E A E listen close, as close as I am to you E A B7 E like the bell of liberty, Ill ring a sound thats true E A E and days go by and seasons too E A B7 E in time our love may digress with the words we can renew C#m B7 E Ill tell you that I C#m B7 E I love you by and by C#m B7 E I dont know if Id survive C#m B7 E without a friend like you in my life and I know words can be the worst to purvey how it is I feel for you its hard for me to say but if we keep it simple I think its better that way tangled words tend to lead my messages astray Ill tell you that I I love you by and by I dont know if Id survive without a friend like you in my life this web we weave holds us hand in hand and if we loosen our grips we may weaken these strands so lets reinforce our love and let it echo through the land and if we dont we may find ourselves washed up with the sand Ill tell you that I I love you by and by I dont know if Id survive without a friend like you in my life Ill tell you that I I love you by and by I dont know if Id survive without a friend like you in my life