God Bless The Child Chords by Sam Cooke

_ _ [G] God [Am] bless the child, [G] the child that's not his.
God [C] bless the _ [Bm] _ _
child, [G] the child that's not his.
Them that's got [C] shall get, [G] them that's [C] not shall [Dm] lose.
So the [G] Bible [Dm] says, and it still is [C] new,
Mama may [Cm] have, Papa may [G] have,
[E] But God bless the [Am] child that's got his own,
_ [G] _ [Am] That's got his own.
[G] _ _
[D] _ [G] Yes, the [C] strong gets [G] more, while the weak ones [Dm] fade.
[G] Empty pockets [Dm] don't ever make the [C] grade.
Mama may [Cm] have, Papa _ [G] may have,
[E] But God bless the [Am] child that's got his own,
[G#] That's [Am] got his [Bm] own. _
_ [Em] When you've got money, _ you've got lots of [Bm] friends
_ Crowded [F#] round [B] the door, _ [Em] _ when it's gone, _
And spending [Bm] in, they don't [Cm] come no [D] more.
_ [G] Rich [C] relations [G] give [C] crust of bread and [Dm] such.
You can [G] help yourself, [Dm] but don't take too [C] much.
_ Mama may [Cm] have, Papa [G] may have,
But [E] God bless the [Am] child that's got his own,
[G] _ [Am] That's got his [G] own.
God bless the child that's got his own. _ _ _
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