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

A    E          Gbm  Db
high seas or in low seas,
D        D      Db
I'm gonna be your friend,
Db             D        D      A      A
You know that I'm gonna be your friend.
          A        E           Gbm  Db
hey listen in high tide and in low tide,
D      D      Db
I'll be by your side,
Db             D      D      A     A
You know that I’ll be by your side.

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

A    E          Gbm  Db
high seas or in low seas,
D        D      Db
I'm gonna be your friend,
Db             D        D      A      A
You know that I'm gonna be your friend.
          A        E           Gbm  Db
hey listen in high tide or the low tide,
D      D      Db
I'll be by your side,
Db             D      D      A     A
You know that I’ll be by your side.

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