Carole King – You’ve got a friend – exercise B corrections

1

When you’re down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothing, whoa nothin’ is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights.

1B

You just call out my name,
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running, (oh yeah baby was omitted)
To see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall*,
All you’ve got to do is call
And I’ll be there, yes I will
Hey now ….

2

Now, ain’t it good to know (that was omitted) you’ve got a friend?
And people can be so cold…
They’ll hurt you and desert you.
They’ll take your soul if you let them.
Well then, don’t you let them!

2B

You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
(Oh babe, don’t you know that – the whole line was omitted)
Winter spring summer or fall,
(Hey now omitted), all you’ve got to do is call.
And I’ll be there, yes I will
You’ve got a friend.
(The second You’ve got a friend was omitted)

3

If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
And soon I will be knocking upon your door.

(All of verse 3 above was omitted)

3B Garry Burr* "woah you’ve got a friend."
Rudy Guess* "here Carole, you’ve got a friend."
In Australia; you’ve got a friend; in Tasmania

3C Ain’t it good to know woah oh;
Ain’t it good to know woah oh;
Ain’t it good to know
Ain’t it good to know
Ain’t it good to know yeah yeah yeah yeah
You’ve got a friend.

(*In Britain we call the fall autumn.)