(D)Ba by, I’ve been (A)search ing like (E)ev ery bod y (A)else.
(D)Can’t say noth (A)in’ dif f’rent a bout my (D)self.
Some times I’m an (A)an gel, and (E)some times I’m (A)cruel,
and (D)when it comes to (A)love, I’m just an oth er (A)fool.
Yes, I’ll (E)climb a (A)moun tain,
I’m gon na (E)swim the (A)sea.
There ain’t no (E)act of (A)God, girl,
could keep you (E)safe from (A)me,
My arms are (Bm)reach ing (F#m)out,
out a cross this (D9)can yon.
I’m ask (A)ing you to be my (E)true com pan (A)ion,
true com (A)pan ion,
(E)true com pan (A)ion.
(D)Ba by, I’ve been (A)search ing like (E)ev ery bod y (A)else.
(D)Can’t say noth (A)in’ dif f’rent a bout my (D)self.
Some times I’m an (A)an gel, and (E)some times I’m (A)cruel, and (D)when it comes to (A)love, I’m just an oth er (A)fool.
Yes, I’ll (E)climb a (A)moun tain,
I’m gon na (E)swim the (A)sea.
There ain’t no (E)act of (A)God, girl,
could keep you (E)safe from (A)me,
My arms are (Bm)reach ing (F#m)out,
out a cross this (D9)can yon.
I’m ask (A)ing you to be my (E)true com pan (A)ion,
true com (A)pan ion,
(E)true com pan (A)ion.
(E)True com (A)pan ion.
(E)true com pan (A)ion.
This page shows “True Companion” by Marc Cohn in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of A at 100 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.