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Well I heard her praying, praying, praying.
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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
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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   
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correct us.
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       And stand by me in these

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

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

Db    Ab          Bbm  F
high seas or in low seas,
Gb        Gb      F
I'm gonna be your friend,
F             Gb        Gb      Db      Db
You know that I'm gonna be your friend.
          Db        Ab           Bbm  F
hey listen in high tide or the low tide,
Gb      Gb      F
I'll be by your side,
F             Gb      Gb      Db     Db
You know that I’ll be by your side.

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