God Bless The Child Chords by Oleta Adams
Tempo:
140.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Am
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A]
I [D]
wrote this one.
[B]
[A]
[Em] Fairly Holiday wrote [D] this one.
[A] Can't get much closer to it [B] than that.
[Em]
[Am] [A] [Bm]
[Am] [Em] [D]
[A] Them [Am] that's got shall get.
[D] [Am]
[Em] Them that's [Am] not shall [D] lose.
[A]
[D] [E] For the Bible [D] said it [G]
[Em] still [D#]
is.
[Am]
And he's [F#] on the [C] man.
[G] Oh, and Papa may have.
[C#m]
[F#] God bless the [F#m] child [Bm] that's got his [A] [D] own.
[E] [A] He's got his [F#m] own [Am]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[C]
[G] [A] rich relations making.
[Am]
[F#] [A]
Crust of bread [Am] and such.
[A]
[E] You can help yourself.
[Em] But darling, [A] don't you, darling, don't you take too much.
[G] [Am]
[D] Mama may [Am] [D] have.
[G]
[C] Oh, and [G] Papa may
[Dm] have.
[C#m]
[F#] God bless the [Bm] child that's got his [A] own.
[C#m] Oh, [D]
[A] he's got his own.
[D]
[Am] [G] [A]
[Am] [G#m] [C#]
[F#m]
Money, [F] you've got, [F#m]
you've got [B] lots of friends [C#m]
[G#]
[C#m] running around your door.
[C#]
Oh, [F#m]
when [F] it's gone
[F#m]
[B] and you're spending [Bm] it,
[A] they don't come [D]
[D#] around [D] no
[E] more.
No.
[A]
Yes, [Am] the strong gets more.
[Em]
[A] Oh, [Am] the weak ones [D] fade.
[A]
[E]
Empty [A] pockets don't ever
[D#] make the [D] grave.
Mama may [C] have.
Oh, [G] and Papa may have.
[F#m]
[B] God bless the [Bm] child that's got his own.
[A] Oh, [D]
[E] [A] that's got his [F#m] own.
[Am]
[D] [A] That's got his own.
[Am]
[Bm] [F#] [A] Father, won't you [F#m] bless the child [Am]
[G] [Am] that's [A] got [F#m] his [C] own.
[Am]
[D] [A] He'll be [F#m] free.
[Am] [D]
[A] Won't you bless the
[Am] child?
[D]
[C#m]
[F#m] God bless the [Bm]
child
[A]
[D]
[D#] [Bm]
[Em] that's got his
[A] own.
[C] [Bm]
[C] [E]
[A] Yeah.
[Em]
Thanks, Billy.
I [D]
wrote this one.
[B]
[A]
[Em] Fairly Holiday wrote [D] this one.
[A] Can't get much closer to it [B] than that.
[Em]
[Am] [A] [Bm]
[Am] [Em] [D]
[A] Them [Am] that's got shall get.
[D] [Am]
[Em] Them that's [Am] not shall [D] lose.
[A]
[D] [E] For the Bible [D] said it [G]
[Em] still [D#]
is.
[Am]
And he's [F#] on the [C] man.
[G] Oh, and Papa may have.
[C#m]
[F#] God bless the [F#m] child [Bm] that's got his [A] [D] own.
[E] [A] He's got his [F#m] own [Am]
[Bm] [E] [A]
[C]
[G] [A] rich relations making.
[Am]
[F#] [A]
Crust of bread [Am] and such.
[A]
[E] You can help yourself.
[Em] But darling, [A] don't you, darling, don't you take too much.
[G] [Am]
[D] Mama may [Am] [D] have.
[G]
[C] Oh, and [G] Papa may
[Dm] have.
[C#m]
[F#] God bless the [Bm] child that's got his [A] own.
[C#m] Oh, [D]
[A] he's got his own.
[D]
[Am] [G] [A]
[Am] [G#m] [C#]
[F#m]
Money, [F] you've got, [F#m]
you've got [B] lots of friends [C#m]
[G#]
[C#m] running around your door.
[C#]
Oh, [F#m]
when [F] it's gone
[F#m]
[B] and you're spending [Bm] it,
[A] they don't come [D]
[D#] around [D] no
[E] more.
No.
[A]
Yes, [Am] the strong gets more.
[Em]
[A] Oh, [Am] the weak ones [D] fade.
[A]
[E]
Empty [A] pockets don't ever
[D#] make the [D] grave.
Mama may [C] have.
Oh, [G] and Papa may have.
[F#m]
[B] God bless the [Bm] child that's got his own.
[A] Oh, [D]
[E] [A] that's got his [F#m] own.
[Am]
[D] [A] That's got his own.
[Am]
[Bm] [F#] [A] Father, won't you [F#m] bless the child [Am]
[G] [Am] that's [A] got [F#m] his [C] own.
[Am]
[D] [A] He'll be [F#m] free.
[Am] [D]
[A] Won't you bless the
[Am] child?
