Standard (EADGBE)

Verse

My friend, my friend

When will it be

 That I see you again

It's all got to end

 Be-fore the streets are lined

 With graves from end to end

 My friend, my friend

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My friend, my friend

Like soldiers in the trenches

You fight back again

And you pay no mind

To the fact that you're being picked-off

One at a time

My friend, my friend

Bridge

And if dignity were gold

 You'd be the wealthiest of men

 And the courage of a lion

 You've shown time and time a-gain

 With con-viction of the saints

 You've stood and firmly held your ground

 A-gainst the horrors of this plague

 And those who'd put you down

Verse

My friend, my friend

So few in either church or state

Can give the reason why

They won't raise a hand

To stop the suffering or to ease

The pain of the dying

My friend, my friend

Verse

My friend, my friend

When will it be

That I can talk with you again

I can't find the reason why

That corruption lives

While the good of heart

Must be the first to die

My friend, my friend

Verse

My friend, my friend

When will it be

That I see you again

When will it be

That I see you again

My friend, my friend