Chords for Mary J. Blige - Your Child (Live From The House Of Blues)
Tempo:
133.7 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
Db
Gb
Ab
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Yeah
[Dbm]
[Abm]
This is a intimate [Ab] evening that [Abm] means just a balance
[B] [Abm] It's too [Dbm] bad, it's [Gb] too [E] bad, it's too [Db]
bad, it's too [Abm] bad baby
[Ab] But I got a [Gb] faith in [E]
reality
[B] Oh, it's too [Dbm]
bad, it's [Gb] too [E] bad, [Db] it's too [Abm] bad baby
[Gb] [Abm]
But I [A] got a faith [Bb] in reality
[Db] [Abm] [Ab] Today you had a visitor
[E] Or should I say [Db] an [Abm] old friend?
But wait a minute, [Gb] that's not [E] where it [B] is no
Oh, [Abm]
is there [Bbm] something [E] that you wanna [B]
tell [Abm] me?
Cause [Dbm] I'm believing what your friends say
about your [Ab] hidden secrecies.
[Db] [Gb] Girlfriend, [Abm] she wasn't [Gb] disrespectful.
[E] In [Db] fact, she's a hundred [Abm] percent sure.
And I have an argument with [Db] her.
Holding [B] on baby with eyes wide open.
She [Gb] said [Abm] it's your [Dbm]
time.
[Gb] [B] And it really [Em] messed me [Abm] up.
[Ab] I'm a little [Abm] shit now.
You're wrong.
[Gb] You're all a [Abm] flash in the pan.
Gotta face [Dbm]
reality.
There [Gb] could never [B] be.
There could never be anymore of us.
Anymore [Ab] of us.
On the night it's [Abm] meant to be.
[B] There's [Fm] no [Db] pressure.
[Ab] She [Dbm] said she [Gb] never [E] wanted [Ebm] to hurt me.
[Gb] [Abm] And could I understand?
[Gb] She's afraid [Db] and [Abm] alone.
She said a [E] woman over [Db]
[B] the phone.
[Abm] Your phone.
And that you told her about me.
[Gb] [Bbm]
[A] [Abm]
[Gb] She [E] wasn't [Db] disrespectful.
She's a [Abm] hundred percent sure.
And I have an argument with her.
[Gb] Holding [B] on baby [Ab] with eyes wide open.
[Abm] She said it's your time.
[Db] [B] And it really [E] messed [Ab] me up.
I'm a little shit now.
You're [B] wrong.
You're all a flash in the [Abm] pan.
Gotta face [Dbm] reality.
[E] There [A] could never be.
There could never [Ab] be anymore of us.
On the [Abm] night it's meant to [Db] be.
There's [E] no [Ab] pressure.
[Abm]
[Ab] Oh.
[E] [Ebm] Oh.
Oh.
[Abm] Oh.
Oh. [Ab] Oh.
[E]
How [Db] could you [Abm] deny your own flesh and blood?
[Ab] [E] Your own [Db] child.
[Gbm] What kind of man [B] are you?
[Db]
[B] [Bb]
[Gb] Oh and [Ebm] you're [Abm] varying.
She [Dbm] wasn't [Gb] disrespectful.
[Db] She's a [Abm] hundred percent.
[Ebm] [Abm]
[Db] [Gb]
She [Db] [Ebm] said it's [Dbm] your [Gb] time.
[Db] And I really miss [Abm] being
[Ab] I'm with you tonight
[Abm]
You're [Gb] right
[B]
[Eb] [Abm] [Dbm]
Gotta face [B] reality
[A] This would never [Db] [Abm] be us
Wasn't I [B] impressed?
[Bb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Ebm] [E] [Db]
[Ab] [E]
[Gb] Now [Abm]
[Ab] people
All I wanna know is can we really talk?
[Eb] Can we [Bb] really touch?
[Abm] Listen for [Gb] ya, [E] listen to this right [Ebm] here
And [B] [Bb]
[Eb] some of these, [Ebm] they [Abm] leave these [Eb] children
I wanna [Abm] [Db]
take [Ebm] care [Gb] of them
[E] But when they grow [Ebm] [D] [Bb]
[Eb] [Abm] [Ab]
[Db] up to me
I was only a baby
Why didn't you love me?
