[Verse 1]
Bm E
What a friend, what a pal,
C#m F#m
Only now I can see,
D E Bm A
How you dreamed and you planned all for me.
A Bm C#m
I never knew, what a mother goes through
F#m B7 E
There's nothing that you didn't do
[Chorus]
A C#m Bm E7
Pal of my cradle days,
E A
I've needed you always
C#m F#m E E7
Since I was a baby upon your knee
E A
You sacrificed everything for me
A C#m Bm E7
I stole the gold from your hair
E F#m
I put the silver threads there
Bm E A F#7
I don't know any way I could ever repay
Bm E A
Pal of my cradle days
[Verse 2]
Bm E
Greatest friend, dearest pal
C#m F#m
It was me who caused you
D E Bm A
Every sorrow and heartache you knew
A Bm C#m
Your face so fair, I have wrinkled with care
F#m B7 E
I placed every line that is there.
[Chorus]
A C#m Bm E7
Pal of my cradle days,
E A
I've needed you always
C#m F#m E E7
Since I was a baby upon your knee
E A
You sacrificed everything for me
A C#m Bm E7
I stole the gold from your hair
E F#m
I put the silver threads there
Bm E A F#7
I don't know any way I could ever repay
Bm E A
Pal of my cradle days