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

B    Gb          Abm  Eb
high seas or in low seas,
E        E      Eb
I'm gonna be your friend,
Eb             E        E      B      B
You know that I'm gonna be your friend.
          B        Gb           Abm  Eb
hey listen in high tide and in low tide,
E      E      Eb
I'll be by your side,
Eb             E      E      B     B
You know that I’ll be by your side.

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

B    Gb          Abm  Eb
high seas or in low seas,
E        E      Eb
I'm gonna be your friend,
Eb             E        E      B      B
You know that I'm gonna be your friend.
          B        Gb           Abm  Eb
hey listen in high tide or the low tide,
E      E      Eb
I'll be by your side,
Eb             E      E      B     B
You know that I’ll be by your side.

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