Verse 1: 

D            A             Bm 
I was there that night in Bethlehem 
         G                                           A  
And when Neil and the boys came to the moon in that tin can 
   D           A               Bm 
At Gettysburg, Omaha beach, in Vietnam 
         G                       A 
I heard every soldier's cry and mom's prayer 
        D    GD 
I was there 

D            A                      Bm 
I was there when you took your first breath 
             G                                          A            
And when you lit that stolen Lucky Strike and like the choke to death 
D             A                      Bm 
When you were waist deep in Carter's Creek 
              G                                               A 
And preacher John dunked you down in the water and raised you up for air 
       D 
I was there 


[Refrão]
 

Bm 
I'm always around 
      A 
I was then and I am now 
    D                          G 
And I'll be here when tomorrow comes 
       Bm 
When a road comes to an end 
    A 
I'm where you start again 
    D                         G 
I'm never farther than a word away 
        Bm                 A 
You've always got a friend 

Verse 2: 

          D       A                      Bm 
When your grandma passed, I was in that house 
               G                                        A 
And when your grandpa ran down the street to go to show her around 
         D    D   A   A   G    G   A 
I was there 



[Refrão]


Bm 
I'm always around 
      A 
I was then and I am now 
    D                          G 
And I'll be here when tomorrow comes 
       Bm 
When a road comes to an end 
    A 
I'm where you start again 
    D                         G 
I'm never farther than a word away 
        Bm                 A 
You've always got a friend  

Verse 3: 

D           A                Bm 
I was there last night on highway 9 
            G                                           A 
When you answered the phone and ran right through that stop sign 
       D                     A                 Bm 
I was in the cab, in that bigger rig, in that trucker's ear 
           G                               A 
They then swerve to the right and miss you by a hair 
        D 
I was there 
 

            Bm               A                    G             A 
If you're feeling alone look up on the One who answers prayers 
                D       A    G    A   D 
And I'm always there