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James Taylor - God Bless The Child Chords

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God Bless The Child Chords

(ver. 1)
James Taylor
[Intro]
C6 Bb7 C6 Bb7 C6 Bb7 C6 Bb7 C6 Bb7
 
[Verse]
Cmaj7                Dm7
Them that's got shall get
Em7                    Fmaj7
Them that's not shall lose
Bb6          C6          C9       Gdim
So the Bible said and it still is news
Fmaj7    F7    Fm6
Mama may have, papa may have
G6             A7                  G7sus4
God bless the child that's got his own
e|-----------------|
B|-----------2--5--|
G|-----1--5--------|
D|--5--------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
 
[Verse]
C6                Bb7
So the strong get more
Bb9   F9/C           Bb7
While the weak ones fade
Gm7   Am7     C9            Gm7      Gdim
Empty pockets don't seem to make the grade
Fmaj7    F7    Fm6
Mama may have, papa may have
G6             A7                  G7sus4
God bless the child that's got his own
G7             C6
That's got his own
e|-----3--5-----------|
B|--5--------3--1--3--|
G|--5--------3--------|
D|--5--------3--------|
A|--3--------1--------|
E|--------------------|
 
[Bridge]
Am7        Bm7    Am7                D7
You've got money, you've got lots of friends
Em      Gbm B7     Em         E7
Hanging all around the door
Am7           Am/F#         B7
When it's all gone, and the spending ends
C9                 A7        D
No they don't come around no more
 
Am7 G7 Em
 
[Verse]
C6             Dm7
Rich relations bring
Am7                 Gm7
Crusts of bread and such
Gm7     Am7
You can help yourself
Gm7                 C7     D7
Just don't take too much
Fmaj7    F6   C7 Fm6
Mama may have,   papa may have
G6             A7          D7      G7sus4
God bless the child that's got his own
G7             C6 Bb7
That's got his own
 
[Instrumental]
C6 Bb7 C6 Bb7 Am7 Em7 Am7 D7 Em Gbm7 B7 Em
Bb7 Am7 Em Am/F# B7 C9 A7
 
[Verse]
C
Rich relations bring
C                       F9
Crusts of bread and such
G7           C
You can help yourself
           Eb       Gm6
Just don't take too much, no
F6             Gm
Mama may have,
Eaug
papa may have
Em  Gmaj7         A7             C            G7
But God bless the child that can stand up and say
C6       Fmaj7
I've got my own
 
[Outro]
Em Dm Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 F6 Bb6
            
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