Nikki Sings God Bless the Child Chords

Tempo:
168.15 bpm
Chords used:

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Eb

F

Fm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nikki Sings God Bless the Child chords
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It's an old Billie Holiday classic.
[Bb]
[Eb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Db]
[Fm] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] Them that's got shall [F] get, [Bb]
[Eb] them that's not shall [Fm] lose.
So the [E]
Bible [Fm] says, and it's [Bb] still this news.
[Eb]
Mama may have, [D] your papa may [Ebm] have.
[Dm]
God [G] bless the child [Cm]
that's [Eb] got his [F] own, that's got [Bb] his [Db] own.
[Fm] [Bb]
[Db]
[Bb]
[Eb] Yes, the strong [F] seem to get [Bb] more, [Db] while the weak ones spend.
[Fm]
Empty [E] pockets [Fm] don't ever make the [Bb] grass.
[Eb]
Mama may have, [Ab]
[Bbm] but [C]
[Dm]
God [G] bless the child [Cm]
that's [Eb] got his [F] own.
That's got [Bb] his own.
[Db]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Gm]
[D]
[Gm]
You got lots of [Fm] friends [Dm] that cry on your door.
[Gm]
But when [D] your God [Gm]
is spinning, [C]
they [Dm]
don't come [G] around [Cm] no more.
[F]
[Bbm] [Bb]
Your [Db] rich relations [F] may give [Bb] you,
[Eb] crusts of bread and such.
[Fm]
You can [E] help yourself, [Fm] just don't take too [Bb] much, [Db] no, [D] no.
[Eb]
Cause your mama may have,
[D]
your papa may [C]
[Dm] have.
But God [G] bless the
[Bb] [Cm] child [Eb] that's got his [F] own.
That's got [Bb] his own.
[Eb]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Gm]
[Gb]
[Bb] You got lots of [Eb] friends [Fm]
[Dm] that cry on your door.
[Gm]
But when your money's [D] gone, [Gm] and you're spinning,
[C]
[Dm] they don't come [G] around
[C] no more, no more, [F] no [Fm] [Bbm]
[Bb] more.
Cause your [Eb] rich relations give [F]
you, [Bb] crusts of [Eb] bread and such.
[Fm] You can [E] help yourself, [C]
[Fm] just don't take too [Bb] much, [Db] no, [D] no.
[Eb] Cause your mama may have, and [Gb] your papa
[C]
[Dm] may have.
But God [G] bless the [F] child [Cm] [Eb] that's got his own.
That's [Bb] got his [Db]
[F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[F]
[Bb] own.
But [Db]
[F] [Bb]
God bless the [Eb] child [F] that's [Bb] got his own.
[Eb]
God [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] bless the child
[F]
[B] that's got his
[Bb]
[Fm]
own.
[Ab] [Bb] [Gm]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Fm
123111111
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
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To learn Nikki Yanofsky - God Bless The Child chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Db, Bb, Db, Eb, Fm, Bb, Fm, C, Fm, Bb and Eb. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ It's an old Billie Holiday classic.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] Them that's got shall [F] get, _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] them that's not shall _ _ [Fm] _ lose.
So the [E] _
Bible _ _ [Fm] says, _ and it's [Bb] still this _ news.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Mama may _ have, _ [D] your _ papa may [Ebm] have.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ God [G] bless the _ _ child [Cm] _ _
that's [Eb] got his [F] own, _ that's got [Bb] his _ _ _ [Db] own. _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] Yes, the strong [F] seem to get [Bb] more, _ _ _ [Db] while the weak ones spend.
_ [Fm] _ _
_ Empty _ [E] pockets _ _ _ [Fm] don't _ ever make the [Bb] grass.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Mama may have, _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bbm] but _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ God [G] bless the _ child _ [Cm] _ _
that's [Eb] got his [F] own.
_ That's got [Bb] his own.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _
You got lots of [Fm] friends _ _ _ [Dm] that cry _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ on your _ door. _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
But when [D] your God _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
is spinning, [C] _ _ _
_ _ they [Dm] _ _
_ don't come [G] around _ _ _ _ [Cm] no more.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ Your [Db] rich relations [F] may give [Bb] you, _
_ _ [Eb] crusts of bread and such.
[Fm] _ _
You can [E] help yourself, _ _ _ [Fm] _ just don't take too [Bb] much, [Db] no, [D] no.
_ [Eb] _ _
Cause your mama may have, _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
your papa may [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] have. _ _
But God [G] bless the _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] child [Eb] that's got his _ [F] own.
That's got [Bb] his own.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ You got lots of _ [Eb] friends [Fm] _
_ _ [Dm] that cry _ _ _ _ _ _
on your door.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ But when your money's [D] _ gone, _ [Gm] _ _ and you're spinning,
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] they _ don't come [G] around _ _ _
_ [C] no more, no more, [F] no _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ more.
Cause your [Eb] rich relations give _ [F]
you, _ [Bb] _ crusts of [Eb] bread _ and such.
_ [Fm] _ _ You can _ [E] help yourself, [C] _ _
_ [Fm] _ just don't take too [Bb] much, [Db] no, [D] no.
_ [Eb] _ _ Cause your mama may have, _ _ and [Gb] your papa _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ may have.
But God [G] bless the _ _ [F] child _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] that's got his own.
That's [Bb] got his _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] own.
But _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ God bless the [Eb] child _ _ _ [F] that's [Bb] got his own.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ God [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] bless the _ child _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[B] that's got _ _ his _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
own.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog.

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