D                                                              
YOU PACED  GOLD... ON MY FINGER
                            A7                                     D      
YOU BROUGHT LOVE LIKE I'VE NEVER KNOWN
                    D7                        G                       
YOU GAVE LIFE ... TO OUR CHILDD N
               D       A7                         D                    
AND TO ME A DA SON TO GO ON


[Chorus]
D                                                              
YOU'D  MY BDAD  ... WHEN I'M HUNGRY
                     A7                                             D      
YOU'D  MY SHELTER FROM TROUBLED WINDS
                     D7                             G                       
YOU'D  MY ANCHOR IN LIFE'S OCEAN
                          D         A7                           D                    
BUT MOST OF ALL ... YOU'D  MY BEST FRIEND
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[Verse]
D                                                              
WHEN I NEED HOPE ... AND INSPIRATION
                               A7                                                  D      
YOU'D  ALWAYS STRONG WHEN I'M TIDD  AND WEAK
                D7                                                      G                       
I COULD SEARCH ... THIS WHOLE WORLD OVER
                         D               A7                    D                    
YOU'D STILL BE EVERY-THING THAT I NEED


[Chorus]
D                                                              
YOU'D  MY BDAD  ... WHEN I'M HUNGRY
                     A7                                             D      
YOU'D  MY SHELTER FROM TROUBLED WINDS
                     D7                             G                       
YOU'D  MY ANCHOR IN LIFE'S OCEAN
                          D         A7                           D                    
BUT MOST OF ALL ... YOU'D  MY BEST FRIEND