[D]
[C#m]
[F#m] God bless the [Bm]
child
[A]
[D]
[D#] [Bm]
[Em] that's got his
[A] own.
[C] [Bm]
[C] [E]
[A] Yeah.
[Em]
Thanks, Billy.
Key:
A
D
Am
F#m
Bm
A
D
Am
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ I _ _ [D]
wrote this one.
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] Fairly Holiday wrote [D] this one. _
_ [A] Can't get much closer to it [B] than that. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Them [Am] that's got shall get.
[D] _ [Am] _
[Em] _ _ _ Them that's [Am] not shall _ [D] lose.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ For the Bible [D] _ said it [G] _
_ _ [Em] still _ [D#] _
is.
[Am] _ _ _
And he's _ [F#] on the [C] man.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Oh, and Papa may have.
[C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] God bless the _ [F#m] child _ [Bm] _ that's got his [A] _ _ [D] own. _ _
[E] _ _ [A] He's got his [F#m] own [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ rich relations making.
[Am] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
Crust of bread [Am] and such.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] You can help _ yourself.
[Em] But darling, [A] don't you, darling, don't you take too much.
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Mama may [Am] [D] have.
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] Oh, and [G] Papa may _
[Dm] _ have.
[C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] God bless the _ [Bm] child that's got his [A] own.
[C#m] Oh, [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ he's got his own.
[D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ Money, [F] _ you've got, _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
you've got [B] lots of _ _ friends [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] running around your door.
_ [C#] _ _ _
_ Oh, [F#m] _ _ _
_ when [F] it's gone _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [B] and you're spending _ _ [Bm] it, _ _
[A] they don't come [D] _ _
[D#] around _ [D] no _ _
[E] more.
_ _ No.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ Yes, [Am] the strong gets more.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ Oh, [Am] the weak ones [D] fade.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
Empty _ [A] pockets don't ever _ _ _
[D#] make the [D] grave. _ _
_ _ _ _ Mama may _ _ [C] have. _
_ Oh, [G] and Papa may have.
_ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [B] God _ bless the [Bm] child that's got his own.
[A] Oh, _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] that's got his [F#m] own.
_ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ That's got his own.
[Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [A] Father, won't you [F#m] bless the child [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [G] [Am] that's [A] _ got [F#m] his [C] own.
[Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] He'll be [F#m] free.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ Won't you bless the _
[Am] child?
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] God _ _ _ bless _ _ _ _ _ _ the [Bm] _
child _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] that's _ _ _ got _ _ _ _ _ _ _
his _ _ _ _ _
[A] own. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ Yeah. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Thanks, Billy. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ _ [D]
wrote this one.
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] Fairly Holiday wrote [D] this one. _
_ [A] Can't get much closer to it [B] than that. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Them [Am] that's got shall get.
[D] _ [Am] _
[Em] _ _ _ Them that's [Am] not shall _ [D] lose.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ For the Bible [D] _ said it [G] _
_ _ [Em] still _ [D#] _
is.
[Am] _ _ _
And he's _ [F#] on the [C] man.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Oh, and Papa may have.
[C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] God bless the _ [F#m] child _ [Bm] _ that's got his [A] _ _ [D] own. _ _
[E] _ _ [A] He's got his [F#m] own [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ rich relations making.
[Am] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ _
Crust of bread [Am] and such.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] You can help _ yourself.
[Em] But darling, [A] don't you, darling, don't you take too much.
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Mama may [Am] [D] have.
_ [G] _ _ _
[C] Oh, and [G] Papa may _
[Dm] _ have.
[C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] God bless the _ [Bm] child that's got his [A] own.
[C#m] Oh, [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ he's got his own.
[D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ Money, [F] _ you've got, _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
you've got [B] lots of _ _ friends [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] running around your door.
_ [C#] _ _ _
_ Oh, [F#m] _ _ _
_ when [F] it's gone _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [B] and you're spending _ _ [Bm] it, _ _
[A] they don't come [D] _ _
[D#] around _ [D] no _ _
[E] more.
_ _ No.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ Yes, [Am] the strong gets more.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[A] _ Oh, [Am] the weak ones [D] fade.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
Empty _ [A] pockets don't ever _ _ _
[D#] make the [D] grave. _ _
_ _ _ _ Mama may _ _ [C] have. _
_ Oh, [G] and Papa may have.
_ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [B] God _ bless the [Bm] child that's got his own.
[A] Oh, _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] that's got his [F#m] own.
_ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ That's got his own.
[Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [A] Father, won't you [F#m] bless the child [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [G] [Am] that's [A] _ got [F#m] his [C] own.
[Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] He'll be [F#m] free.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ Won't you bless the _
[Am] child?
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] God _ _ _ bless _ _ _ _ _ _ the [Bm] _
child _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] that's _ _ _ got _ _ _ _ _ _ _
his _ _ _ _ _
[A] own. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ Yeah. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Thanks, Billy. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _