Ben - Michael Jackson - melodic notes and song notes.

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Ben - Michael Jackson

g a g f# g a g d d
Ben, the two of us need look no more
g a g f# g a g f f
We both found what we were looking for
e f e d# e f e
With a friend to call my own
f e d# e f
I’ll never be alone
f e d# e f d
And you, my friend will see
e d c# d g c
You’ve got a friend in me
g a c b a g
(You’ve got a friend in me)

g a g f# g a g d d
Ben, you’re always running here and there
g d d
(Here and there)
g a g f# g a g f f
You feel you’re not wanted anywhere
g f f
(anywhere)
e f e d# e f e
If you ever look behind
f e d# e f e
And don’t like what you find
f e d# e f d
There’s something you should know
e d c# d g c
You’ve got a place to go
g a c b a g
(You’ve got a place to go)

c d g g |I used to say
b f# f#
'I' and 'me'
a d d
Now it’s 'us',
g c c
now it’s 'we'
c d g g
(I used to say
b f# f#
'I' and 'me'
a d d
Now it’s 'us',
g c c
now it’s 'we')

g a g f# g a g d d
Ben, most people would turn you away
g d d
(Turn you away)
g a g f# g a g f f
I don’t listen to a word they say
g f f
(A word they say)
e f e d# e f e
They don’t see you as I do
f e d# e f e
I wish they would try to
f e d# e f d
I’m sure they’d think again
e d c# d g c
If they had a friend like Ben
g c
(A friend)
d e d c
Like Ben
g c
(Like Ben)
g c
Like Ben

OBS: esta música esta 5 semi - tons mais baixa que
a original para ficar mais fácil tocar na
flauta doce soprano.