Thats What Friends Are For Chords & Tabs
Thats What Friends Are For Chords
Artist: Dionne Warwick and Friends
Song: That's What Friends Are For
Album: Friends
Year: 1985
Background: Originally recorded by Rod Stewart for the film Night Shift (1982),
this song was covered by Dionne Warwick along with Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder.
Chords, in order of appearance
Ebmaj9 xx1031
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 (Please see bottom for intro riff)
| Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9/D | Ab(add Bb)/C |
| Gm7 Cm7 | Fm7 Bb11 |
(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_
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) *2-(see bottom)
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-part___
Dm7(no 5th)
well, then close your eyes_ and know__
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dionne_warwick/thats_what_friends_are_for_crd_ver_2.html ]
G7sus4 G7 Cm7
these words are com-ing from_ my heart,__
Abmaj7 Fm7/Bb Bb11
and then if you can_ re-mem-ber_
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
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 Ebmaj9/D | Ab(add Bb)/C |
| Gm7 Cm7 | Fm7 Bb11 |
Stevie's harmonica, played during intro and outro
* | - Strike Chord
Ebmaj9 Ebmaj9/D Ab(add Bb)/C
| | |
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||--------------------------|----------------------------|
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|------------------------|------------------------------|
Duration Legend
---------------
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
. - note dotted
Tablature Legend
----------------
L - tied note
g - grace note
*2. Instrumental on 2nd verse
E|--6-4-3-----------------|----------------------------|
B|--------4---------------|-----------6-4---8-9--------|
G|-------------------3----|-------3--------------------|
D|--------------5-6-------|---5-6----------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|
