit the 5th and 6th strings.

Metronome 56

Mike Perry

Chords
   C7  F   A#  A7  Dm
e  0   2   3   2   2
B  2   3   0   2   3
G  0   2   0   3   4
D  2   0   0   2   4
A  0   0   0   4   2
E  0   0   0   2   2

Intro (picking melody over chord)

  C7        F       C7         F             
A#     F A7     Dm
e-0h3---------------0h3---22-0-----------2-5-3-3-3-2--2-3-2---2-|
B-------2s5-3------------------3-------3-----0-0-0-3--2-----5-3-|
G-------------2h4-2--------------2h4-2-------0-0-0-2-—3-------4-|
D--------------------------------------------0-0-0-0—-2-------4-|
A--------------------------------------------2-2-2-0—-4-------2-|
E--------------------------------------------3-3-2----2-------2-|

    F   C7  F
e-0-2-----2p0---------|
B---3---2-----3-------|
G---2-----------2h4-2-|
D---0-----------------|
A---0-----------------|
E---------------------|

C7                 F
He was a friend of mine
C7                 F
He was a friend of mine
A#            F
Every time I think of him
  A7                  Dm
I just can't keep from cryin'
       F C7               F
'Cause he   was a friend of mine

C7             F
He died on the road
C7             F
He died on the road
A#               F
He just kept on moving
      A7                  Dm
Never reaped what he could sow
    F C7               F
And he   was a friend of mine

Instrumental

C7               F
I stole away and cried
C7               F
I stole away and cried
A#                    F
I never had too much money
      A7                   Dm
And I never been quite satisfied
    F  C7                F
And he   was a friend of mine

C7                  F
He never done no wrong
C7                  F
He never done no wrong
A#                     F
A thousand miles from home
       A7             Dm
And he never harmed no one
    F  C7                F
And he   was a friend of mine

Instrumental

C7                 F
He was a friend of mine
C7                 F
He was a friend of mine
A#                     F
Every time I hear his name Lord
  A7                  Dm
I just can't keep from cryin'
       F  C7                F
'Cause he   was a friend of mine