A B C#m D Benjamin rode out of Montana Bm C#m F#m On a Palomino pony E C#m Told me he was all alone F#m B E He lost his family in '49 A B C#m D Benjamin took me to San Diego B C#m F#m Guess we caused quite a commotion B C#m F#m Sellin' Pacific Ocean water B E And callin' it seaweed wine A E F#m C#m Oh, I never had as good a friend as Benjamin F#m Bm E He loved to travel A E F#m C#m F#m He'd been ever' place I'd been and back again Bm F That boy could unravel F#m C#m Stories that would make your eyes F#m D E Big as blackberry pies, I'm tellin' you A Bm C#m D Life could be fun for anyone E A Who had a good friend like Benjamin D A B Had a good friend like Benjamin A E A E A Bm C#m D Well, me and Ben thumbed a ride to Alabama B C#m F#m Spent the summer pickin' cotton Bm C#m F#m Now, it was so doggone hot B E We bought us a three-speed electric fan A Bm C#m D Then at night we'd drink a Coca-Cola Bm C#m F#m Listen to the rain a-fallin' Bm C#m F#m Hearin' the bob white callin' B E As though he'd know we'd understand A G#m F#m C#m Oh, I never had as good a friend as Benjamin F#m Bm E He loved to travel A G#m F#m C#m He'd been ever' place I'd been and back again F#m Bm C#m That boy could unravel F#m C#m Stories that would make your eyes F#m D E Big as blackberry pies, I'm tellin' you A Bm C#m D Life could be fun for anyone E A E Who had a good friend like Benjamin D E A E Had a good friend like Benjamin A Bm C#m D Well, Ben and me spent some time in Oklahoma Bm C#m F#m Livin' on a reservation Bm C#m F#m Workin' at a service station B E Pumpin' gas and passin' time A B C#m D We caught a train down to Harlan County Bm C#m F#m Thinkin' we were awful lucky Bm C#m F#m Just to walk along a Kentucky backroad B E Without no reason nor rhyme F#m A G#m F#m C#m Oh, I never had as good a friend as Benjamin F#m Bm E He loved to travel A G#m F#m C#m He'd been ever' place I'd been and back again F#m Bm C#m That boy could unravel F#m C#m Stories that would make your eyes F#m D E Big as blackberry pies, I'm tellin' you A Bm C#m D Life could be fun for anyone E A Who had a good friend like Benjamin D E A Had a good friend like Benjamin D Bm Had a good friend like Benjamin