Why didn't you [Abm] hug me?
Why didn't you kiss me?
Why [Db] didn't you teach me?
Why didn't you tell me I was beautiful?
[Abm] Why didn't you teach me to [Dbm] walk like a [Eb] lady?
[B] [Db] [Bb]
[Db] I've been with [Abm] you tonight
You [A] [Bb]
[Db] [Abm] said it's not time
[Ebm] Can it really mess me up?
[Gb] How could you [Abm] deny
[Ab] Your [Gb] own [Abm] passion?
[Db] [Ab] Gotta face [E] reality
There can never be [A] any more of [Db] us
[Abm] Than the night and me
[A] That's so [Bbm] [B] precious
[A]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[B] [Gb]
[F] [N]
[Ab]
[G]
I'm sorry, I'ma keep it real
[Db] Cause I am
[D] I truly feel like I'm butt naked in front of everybody
And I don't give a damn
[Bb] You've seen it all
[Gb]
[Dbm]
[Abm]
This is a intimate [Ab] evening that [Abm] means just a balance
[B] [Abm] It's too [Dbm] bad, it's [Gb] too [E] bad, it's too [Db]
bad, it's too [Abm] bad baby
[Ab] But I got a [Gb] faith in [E]
reality
[B] Oh, it's too [Dbm]
bad, it's [Gb] too [E] bad, [Db] it's too [Abm] bad baby
[Gb] [Abm]
But I [A] got a faith [Bb] in reality
[Db] [Abm] [Ab] Today you had a visitor
[E] Or should I say [Db] an [Abm] old friend?
But wait a minute, [Gb] that's not [E] where it [B] is no
Oh, [Abm]
is there [Bbm] something [E] that you wanna [B]
tell [Abm] me?
Cause [Dbm] I'm believing what your friends say
about your [Ab] hidden secrecies.
[Db] [Gb] Girlfriend, [Abm] she wasn't [Gb] disrespectful.
[E] In [Db] fact, she's a hundred [Abm] percent sure.
And I have an argument with [Db] her.
Holding [B] on baby with eyes wide open.
She [Gb] said [Abm] it's your [Dbm]
time.
[Gb] [B] And it really [Em] messed me [Abm] up.
[Ab] I'm a little [Abm] shit now.
You're wrong.
[Gb] You're all a [Abm] flash in the pan.
Gotta face [Dbm]
reality.
There [Gb] could never [B] be.
There could never be anymore of us.
Anymore [Ab] of us.
On the night it's [Abm] meant to be.
[B] There's [Fm] no [Db] pressure.
[Ab] She [Dbm] said she [Gb] never [E] wanted [Ebm] to hurt me.
[Gb] [Abm] And could I understand?
[Gb] She's afraid [Db] and [Abm] alone.
She said a [E] woman over [Db]
[B] the phone.
[Abm] Your phone.
And that you told her about me.
[Gb] [Bbm]
[A] [Abm]
[Gb] She [E] wasn't [Db] disrespectful.
She's a [Abm] hundred percent sure.
And I have an argument with her.
[Gb] Holding [B] on baby [Ab] with eyes wide open.
[Abm] She said it's your time.
[Db] [B] And it really [E] messed [Ab] me up.
I'm a little shit now.
You're [B] wrong.
You're all a flash in the [Abm] pan.
Gotta face [Dbm] reality.
[E] There [A] could never be.
There could never [Ab] be anymore of us.
On the [Abm] night it's meant to [Db] be.
There's [E] no [Ab] pressure.
[Abm]
[Ab] Oh.
[E] [Ebm] Oh.
Oh.
[Abm] Oh.
Oh. [Ab] Oh.
[E]
How [Db] could you [Abm] deny your own flesh and blood?
[Ab] [E] Your own [Db] child.
[Gbm] What kind of man [B] are you?
[Db]
[B] [Bb]
[Gb] Oh and [Ebm] you're [Abm] varying.
