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
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Oleta Adams- God Bless the Child chords
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[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.
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
Am
2311
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
Am
2311
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To learn Oleta Adams - (2 Meter Session) God Bless The Child chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F#m, Am, D, A, F#m, D, E and A. For best results, commence at 70 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 141. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Minor.

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[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. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Jan Douwe Kroeske presents: 2 Meter Sessions, Vol. 5 album.

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