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CAPO ON 1 (originally played on a 12-string guitar)
Verse 1:
C
Sometimes I remember the old days
G
When the world was filled with sorrow
F C
You might have thought I was living but I was all alone
C
In my heart the rain was falling
G
The wind blew, the night was calling
F C
Come back, come back, I'm all you've ever known
Chorus:
G
Open the door and come on in
F
I'm so glad to see you, my friend
C G
You're like a rainbow, coming around the bend
F
And when I see you happy
C F
Well, it sets my heart free
C G F
I'd like to be as good a friend to you, as you are to me
Verse 2:
C
There were friends who could always see me
G
Through the haze their smiles would reach me
F C
Saying okay, saying goodbye, saying hello
C
Soon I knew just what I was after
G
Was life and love, tears and laughter
F
Hello, my good friend
Hello, my darling
C
What do you know
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3:
C G
I used to think it was only me feeling alone
F C
Not feeling free to be alive to be a friend
C G
Now I know we all have stormy weather
F
The sun shines through when we're together
C
I'll be your friend, right through to the end