She [Dbm] wasn't [Gb] disrespectful.
[Db] She's a [Abm] hundred percent.
[Ebm] [Abm]
[Db] [Gb]
She [Db] [Ebm] said it's [Dbm] your [Gb] time.
[Db] And I really miss [Abm] being
[Ab] I'm with you tonight
[Abm]
You're [Gb] right
[B]
[Eb] [Abm] [Dbm]
Gotta face [B] reality
[A] This would never [Db] [Abm] be us
Wasn't I [B] impressed?
[Bb]
[Db] [Ab]
[Ebm] [E] [Db]
[Ab] [E]
[Gb] Now [Abm]
[Ab] people
All I wanna know is can we really talk?
[Eb] Can we [Bb] really touch?
[Abm] Listen for [Gb] ya, [E] listen to this right [Ebm] here
And [B] [Bb]
[Eb] some of these, [Ebm] they [Abm] leave these [Eb] children
I wanna [Abm] [Db]
take [Ebm] care [Gb] of them
[E] But when they grow [Ebm] [D] [Bb]
[Eb] [Abm] [Ab]
[Db] up to me
I was only a baby
Why didn't you love me?
Why didn't you [Abm] hug me?
Why didn't you kiss me?
Why [Db] didn't you teach me?
Why didn't you tell me I was beautiful?
[Abm] Why didn't you teach me to [Dbm] walk like a [Eb] lady?
[B] [Db] [Bb]
[Db] I've been with [Abm] you tonight
You [A] [Bb]
[Db] [Abm] said it's not time
[Ebm] Can it really mess me up?
[Gb] How could you [Abm] deny
[Ab] Your [Gb] own [Abm] passion?
[Db] [Ab] Gotta face [E] reality
There can never be [A] any more of [Db] us
[Abm] Than the night and me
[A] That's so [Bbm] [B] precious
[A]
[Eb]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[B] [Gb]
[F] [N]
[Ab]
[G]
I'm sorry, I'ma keep it real
[Db] Cause I am
[D] I truly feel like I'm butt naked in front of everybody
And I don't give a damn
[Bb] You've seen it all
[Gb]
Key:
Abm
Db
Gb
Ab
B
Abm
Db
Gb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ This is a intimate [Ab] evening that [Abm] means just a balance _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] It's too [Dbm] bad, it's [Gb] too [E] bad, it's too [Db]
bad, it's too [Abm] bad baby _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] But I got a [Gb] faith in [E]
reality
[B] Oh, _ it's too [Dbm]
bad, it's [Gb] too _ [E] bad, [Db] it's too _ [Abm] bad baby
[Gb] _ _ [Abm] _
_ But I [A] got a faith [Bb] in reality
_ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] Today you had a visitor
[E] Or should I say [Db] an [Abm] old friend? _ _ _
But wait a minute, [Gb] that's not [E] where it [B] is no
Oh, _ _ _ [Abm]
is there [Bbm] something _ [E] that you wanna [B]
tell _ _ [Abm] me?
_ Cause [Dbm] I'm believing what your friends say
about your [Ab] hidden _ secrecies.
[Db] _ _ [Gb] Girlfriend, [Abm] she wasn't [Gb] disrespectful.
_ [E] _ In [Db] fact, she's a hundred [Abm] percent sure.
And I have an argument with [Db] her.
Holding [B] on baby with eyes wide open.
She [Gb] said [Abm] it's your _ [Dbm] _
time.
[Gb] _ [B] And it really [Em] messed me [Abm] up.
_ [Ab] I'm a little [Abm] shit now.
You're wrong.
[Gb] You're all a [Abm] flash in the pan.
_ _ _ Gotta face _ [Dbm]
reality.
There [Gb] could never [B] be.
There could never be anymore of us.
Anymore [Ab] of us.
On the night it's [Abm] meant to be.
_ _ [B] There's [Fm] no [Db] pressure.
_ [Ab] _ _ She [Dbm] said she [Gb] never _ _ [E] wanted [Ebm] to hurt me.
_ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] And could I understand?
