Key: A
Introduction: Em Am D Em Am D Em
Em Am D Em
My mother said “I've gained a friend
Am D Em
At the end of the heart to heart.”
Am D Em
My mother asked, “will you be fine
Am D Em C Bm C
With the choices you make in your life?”
G C
And you pick me up
G C
And you hold me close
G C
And you show the way
G C
And you let me go
Em Am D Em
My father said, “use your head
Am D Em
The guys upstairs, they just don’t care.”
Am D Em
My father asked, “will you be safe
Am D Em C Bm C
When you're always so far away?”
G C
And you pick me up
G C
And you hold me close
G C
And you show the way
G C
And you let me go
G C
I let the light into my life
G C
Close my eyes before I die
G C
And you let me go
G C
And you sent me off
Em D
Into the sky
Am Em
Always believe in me, always beside me
D C
I’ve come this far and I'll be going
G C
Farther than the stars
G C
And you pick me up
G C
And you hold me close
G C
And you take my hand
G C
And you watch me grow
G C
And you show the way
G C
And you let me go
G C
I let the light into my life
G C
Close my eyes before I die
G C
And you let me go
G C Em
You let me go
Am D Em
My mother said, “I've gained a friend”