Friends chords

[G]Packing up the d[Bm/F#]reams God p[Em2]lanted [Em]
[Am] /G [D/F#] D7susno5
In the fertile soil of you
[G]Can't believe the [Bm/F#]hopes He's g[Em2]ranted [Em]
[Am] /G [D/F#]
Means a chapter in your life is through

[REFRAIN]
But we'll keep you [Dm/F]close as[Esus] alwa[E]ys
[Am2] /B [Cm2] [Cm]
It won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our he[G]arts in[Bm/F#] big and s[Em2]mall ways [Em]
[Am] /G [D/F#] [C2/E] [D/F#] [G] [D7sus] [D7]
Will keep the love that keeps us strong

[CHORUS]
And fri[G]ends are friends [D/F#]forever if the [C/E]Lord's the Lord of [Dsus]them [D]
And a fr[G]iend will not say [D/F#]"never" 'cause the[C/E] welcome will not [Dsus]end [D]
[B7sus] [B7] [Em] /D [C2]
Though it's hard to let you go, in the Father's hands we know
That a l[Am7]ifetime's not too l[C/D]ong [D]to live as fr[G]iends

( [G]/ /[D/F#] / / )([C/E] / /[Dsus] / / [D])

With the faith and love God's given
Springing from the hope we know
We will pray the joy you'll live in
Is the strength that now you show

[REFRAIN]
[CHORUS]
...That a l[Am7]ifetime's not too l[C/D]ong [D]to live as fri[G]ends [Db/Eb] [Eb]

CHORUS (in Ab)
[Bbm7] [Db/Eb] [Eb] [C7/E] [Fm2] /Eb
...That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends
No, a [Bbm7]lifetime's not too [Db/Eb]long [Eb] to live as friends
[Ab] [Eb/G] [Db/F] [Eb7sus] [Eb7] [Ab2]