Twila Paris - Faithful Friend

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C          G/B      F/A         C/G
Everyone knows you as a man of honor
F              C/E      F           G
I am glad to know you simply as a friend
C             G/B     F/A         C/G
You've always taken time to be my brother 
F                    C/E            G
And I'll be standing by you in the end

    F                          G
But I will never put you on a pedestal
C                    G/B            Am  (G/B)
I thank the Lord for everything you do
F                 G                C       B        Am  C/G
I'll be there to pray for you and for the ones you love
F                      C/E            F          G       
I believe that He will finish all He started in you


C            G/B  F/A               C/G
I will be an open door that you can count on
F            C/E  F                G
Anywhere you are, anywhere you've been
C            G/B    F/A             C/G
I will be an honest heart you can depend on
F             G         C   G F E D E
I will be a faithful friend

A            E                 D             A
I am one of many whose path has been made clearer
            D                  A            D              E 
By the light you've carried faithfully as a warrior and a child
A                 E            D           A
God has used you greatly to encourage and inspire
         D             A               E
And you've remained a true friend all the while
    D                         E
So I will never put you on a pedestal
           A                   E        F#m
'Cause we both know all the glory is the Lord's 
       D              D                  A        A/G#   A/F#
And I'll be there to pray that He will keep you by His grace
      D             A                D      E
And I always will remind you to be seeking His face

A             E   D                   A 
I will be an open door that you can count on
D              A   D                Esus E
Anywhere you are, anywhere you've been
A              E     D             A
I will be an honest heart you can depend on
D               E      A
I will be a faithful friend

G - C

               F                        G
Should it ever come your time to mourn  
C    G/B             Am
I will weep with you
       F                   G                   
And every single time you win 
       F               G
I'm celebrating too
F             G              Am
I will celebrate with you


D             A   G                   D
I will be an open door that you can count on
G             D   G                A
Anywhere you are, anywhere you've been
D.             A      G            D
I will be an honest heart you can depend on
G               A         Bm - A
I will be a faithful friend

G          D 
I will be faithful

Hmmmm...
G            A         D G A D G A D
I will be a faithful friend.