Dm
Well I heard her praying, praying, praying.
Dm
I heard my mother and she was praying in the night.
Dm                     Gm    Gm  
And the words that she said          
Dm                       Gm     Gm   A   A
  they still linger in my head
           A                       A                  Dm
She said a child is born into this world, he needs protection.
Dm               Gm     Gm    Dm                   Gm 
God guard and protect us,   when were wrong please   
   Gm
correct us.
A/Bb/C
       And stand by me in these

F    C          Dm  A
high seas or in low seas,
Bb        Bb      A
I'm gonna be your friend,
A             Bb        Bb      F      F
You know that I'm gonna be your friend.
          F        C           Dm  A
hey listen in high tide and in low tide,
Bb      Bb      A
I'll be by your side,
A             Bb      Bb      F     F
You know that I’ll be by your side.

Dm
I said I heard my mother she was cryin, cryin in the night
Dm                     Gm    Gm 
And the tears that she shed  
Dm                        Gm    Gm   A   A
  they still linger in my head,
           A                       A               Dm
She said a child is born into this world, he needs protection
Dm               Gm     Gm    Dm                     Gm
God guard and protect us,   when we're wrong please   
   Gm
correct us.
A/Bb/C
       And stand by me in these

F    C          Dm  A
high seas or in low seas,
Bb        Bb      A
I'm gonna be your friend,
A             Bb        Bb      F      F
You know that I'm gonna be your friend.
          F        C           Dm  A
hey listen in high tide or the low tide,
Bb      Bb      A
I'll be by your side,
A             Bb      Bb      F     F
You know that I’ll be by your side.

Outro: F, C, Dm, A, A#, A#, A, A, A#, A#, F, F - x2 -