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  13 <h1 class="songtitle">He Was a Friend of Mine</h1>
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  16 <p>Trad., Bob Dylan (arr)<br />
  17 Released on <a class="recordlink" href="index.htm">The Bootleg Series 1-3</a> (1991)<br />
  18 Tabbed by Eyolf &Oslash;strem</p>
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  21
  22 <p>Capo 2nd fret (original key D major)</p>
  23
  24 <p>The following figure is the basis of the fingerpicking pattern that he
  25 uses throughout, but with many variations along the way. Don't bother
  26 too much about the exact strings neither of the thumb nor the middle
  27 strings &ndash; what matters is the steady thumb against the syncopated
  28 rhythm of the upper strings:</p>
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  30 <pre class="tab">
  31   C/g
  32   :     .     .     .
  33 |-------0---------0--------|
  34 |-------1---------1--------|
  35 |-----0--------------------|
  36 |-----------2-----------2--|
  37 |-------3-----------3------|
  38 |-3-----------3------------|
  39 </pre>
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  43
  44 <p>Intro:</p>
  45 <pre class="tab">
  46   G7                                                  C/g
  47
  48   :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .       :     .     .     .
  49 |-------1-----1---------1-|-------1-----------------|-------0-----0---------0-|
  50 |-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-------0---0-----0-----0-|-------1-----1---------1-|
  51 |-----0-----0-----0-------|-----0-----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-------|
  52 |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  53 |-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-------------------------|
  54 |-3-----------------3-----|(3)----------------3-----|-3-----------------3-----|
  55 </pre>
  56 <pre class="tab">
  57   :     .     .     .
  58 |-------0-----0-----------|
  59 |-------1-----1-----------|
  60 |-----0-----0-----0-----0-|   etc.
  61 |-------------------------|   full verse
  62 |-------------------------|
  63 |-3-----3-----3-----3-----|
  64 </pre>
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  66 <pre class="verse">
  67 G7                 C/g
  68 He was a friend of mine
  69 G7                 C/g
  70 He was a friend of mine
  71       F                      C/g
  72 Every time I think about him now
  73        E                    Am
  74 Lord I just can't keep from cryin'
  75        C/g G7                C/g
  76 'Cause he    was a friend of mine
  77
  78 He died on the road
  79 He died on the road
  80 He never had enough money
  81 To pay his room or board
  82 And he was a friend of mine
  83
  84 I stole away and cried
  85 I stole away and cried
  86 'Cause I never had too much money
  87 And I never been quite satisfied
  88 And he was a friend of mine
  89
  90 He never done no wrong
  91 He never done no wrong
  92 A thousand miles from home
  93 And he never harmed no one
  94 And he was a friend of mine
  95
  96 He was a friend of mine
  97 He was a friend of mine
  98 Every time I hear his name
  99 Lord I just can't keep from cryin'
 100 'Cause he was a friend of mine.
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