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intro: Am, G,  D2x
[Verse]
AmDown on my Gknees again Dtonight,
AmI'm hopin' this pGrayer will turn out riDght,
AmSee there is a bGoy that needs your hDelp,
AmI've done all that GI can do mysDelf,
CHis mother is tGired,
AmI'm sure you can uGnderstand,
CEach night as he sGleeps,
CShe goes in to hoDld his hand,
And she trCiesG, not to crDy,Em  
        C G             D    (hold to begining of verse)
As the tears, fill her eyes
[Chorus]
Can you heEmar me?C  
Am I geGtting through toDnight?
Can you sEmee him?C  
Can you mGake him feel alDright?
If you can Emhear me,C  
Let me taGke his place soDmehow,
          Em  Csus    D                Em
   G  D(2x)
See he's not just anyone, he's my son.
[Verse]
AmSometimes late at nGight I watch him slDeep,
AmI dream of the boGy he'd like to Dbe,
AmI try to be strGong and see him thrDough,
AmBut God who he neGeds right now is yDou,
CLet him grow oGld,
AmLive life withGout this fear,
CWhat would I Gbe,
AmLiving withoDut him here?
He's so tireCd,G  
And he's scDareEmd,
Let him knCow,G  
That you are thDere.
[Chorus]
EmCan you hear me?C  
Am I geGtting through tonDight?
EmCan you see him?C  
Can you mGake him feel alDright?
If you can hEmear me,C  
Let me tGake his place soDmehow,
             Em     Csus                    D  Em, 
G, D(2x)
See he's not just anyone, he's my son.
[instrumental]***
Am, G,  D(strum like verses 4x)
[Chorus] 2x
EmCan you hear me?C  
Please dont leGave him,D  
He's my son.Em, C, G, D  
            Em, C, G, D, strum  Gchord here
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Hes My Son

by Mark Schultz

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Csus

Am G D

intro: , , 2x

[Verse]

Am G D

Down on my knees again tonight,

Am G D

I'm hopin' this prayer will turn out right,

Am G D

See there is a boy that needs your help,

Am G D

I've done all that I can do myself,

C G

His mother is tired,

Am G

I'm sure you can understand,

C G

Each night as he sleeps,

C D

She goes in to hold his hand,

C G D Em

And she tries, not to cry,

C G D (hold to begining of verse)

As the tears, fill her eyes

[Chorus]

Em C

Can you hear me?

G D

Am I getting through tonight?

Em C

Can you see him?

G D

Can you make him feel alright?

Em C

If you can hear me,

G D

Let me take his place somehow,

Em Csus D Em

G D

(2x)

See he's not just anyone, he's my son.

[Verse]

Am G D

Sometimes late at night I watch him sleep,

Am G D

I dream of the boy he'd like to be,

Am G D

I try to be strong and see him through,

Am G D

But God who he needs right now is you,

C G

Let him grow old,

Am G

Live life without this fear,

C G

What would I be,

Am D

Living without him here?

C G

He's so tired,

D Em

And he's scared,

C G

Let him know,

That you are there.

[Chorus]

Em C

Can you hear me?

G D

Am I getting through tonight?

Em C

Can you see him?

G D

Can you make him feel alright?

Em C

If you can hear me,

G D

Let me take his place somehow,

Em Csus D Em

G D

, (2x)

See he's not just anyone, he's my son.

[instrumental]***

Am G D

, , (strum like verses 4x)

[Chorus] 2x

Em C

Can you hear me?

G D

Please dont leave him,

Em C G D

He's my son., , ,

Em C G D G

, , , , strum chord here

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