[Gb] She's afraid [Db] and _ _ [Abm] alone.
_ She said a [E] woman over [Db] _ _
[B] the phone.
[Abm] Your phone.
And that you told her about me.
_ _ [Gb] _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] She [E] wasn't [Db] disrespectful.
She's a [Abm] hundred percent sure.
And I _ have an argument with her.
_ [Gb] _ Holding [B] on baby [Ab] with eyes wide open.
[Abm] She said it's your time.
[Db] _ _ [B] _ And it really [E] messed _ _ [Ab] me up. _ _ _
I'm a little shit now.
You're [B] wrong.
You're all a flash in the [Abm] pan.
Gotta face [Dbm] reality.
_ _ _ [E] _ There [A] could never be.
There could never _ [Ab] be anymore of us.
On the [Abm] night _ it's meant to [Db] be.
There's [E] no [Ab] pressure.
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Oh.
[E] _ _ [Ebm] Oh. _
Oh.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ Oh.
_ Oh. [Ab] Oh.
_ _ [E] _
How [Db] could you [Abm] deny your own flesh and blood?
[Ab] _ [E] Your own [Db] child.
[Gbm] What kind of man [B] are you?
_ _ [Db] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gb] Oh and [Ebm] you're [Abm] varying.
She [Dbm] wasn't _ [Gb] disrespectful.
[Db] _ _ _ She's a [Abm] hundred percent.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Gb] _
She [Db] _ _ [Ebm] said it's [Dbm] your _ [Gb] time.
_ [Db] And I really miss [Abm] being
_ [Ab] I'm with you tonight
[Abm] _ _
You're [Gb] right
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Dbm] _
Gotta face [B] reality
_ _ [A] This would never [Db] _ [Abm] be us _
Wasn't I _ _ [B] impressed?
[Bb] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] Now [Abm] _
[Ab] people
_ All I wanna know is can we really talk?
[Eb] _ _ Can we [Bb] really touch? _ _
_ _ [Abm] Listen for [Gb] ya, _ [E] listen to this right [Ebm] here
And _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] some of these, [Ebm] _ they [Abm] leave these [Eb] children
I wanna [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _
take [Ebm] care _ _ [Gb] of them
[E] But when they grow _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] up to me
I was only a baby
Why didn't you love me?
Why didn't you [Abm] hug me?
Why didn't you kiss me?
Why [Db] didn't you teach me?
Why didn't you tell me I was beautiful?
[Abm] Why didn't you teach me to [Dbm] walk like a [Eb] lady?
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Db] I've been with [Abm] you tonight
You _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Abm] said it's not time
[Ebm] _ _ Can it really mess me up?
[Gb] How could you [Abm] deny
_ _ [Ab] Your [Gb] own [Abm] passion? _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] Gotta face [E] reality
_ There can never be [A] any more of [Db] us
[Abm] Than the night and me
_ _ _ _ [A] That's so [Bbm] [B] precious
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ I'm sorry, I'ma keep it real
[Db] Cause I am
[D] I truly feel like I'm butt naked in front of everybody
And I don't give a damn
_ [Bb] You've seen it all
_ _ [Gb] _
_ Yeah
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ This is a intimate [Ab] evening that [Abm] means just a balance _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] It's too [Dbm] bad, it's [Gb] too [E] bad, it's too [Db]
bad, it's too [Abm] bad baby _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] But I got a [Gb] faith in [E]
reality
[B] Oh, _ it's too [Dbm]
bad, it's [Gb] too _ [E] bad, [Db] it's too _ [Abm] bad baby
[Gb] _ _ [Abm] _
_ But I [A] got a faith [Bb] in reality
_ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] Today you had a visitor
[E] Or should I say [Db] an [Abm] old friend? _ _ _
But wait a minute, [Gb] that's not [E] where it [B] is no
Oh, _ _ _ [Abm]
is there [Bbm] something _ [E] that you wanna [B]
tell _ _ [Abm] me?
_ Cause [Dbm] I'm believing what your friends say
about your [Ab] hidden _ secrecies.
