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