My Child

                   D 
I know I've been away 
                         A 
I know you've changed so much 
                                Bm 
But time won't wait around for me no 
                    G 
You've got to grow up 

You've got to grow up, I'll be there 

D                            A 
 You will walk and you will fall 
                              Bm 
I'm with you every rock and stone now 
                  G 
You've got to get up 

You've got to get up, I'll be there 

     D 
The world can be tough 

But what I feel now 
           A 
When your fingers touch mine 
                             Bm 
When our fingers touch It's sacred 
                 G 
I've got to rise up 

I've got to rise up and be there 


D 
My child 
A 
Even when I'm far 
   Bm 
I care for you now 
      G 
I'm there for you now 

 
       D 
Cause you're my gift, heaven's sent 
          A 
You're my conscience when In the midst 
           Bm 
You're my compass, compass 
                 G 
You know that I promise, promise 
               D 
Cause you're closer 
                    A 
To heaven and up, I hold you 
                     Bm 
Come and sit on my shoulders 
                    G 
We'll walk together 
                                  D 
Come and watch the world from higher 
A                Bm       G 
      On my shoulders 


               D 
I know I make midstakes 
                             A 
And I'm not always there to see 
                     Bm 
You walk your first walk 

And that's without me 
                  G 
I wanna say I'm sorry 

Know I do, do it for you 

      D 
I've got to go now 

I've got to go far 
     A 
But you are my heart 
                      Bm 
No matter where, I'm with you 
          G 
And you know I'll always be there 


D 
My child 
A 
Even when I'm far 
   Bm 
I care for you now 
      G 
I'm there for you now 



       D 
Cause you're my gift, heaven's sent 
          A 
You're my conscience when In the midst 
           Bm 
You're my compass, compass 
                 G 
You know that I promise, promise 
               D 
Cause you're closer 
                    A 
To heaven and up, I hold you 
                     Bm 
Come and sit on my shoulders 
                    G 
We'll walk together 
                                  D 
Come and watch the world from higher 

D 
You can play, you can run 
A 
You can hide and be found 
Bm 
All this time we are one 
     G 
Forever my child 
D 
You can fly, you can run 
A 
You can fall and rebound 
Bm 
All this time we are one 
     G 
Forever my child 



D               A 
So I'm sorry again 
                     Bm 
For missing all the fun 
    G 
I longed to be there 
D                     A                     Bm 
Hey, You know we transcend through all the years 
     G 
So smile at me now 

D       A 
Oh Oh Oh I won't let you go 
Bm        G 
Oh Oh Oh I'll never let you go 
D       A 
Oh Oh Oh I won't let you go 
Bm        G 
Oh Oh Oh I'll never let you go 



       D 
Cause you're my gift, heaven's sent 
          A 
You're my conscience when In the midst 
           Bm 
You're my compass, compass 
                 G 
You know that I promise, promise 
               D 
Cause you're closer 
                    A 
To heaven and up, I hold you 
                     Bm 
Come and sit on my shoulders 
                    G 
We'll walk together 
                                  D 
Come and watch the world from higher 

D 
You can play, you can run 
A 
You can hide and be found 
Bm 
All this time we are one 
     G 
Forever my child 
D 
You can fly, you can run 
A 
You can fall and rebound 
Bm 
All this time we are one 
     G 
Forever my child