Tom: Ab [Intro] Em Am D Em 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.”