E A Let me start by saying that I love you E B You know that I'd do anything for you E A Ever since day one you know you were a wild one E B E And keeping you in line was hard to do E A I did wrong I know I've been hard on you E B And in return you put me to the test E A And our blood is so much thicker than that water E B E All I ever want for you is the best [Chorus] C#m And it's weighing on my mind B I'm praying all the time E A Lord just help me see this through A There are people in this world B C#m Some are broken some are black and blue A B And I know that you'll take care of me E And I'll take care of you [Verse 2] E A You're gonna want to go to California E B To search for fame or stake your claim to gold E And that thing you'll talk about what you'll call A freedom E B E Back in my day well we called that rock-n-roll [Chorus] C#m And it's weighing on my mind B I'm praying all the time E A Lord just help her see this through A There are people in this world B C#m Some are broken some are black and blue A B And I know that you'll take care of me E And I'll take care of you [Bridge] A B And I watch the sun rise in the sky E Another day and another year And love and dreams and hopes and fears A B C#m B A And I don't ask why it's the ties that bind [Verse 3] E A Life is good but things are never easy E B We laugh and cry and live and die alone E A You hold on to the one that really matters E B E You let go of the light when that bird has flown [Chorus] C#m And it's weighing on my mind B I'm praying all the time E A Lord just help her see this through A There are people in this world B C#m A Some are broken some are black and blue, it's true A And I know that you'll be strong B You'll have faith and you'll know love C#m B A You'll have one of your own brand new A B And I know that you'll take care of her E And I'll take care of you