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

Eb    Bb          Cm  G
high seas or in low seas,
Ab        Ab      G
I'm gonna be your friend,
G             Ab        Ab      Eb      Eb
You know that I'm gonna be your friend.
          Eb        Bb           Cm  G
hey listen in high tide and in low tide,
Ab      Ab      G
I'll be by your side,
G             Ab      Ab      Eb     Eb
You know that I’ll be by your side.

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

Eb    Bb          Cm  G
high seas or in low seas,
Ab        Ab      G
I'm gonna be your friend,
G             Ab        Ab      Eb      Eb
You know that I'm gonna be your friend.
          Eb        Bb           Cm  G
hey listen in high tide or the low tide,
Ab      Ab      G
I'll be by your side,
G             Ab      Ab      Eb     Eb
You know that I’ll be by your side.

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