God Bless The Child Chords by Stevie Wonder

Tempo:
75.675 bpm
Chords used:

F

Gm

Dm

Bb

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stevie Wonder - God Bless the Child chords
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[F]
[B] [B] [Bb] [E] [Fm]
[D] [Ebm] [Ab] [Cm] Oh yeah, [F]
then that's [Gm] got shall get, [F] then that's [Gm] not shall lose.
[Cm] So the Bible says, [Eb] and it [Ab] still is new.
[Bb]
[F] [Am]
God [C] bless the child, he's got [Gm] his own.
[G] He's [Dm] got his own.
[Gm] [Dm] [Gm] Oh yeah, [D] [F]
yes, the [Gm] strong gets more.
[F] While the [Bb] weak ones fade.
[Eb]
Empty [Eb] pockets don't ever make [Fm] the great no more.
[Bb]
Mama may have, [Bbm] [F] Papa may have, [Am] but God [Eb] bless the child who's [Gm] got his own, [G] yeah, he's [Dm] got his own.
[Gm] [A] Oh yeah, [Dm]
money, [Db] [F] you've got [Dm] lots of friends, [Am]
crowding round your [E] door, oh [A] yeah, [Dm]
but [Db] when
you're gone, [F] and [Dm] spending ends, [Am]
well they don't [D] come around [Db] anymore, [E] oh [F] yeah, rich [Gm] relations
get, [F] cross the [Bb] bread and such, [Cm] you can help [F] yourself, [Eb] please don't [Fm] take too much, [Bb] no no
no, Mama may have, [Bbm] Papa may [Am] have, but God [C] bless the child [Gm] that's got his own, [C] yeah,
that's [Dm] got his own.
[Gm] [A] [Dm]
[F] [B] [Am]
[E] [A] [Dm]
[F] [B] [Am]
[D] [G] [Am] [F] Oh, rich [Gm] relations give, [F] cross the bread [Bb] and such, [Cm] you can help yourself, [Eb] but oh, don't
[Ab] take too much, no [Bb] no no, Mama may have, Papa [F] may have, [Am]
but God bless [Eb] the child that's got
his [Gm] own, [G] [C] whoo, that's got [Fm] his own, [D] oh, [G] [D] [Eb] [Fm] that's got his own, [D] yeah.
[Bb] [C] [Fm] I've got money.
[Ab] [G] [C]
Key:  
F
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Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
Am
2311
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
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To learn Stevie Wonder - God Bless The Child chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, Dm, Gm, F, Gm, G, Dm, Gm and A. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 37 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 76 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of F Major.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [B] _ [Bb] _ _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [D] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] Oh yeah, [F]
then that's [Gm] got shall get, _ [F] then that's [Gm] not shall lose.
[Cm] So the Bible says, _ [Eb] and it [Ab] still is new.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am]
God [C] bless the child, he's got [Gm] his own.
[G] He's [Dm] got his own.
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] Oh yeah, [D] _ [F]
yes, the [Gm] strong gets more.
[F] While the [Bb] weak ones fade.
[Eb]
Empty [Eb] pockets don't ever make [Fm] the great no more.
[Bb]
Mama may have, [Bbm] _ [F] Papa may have, [Am] but God [Eb] bless the child who's [Gm] got his own, [G] yeah, he's [Dm] got his own.
_ [Gm] _ [A] Oh yeah, [Dm]
money, [Db] _ [F] you've got [Dm] lots of friends, [Am]
crowding round your [E] door, oh [A] yeah, _ [Dm]
but [Db] when
you're gone, [F] and [Dm] spending ends, [Am]
well they don't [D] come around [Db] anymore, [E] oh [F] yeah, rich [Gm] relations
get, [F] cross the [Bb] bread and such, [Cm] you can help [F] yourself, [Eb] please don't [Fm] take too much, [Bb] no no
no, Mama may have, [Bbm] Papa may [Am] have, but God [C] bless the child [Gm] that's got his own, [C] yeah,
that's [Dm] got his own.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [F] Oh, rich [Gm] relations give, [F] cross the bread [Bb] and such, [Cm] you can help yourself, [Eb] but oh, don't
[Ab] take too much, no [Bb] no no, Mama may have, Papa [F] may have, [Am]
but God bless [Eb] the child that's got
his [Gm] own, _ [G] [C] whoo, that's got [Fm] his own, [D] oh, [G] _ [D] _ [Eb] [Fm] that's got his own, [D] yeah.
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Fm] I've got money.
[Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _

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It's Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog who authored this song.

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