[Intro] 
F, C, Dm, A, Bb, Bb, A, A, Bb, Bb, F, F (x2)
 
   F              C                Dm            A            Bb
E|---------------------------------5---5-5-----------------------------|
B|-1---1--1-------8----8--8--------6---6-6-------5---5-5------6---6-6--|
G|-2---2--2-------9----9--9--------7---7-7-------6---6-6------7---7-7--|
D|-3---3--3-------10---10-10-------7---7-7-------7---7-7------8---8-8--|
A|-3---3--3-------10---10-10-------5---5-5-------7---7-7------8---8-8--|
E|-1---1--1-------8----8--8----------------------5---5-5------6---6-6--|
 Yes in   High    seas      or the low           seas         I’m gonna
 
      Bb           A             A                   Bb         Bb
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----6---6-6------5---5-5-------5---5-5-------------6---6-6-----6---6-6-|
G|----7---7-7------6---6-6-------6---6-6-------------7---7-7-----7---7-7-|
D|----8---8-8------7---7-7-------7---7-7-------------8---8-8-----8---8-8-|
A|----8---8-8------7---7-7-------7---7-7-------------8---8-8-----8---8-8-|
E|----6---6-6------5---5-5-------5---5-5-------------6---6-6-----6---6-6-|
      Be your      Friend              You know that I’m   gonna be
 
        F           F
E|------------------------------|
B|------1---1-1-----1---1-1-----|
G|------2---2-2-----2---2-2-----|
D|------3---3-3-----3---3-3-----|
A|------3---3-3-----3---3-3-----|
E|------1---1-1-----1---1-1-----|
   Your friend            Hey listen
 
   F              C                Dm            A            Bb
E|---------------------------------5---5-5-----------------------------|
B|-1---1--1-------8----8--8--------6---6-6-------5---5-5------6---6-6--|
G|-2---2--2-------9----9--9--------7---7-7-------6---6-6------7---7-7--|
D|-3---3--3-------10---10-10-------7---7-7-------7---7-7------8---8-8--|
A|-3---3--3-------10---10-10-------5---5-5-------7---7-7------8---8-8--|
E|-1---1--1-------8----8--8----------------------5---5-5------6---6-6--|
       in High    tide      or the low           tide         I’ll be
 
      Bb           A             A                   Bb         Bb
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----6---6-6------5---5-5-------5---5-5-------------6---6-6-----6---6-6-|
G|----7---7-7------6---6-6-------6---6-6-------------7---7-7-----7---7-7-|
D|----8---8-8------7---7-7-------7---7-7-------------8---8-8-----8---8-8-|
A|----8---8-8------7---7-7-------7---7-7-------------8---8-8-----8---8-8-|
E|----6---6-6------5---5-5-------5---5-5-------------6---6-6-----6---6-6-|
      By your      side                You know that I’ll     be by your
 
        F           F           Dm             Dm
E|------------------------------5---5-5--------5---5-5---|
B|------1---1-1-----1---1-1-----6---6-6--------6---6-6---|
G|------2---2-2-----2---2-2-----7---7-7--------7---7-7---|
D|------3---3-3-----3---3-3-----7---7-7--------7---7-7---|
A|------3---3-3-----3---3-3-----5---5-5--------5---5-5---|
E|------1---1-1-----1---1-1------------------------------|
        side
 
(Note: Play Dm same rhythm over and over)
 
Dm
Well I heard her praying, praying, praying.
Dm
I heard my mother and she was praying in the night.
Dm                     Gm    Gm    Dm                       Gm     Gm   A   A
And the words that she said          they still linger in my head
           A                       A                  Dm
She said a child is born into this world, he needs protection.
Dm               Gm     Gm    Dm                   Gm      Gm
God guard and protect us,   when were wrong please      correct us.
A/Bb/C
       And stand by me in these
 
F    C          Dm  A
high seas or in low seas,
Bb        Bb      A
I'm gonna be your friend,
A             Bb        Bb      F      F
You know that I'm gonna be your friend.
          F        C           Dm  A
hey listen in high tide and in low tide,
Bb      Bb      A
I'll be by your side,
A             Bb      Bb      F     F
You know that I’ll be by your side.
 
Dm
I said I heard my mother she was cryin, cryin in the night
Dm                     Gm    Gm   Dm                        Gm    Gm   A   A
And the tears that she shed         they still linger in my head,
           A                       A               Dm
She said a child is born into this world, he needs protection
Dm               Gm     Gm    Dm                     Gm     Gm
God guard and protect us,   when we're wrong please      correct us.
A/Bb/C
       And stand by me in these
 
F    C          Dm  A
high seas or in low seas,
Bb        Bb      A
I'm gonna be your friend,
A             Bb        Bb      F      F
You know that I'm gonna be your friend.
          F        C           Dm  A
hey listen in high tide or the low tide,
Bb      Bb      A
I'll be by your side,
A             Bb      Bb      F     F
You know that I’ll be by your side.
 
[Outro] 
F, C, Dm, A, Bb, Bb, A, A, Bb, Bb, F, F (x2)