[Db] _ _ [Gb] Girlfriend, [Abm] she wasn't [Gb] disrespectful.
_ [E] _ In [Db] fact, she's a hundred [Abm] percent sure.
And I have an argument with [Db] her.
Holding [B] on baby with eyes wide open.
She [Gb] said [Abm] it's your _ [Dbm] _
time.
[Gb] _ [B] And it really [Em] messed me [Abm] up.
_ [Ab] I'm a little [Abm] shit now.
You're wrong.
[Gb] You're all a [Abm] flash in the pan.
_ _ _ Gotta face _ [Dbm]
reality.
There [Gb] could never [B] be.
There could never be anymore of us.
Anymore [Ab] of us.
On the night it's [Abm] meant to be.
_ _ [B] There's [Fm] no [Db] pressure.
_ [Ab] _ _ She [Dbm] said she [Gb] never _ _ [E] wanted [Ebm] to hurt me.
_ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] And could I understand?
[Gb] She's afraid [Db] and _ _ [Abm] alone.
_ She said a [E] woman over [Db] _ _
[B] the phone.
[Abm] Your phone.
And that you told her about me.
_ _ [Gb] _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] She [E] wasn't [Db] disrespectful.
She's a [Abm] hundred percent sure.
And I _ have an argument with her.
_ [Gb] _ Holding [B] on baby [Ab] with eyes wide open.
[Abm] She said it's your time.
[Db] _ _ [B] _ And it really [E] messed _ _ [Ab] me up. _ _ _
I'm a little shit now.
You're [B] wrong.
You're all a flash in the [Abm] pan.
Gotta face [Dbm] reality.
_ _ _ [E] _ There [A] could never be.
There could never _ [Ab] be anymore of us.
On the [Abm] night _ it's meant to [Db] be.
There's [E] no [Ab] pressure.
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] Oh.
[E] _ _ [Ebm] Oh. _
Oh.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ Oh.
_ Oh. [Ab] Oh.
_ _ [E] _
How [Db] could you [Abm] deny your own flesh and blood?
[Ab] _ [E] Your own [Db] child.
[Gbm] What kind of man [B] are you?
_ _ [Db] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gb] Oh and [Ebm] you're [Abm] varying.
She [Dbm] wasn't _ [Gb] disrespectful.
[Db] _ _ _ She's a [Abm] hundred percent.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Gb] _
She [Db] _ _ [Ebm] said it's [Dbm] your _ [Gb] time.
_ [Db] And I really miss [Abm] being
_ [Ab] I'm with you tonight
[Abm] _ _
You're [Gb] right
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Dbm] _
Gotta face [B] reality
_ _ [A] This would never [Db] _ [Abm] be us _
Wasn't I _ _ [B] impressed?
[Bb] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] Now [Abm] _
[Ab] people
_ All I wanna know is can we really talk?
[Eb] _ _ Can we [Bb] really touch? _ _
_ _ [Abm] Listen for [Gb] ya, _ [E] listen to this right [Ebm] here
And _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] some of these, [Ebm] _ they [Abm] leave these [Eb] children
I wanna [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _
take [Ebm] care _ _ [Gb] of them
[E] But when they grow _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Db] up to me
I was only a baby
Why didn't you love me?
Why didn't you [Abm] hug me?
Why didn't you kiss me?
Why [Db] didn't you teach me?
Why didn't you tell me I was beautiful?
[Abm] Why didn't you teach me to [Dbm] walk like a [Eb] lady?
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Db] I've been with [Abm] you tonight
You _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Abm] said it's not time
[Ebm] _ _ Can it really mess me up?
[Gb] How could you [Abm] deny
_ _ [Ab] Your [Gb] own [Abm] passion? _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] Gotta face [E] reality
_ There can never be [A] any more of [Db] us
[Abm] Than the night and me
_ _ _ _ [A] That's so [Bbm] [B] precious
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ I'm sorry, I'ma keep it real
[Db] Cause I am
[D] I truly feel like I'm butt naked in front of everybody
And I don't give a damn
_ [Bb] You've seen it all
_ _ [Gb] _