[Chords]
G*     x  0 12 12 12  0
D*     x  0 12 11 10  0
A*     x  0 11  9 10  0
G**    x  0  9  7  8  0
D**    x  0  7  7  7  0
A**    x  0  7  6  5  0
G***   x  0  5  4  3  0
D***   x  0  4  2  3  0
A      x  0  2  2  2  0
G      3  2  0  0  0  3
D      x  x  0  2  3  2
E6     0  2  2  1  2  0
 
              
              
whenever it sa
              
              
              

      e|------
      B|------
ys: * G|------
      D|------
      A|-2-4/5
      E|------

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-0-|     E|---

----|      e|-
----|      B|-
----| ***  G|-
--2-|      D|-
4---|      A|-
----|      E|-

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2h4p2----|
------4--|
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note: the part sung by the choir is indicated in brackets
 
[Intro]
             
e|-5p3--------
B|-3---3---3--
G|-4-----4---4
D|-0----------
A|------------
E|------------

            
-3p2----------
-3---3---3---3
-2-----2---2-2
-0-----------2
-------------0
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p2------------
---2-----1-2-4
-----2-4------
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-----0--|
-2/3----|
------2-|
--------|
--------|
--------|
 
e|------------
B|------------
G|-2p0--------
D|-0---0---0--
A|-2-----2---2
E|-3----------

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-0------------
-5p4---------0
-5---5---5---5
-5-----5---5-5

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p4---------0-2
---5-0-2-4----

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---0/2---|
-4-----0-|
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[Verse 1]
             
What would you

        
 do if I sang 

            *
out of tune?
             
 Would you sta

            
nd up and walk

        
 out on me?
            
Lend me your e

/           
ars, then I'll

            
 sing you a so

  *
ng
           
 I will try no

              
t to sing out 

   
of key.
 
[Chorus]
 
Oh, baby I get by
             
(with a little

             
 help from my 


friends)
 
All I need is my buddies
             
(High with a l

             
ittle help fro

     
m my friends)
 
I say, I'm gonna get high
             
(Try with a li

             
ttle help from

    
 my friends)
 
Oh yeah
            
(Oooooh  Ooooo

   
h  Oooooh)
 
[Verse 2]
         
What do I do w

       
hen my love is

 away?
             
(Does it worry

           
 you to be   a

lone?)   no, n

o
         
How do I feel 

       
at the end of 

the day ?
             
(Are you sad b

              
ecause you're 

      
on your own?)

I tell I don't

 get sad no mo

re
 
[Chorus]
             
(By with a lit

             
tle help from 

   
my friends)
 
Gonna get by with my friends
             
(High with a l

             
ittle help fro

     
m my friends)
 
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm gonna try
             
(Try with a li

             
ttle help from

    
 my friends)
 
Keep on getting high, oh Lord
            
(Oooooh  Ooooo

   
h  Oooooh)
 
[Bridge]
**         
     (Do you n

             ***  
eed anybody?)
N.C.
I need someone to love
** 
     (Could it

 be anybody?)
              
All I need is 

       
someone       

knows just whe

re I'm goin', 

yeah
        
      Somebody

              
 who knows jus

              
t what I'll sh

         
ow them, baby
 
[Chorus]
             
(By with a lit

             
tle help from 

   
my friends)
 
Said, I'm gonna make it with my friends, yeah, yeah
             
(High with a l

             
ittle help fro

     
m my friends)
 
Oh, oh, I'm gonna keep on tryin', yeah
             
(Try with a li

             
ttle help from

    
 my friends)
 
I'm gonna keep on tryin' now, babe
            
(Oooooh  Ooooo

   
h  Oooooh)
 
[Verse 3]
         
(Would you bel

            
ieve in a love

              
 at first sigh

   *
t?)
           
  I'm certain 

              
it happens all

     
 the time, yea

h
            
(What do you s

/         
ee when you tu

              
rn out the lig

    *
ht?)
             
I can't tell y

            
ou, but it sur

             
e feels like m

ine
 
[Chorus]
             
(By with a lit

             
tle help from 

   
my friends)
 
Don't you know I'm gonna make it with my friends?
             
(High with a l

             
ittle help fro

     
m my friends)
 
I promised myself I'll get by
             
(Try with a li

             
ttle help from

    
 my friends)
 
Said, I'm gonna try it with them too hard
            
(Oooooh  Ooooo

   
h  Oooooh)
 
[Bridge]
**         
     (Do you n

             ***  
eed anybody?)
N.C.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
** 
     (Could it

 be anybody?)
              
Oh, there's go

             
tta be somebod

   
y        going

 to be right, 

I know it
          
       Somebod

            
y carefee, now

   
   oh, yeah, y

eah
 
[Outro]
            
(By with a lit

            
tle help from 

   
my friends)
 
Said, I'm gonna get by with my friends, yeah
            
(High with a l

            
ittle help fro

     
m my friends)
 
Oh, yes I'm gonna keep tryin', now
           
(Try with a li

           
ttle help from

    
 my friends)
 
Keep on tryin' with my friends
           
(By with a lit

           
tle help from 

   
my friends)
 
Oh, you never gonna stop me anymore
          
(High, with a 

          
little help fr

      
om my friends)
 
I'm gonna keep on tryin', yeah
          
(Try with a li

          
ttle help from

    
 my friends)
 
I'm gettin' high, I wanna make time, Lord, no
            
(Oooooh  Ooooo

   
h  Oooooh)
 
Gonna get by with my friends, yeah
            
Oh, I'm gonna 

         
get on by
 
Yes, I'm gonna get on by
            
Wanna take 'em

          
 all along
 
I wanna take 'em all along with me, yeah, yeah