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

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

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

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

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