CAPO 1. fret
[Intro]
Em Am D x2
[Verse]
Em Am D Em
My mother said “I gained a friend
Em Am D Em
At the end of the heart to heart.”
Em Am D Em
My mother asked, “Will you be fine
Em Am D Em C Em Bm C
With the choices you make in your life?”
[Chorus]
C G
And you pick me up,
C G
And you hold me close,
C G
And you show the way,
Am G
And you let me go.
[Verse]
Em Am D Em
My father said, “Use your head,
Em Am D Em
The guys upstairs, they just don’t care.”
Em Am D Em
My father asked, “Will you be safe
Em Am D Em C Em Bm C
When you are always so far away?”
[Chorus]
C G
And you pick me up,
C G
And you hold me close,
C G
And you show the way,
Am G
And you let me go.
C G C
I let the light into my life,
C G C
Close my eyes before I die.
C G
And you let me go,
C Am G
And you sent me off –
[Bridge]
C Em D
Into the sky,
D Am Em
Always believe in me, always beside me.
Em D C
I’ve come this far and I'll be going
G C
Farther than the stars.
[Chorus]
C G
And you pick me up,
C G
And you hold me close,
C G
And you take my hand,
C G
And you watch me grow,
C G
And you show the way,
C G
And you let me go.
C G C
I let the light into my life,
C G C
Close my eyes before I die.
C G
And you let me go.
[Outro]
Em Am D Em
My mother said “I gained a friend