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Verse 1:
AmHe'll be enough to makEme you cry
GHe'll be enough to open yDour eyes
AmTo all the litEmtle things that Gmake this world bettDer
AmHe'll give you love you Emnever know
GHe'll give his heart onlDy to you
AmAnd he'll maEmke your life oh GbetterD  
Prechorus:
AmSo when he comes to Emyou in the miGddle of the nighDt
AmCause he's scared to be aEmlone in the darkD  
You'll tell him AmeverythiEmng's gonna Gbe alriDght
Chorus:
Cause I will be your ligGht
I will be your nighDt
I will be that stAmar in the sEmky who watCches over yDou
Verse 2:
AmYou'll tell him everyEmthing you know
GYou'll tell him "oh the plDaces you'll go"
AmSo you can be a good Emman and
Gmake this world betteDr.
AmYou'll give him all the lEmove you have
GEven when he makes you sDo mad
AmKeep in miEmnd, that he maGde your life bettCer.
Prechorus 2:
AmSo when he comes to yEmou and he's Gso confusDed
Because he wAmants to give his hEmeart to anothDer
You'll tell him evAmerythinEmg's gonna be Cjust finDe
Repeat Chorus
AmAnd when the years are going Emby too fast
Amand he's growing up to be big Emand strong
AmKnow his love for you will laEmst
CEven when he doesn't say Dit to your face
CEven when you have to put Dhim in his place
CKnow that he's a love that Amnothing in this
world can ever reDplace 
Chorus

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Better

by Toby Lightman

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Verse 1:

Am Em

He'll be enough to make you cry

G D

He'll be enough to open your eyes

Am Em G D

To all the little things that make this world better

Am Em

He'll give you love you never know

G D

He'll give his heart only to you

Am Em G D

And he'll make your life oh better

Prechorus:

Am Em G D

So when he comes to you in the middle of the night

Am Em D

Cause he's scared to be alone in the dark

Am Em G D

You'll tell him everything's gonna be alright

Chorus:

Cause I will be your light

I will be your night

Am Em C D

I will be that star in the sky who watches over you

Verse 2:

Am Em

You'll tell him everything you know

G D

You'll tell him "oh the places you'll go"

Am Em

So you can be a good man and

G D

make this world better.

Am Em

You'll give him all the love you have

G D

Even when he makes you so mad

Am Em G C

Keep in mind, that he made your life better.

Prechorus 2:

Am Em G D

So when he comes to you and he's so confused

Am Em D

Because he wants to give his heart to another

Am Em C D

You'll tell him everything's gonna be just fine

Repeat Chorus

Am Em

And when the years are going by too fast

Am Em

and he's growing up to be big and strong

Am Em

Know his love for you will last

C D

Even when he doesn't say it to your face

C D

Even when you have to put him in his place

C Am

Know that he's a love that nothing in this

world can ever replace

Chorus

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