Intro: A D A D

Verse:

A           A7
Vietnam, in 66' 
D                      Fbm
Two best friends take a bad hit, 
Bm         A           D             A
They never saw it comin', but it saw them
A                     A7
One was a rich boy, a doctors son
D                       Fbm
The other the father, a girl aged one
Bm        A       D                            A                 
Who never had the chance to hold his daughters hands
A                 A7
New York flat, In 76'
D                        Fbm
Two good friends shoot a bad fix, 
Bm         A      D                    A
Never woke up saw heaven before it saw them
A                         A7
One was the daughter of a prominent man
D                       Fbm
The other the mother, a girl age ten
Bm                A          D                A
Who walked in and found mama sleepin' in Gods hands
A
And she cried

Chorus:

A         A7             D             Fbm
Stay with me, mama won't stay here with me
D                            Fbm
You promised you would never leave,
A         A7               D              Fbm 
Stay with me, oh won't you stay here with me, 
Bm      A    D                   A
Mama hold my hand, and stay with me