Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
FF C majorC
January and the air is cold
G+G A minorAm G+G FF
It's been a while since I heard my mother's tone
C majorC G+G
Yet I know when I need her most
A minorAm G+G
She lends me her shoulder
FF C majorC G+G
Carries my grief like hidden sin
A minorAm G+G FF
Even through the times I wouldn't let her in
C majorC G+G
Now I'll never make the same mistake ever again
Chorus:
DmDm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
FF C majorC
Of a kind-hearted mother to make a weak man
A7A7 FF
Dig down deep and find the strength from somewhere
C majorC G+G
To withstand more than he can without her care
Verse 2:
FF C majorC
Lately I've been calling home
G+G A minorAm G+G FF
Speaking to my brothers on the phone
C majorC G+G
And we laugh as we're looking back
A minorAm G+G
Over our shoulder
FF C majorC G+G
Laughing 'bout games that we played to win
A minorAm G+G FF
And how we wouldn't let each other in
C majorC
How we'll never make the same mistakes
G+G
Ever again
Chorus:
DmDm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
FF C majorC
Of a kind-hearted brother to make the weak man
A7A7 FF
Dig down deep and find the strength from somewhere
C majorC G+G
To withstand more than he can without his care
Bridge:
FF C majorC G+G
It's hard to think there was a time when I believed I
A minorAm G+G
Would never see a future
FF C majorC G+G
Now I can't see anything clearer
Verse 3:
FF C majorC
So tonight I'm coming home
A minorAm G+G FF
Can't bear to think of you lying there alone
C majorC G+G
Stroke your hair and I'll kiss your back
A minorAm G+G
Then right up over your shoulder
FF C majorC G+G
Dive into your world like it's gonna end
A minorAm G+G FF
Like I may never get the chance again
C majorC G+G
Everybody needs somebody on whom they can depend
Chorus:
DmDm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
FF C majorC
Of a kind-hearted woman to make a weak man
A7A7 FF
Dig down deep and find the strength from somewhere
C majorC G+G
To withstand more than he can without her care
Chorus:
DmDm
Sometimes it takes a little planning
FF C majorC
And whole lotta understanding to make a weak man
A7A7 FF
Dig down deep and find the strength from somewhere
C majorC G+G
To withstand more than he can without her care
Outro:
DmDm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
Of a kind-hearted mother
DmDm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
Of a kind-hearted brother
DmDm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
Of a kind-hearted woman
DmDm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
DmDm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
DmDm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
DmDm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand
DmDm
Sometimes it takes a strong hand