[Intro]
| F  Am  G  • |

[Verse 1]
C                      CMaj7
Who does my heart call upon
F
When the rain starts to fall
C                    CMaj7
Who is my more than enough
F
In the valley of dark?
Dm   C/Em  F    G
Only You,  only You.

[Verse 2]
C
Whose love and faithfulness
CMaj7                 F
Keep me for all of my days?
C   F
Who will remain
CMaj7
And will never forsake today?
Dm   C/Em  F    G
Only You,  only You.

[Chorus]
F                            C/Em
The friend who stays close by my side
F                            Am-G
The friend who will lay down His life
Dm              C/Em
There will never be anyone like
F               G
My best friend, my Jesus.

[Verse 3]
C                           CMaj7
Whose hand will take all my shame
F
And will call me by name?
C                     CMaj7
Who fully knows who I am
F
Yet still loves me the same?
Dm   C/Em  F    C/Em
Only You,  only You
Dm   C/Em  F    G
Only You,  only You.

[Chorus]
F                            C/Em
The friend who stays close by my side
F                            Am-G
The friend who will lay down His life
Dm              C/Em
There will never be anyone like
F               G
My best friend, my Jesus.

[Instrumental]
| F  Am  G  • |

[Bridge]
F
You always surround me
Am           G    F Am G
With goodness and mercy.

[Chorus]
F                            C/Em
The friend who stays close by my side
F                            Am-G
The friend who will lay down His life
Dm              C/Em
There will never be anyone like
F               G
My best friend, my Jesus.