Banjo Tuned E; Key D Capo 3, will get you to G tuning He Was A Friend of Mine D G D G D He was a friend of mine, he was a friend of mine G D G He died without a penny he didn't have a dime, he was a D friend of mine G D G D He died neath the midnight sun, he died neath the midnight sun G D His wanderin' days are over his loneliness is done G D Yes he died neath the midnight sun Spoken I have a lot of buddies in my time, but he was the best buddy I ever had The kind of friend you can lean on and turn to when times 're goin' bad He could have been a rich man or maybe he could be the President Spoken But he was just a friend of mine the one who had died without a cent D G D G D I soughed away and cried, I soughed away and cried G D Tears fell like raindrops the night my best friend died D G D G D He was a friend of mine, he was a friend of mine