The Strong Hand

G               D
January and the air is cold
A                         Bm        A          G
It's been a while since I heard my mother's tone
                   D
Yet I know when I need her most
    Bm         A           G
She lends me her shoulder
            D                 A
Carries my grief like hidden sin
                Bm                A         G
Even through the times I wouldn't let her in
                         D               A
Now I'll never make the same mistake ever again

                        Em
Sometimes it takes the strong hand
                   G                 D
Of a kind-hearted mother to make a weak man
                   B7                   Em
Dig down deep and find the strength from somewhere
G                              D         A     D
To withstand more than he can without her care

G                 D
Lately I've been calling home
A                Bm             A   G
Speaking to my brothers on the phone
     D
And we laugh as we're looking back
Bm      A        G
Over our shoulder
              D                         A
Laughing 'bout games that we played to win
              Bm                  A   G
And how we wouldn't let each other in
                      D                A
How we'll never make the same mistakes Ever again

                        Em
Sometimes it takes the strong hand
                    G                D
Of a kind-hearted brother to make a weak man
                   B7                   Em
Dig down deep and find the strength from somewhere
G                                D       A     D
To withstand more than he can without his care

G                               D                   A
It's hard to think there was a time when I believed I
       Bm    A          G
Would never see a future
              D              A   D
Now I can't see anything clearer

G               D
So tonight I'm coming home
A                           Bm     A        G
Can't bear to think of you lying there alone
                       D
Stroke your hair and I'll kiss your back
               Bm    A         G
Then right up over your shoulder
              D                      A
Dive into your world like it's gonna end
           Bm            A          G
Like I may never get the chance again
                     D                         A
Everybody needs somebody on whom they can depend

                        Em
Sometimes it takes the strong hand
                   G               D
Of a kind-hearted woman to make a weak man
                   B7                   Em
Dig down deep and find the strength from somewhere
G                              D         A    D
To withstand more than he can without her care

                          Em
Sometimes it takes a little planning
                   G                     D
And whole lotta understanding to make a weak man
                   B7
Dig down deep and find the strength from somewhere
G                              D         A    D
To withstand more than he can without her care

D                        G
Sometimes it takes the strong hand
                   Em
Of a kind-hearted mother
D                       G
Sometimes it takes the strong hand

Of a kind-hearted brother

Sometimes it takes the strong hand

Of a kind-hearted woman
                               G
Sometimes it takes the strong hand
Sometimes it takes the strong hand
Sometimes it takes the strong hand
Sometimes it takes the strong hand
Sometimes it takes the strong hand