G               Bm            Em   
Packing up the dreams God planted,   
Am                        D/F#   C/D  
In the fertile soil of you,   
G                  Bm           Em9   
Cant believe the hopes He's granted,   
Am7                                  D/F#   
Means a chapter in your life is through,   
    
[Bridge]
D/F                            E   
But well keep you close as always,   
         Am9              Cm   
It wont even seem youve gone,   
G                    Bm        Em   
cause our hearts in big and small ways,   
     Am7                   D/F#          C/G  G C/D  
will keep the love that keeps us strong,   
   
            G                   D/F#          C                 D   
And friends are friends forever if the Lords the Lord of them,   
       G                  D/F#            C                D   
And a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end,   
           Bsus            B          Em               C   
Though its hard to let you go, in the Fathers hands we know,   
       Am7               D7sus            G  
That a lifetimes not too long, to live as friends,       
 
[Verse 2]
And with the faith and love God's given,    
Springing from the hope we know,    
We will pray the joy you live in,    
Is the strength that now you show,    
   
[Bridge]
But we'll keep you close as always,    
It won't even seem you've gone,    
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways,    
Will keep the love that keeps us strong,    
   
[Chorus]
      G                   D/F#          C                  D   
And friends are friends forever if the Lords the Lord of them,   
         G                  D/F#             C              D   
And a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end,   
            B                           Em               C   
Though its hard to let you go, in the Fathers hands we know,   
           Am7                 C/D              G  
That a lifetimes not too long, to live as friends,   
   
[Chorus]
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      G#                  D#/G            C#                 D#   
And friends are friends forever if the Lords the Lord of them,   
         G#                 D#/G               C#             D#   
And a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end,   
            C                           Fm               C#   
Though its hard to let you go, in the Fathers hands we know,   
           A#m7                C#/D#    
That a lifetimes not too long, to live as friends,   
            C                           F               C#   
Though its hard to let you go, in the Fathers hands we know,   
           A#m7                D#  Eº     Fm  
That a lifetimes not too long, to live as friends,   
         A#m7                C/D#            G#  
No, a lifetime's not too long to live as friends