God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday (1941) Chords

Tempo:
77.35 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Cm

G

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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God Bless The Child - Billie Holiday (1941) chords
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[Dm] [C]
[A] [Bb] them that's [Eb] God shall [Bb] get, them that's not [Cm] shall lose.
the Bible said and it [Bb] still
Mama may [Ebm] have, Papa may [Bb] have, [G] but God bless [Cm] the child that's got his own, [Bb]
that's
the strong gets more while the weak [Cm] ones fade.
Empty [Bb] pockets [Db] don't ever
Mama may [Ebm] have, Papa may [Bb] have, [G] but God bless [Cm] the child that's [F] got his own,
100%  ➙  77BPM
Bb
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Eb
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Cm
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G
2131
Dm
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Bb
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Eb
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Cm
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra, Billie Holiday - God Bless The Child chords, practice playing G, Cm, Bb, Dm, D, Gm, Ab, Bb and Eb in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 77 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 155. Given the song's key of C Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] them that's [Eb] God shall [Bb] get, them that's not [Cm] shall lose.
[Fm] So the Bible said and it [Bb] still
is new.
[Eb] _
Mama may [Ebm] have, Papa may [Bb] have, [G] but God bless [Cm] the child that's got his own, [Bb]
that's
got his own.
[Ab] _ _ Yes, [Bb]
the strong gets more while the weak [Cm] ones fade.
[Fm]
Empty [Bb] pockets [Db] don't ever
[Bb] make the [Eb] grave.
Mama may [Ebm] have, Papa may [Bb] have, [G] but God bless [Cm] the child that's [F] got his own,
[Bb]
that's got his own.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[G] Money you [Gm] got lots of [Dm] friends _ _ _ on the [D] door.
_ [Gm] _
When you're gone and [C] spending _ [Dm]
ends, [Em] they don't know more.
[Bb] Rich [Eb] relations give, [Bb] crust of bread [Cm] and such.
[Fm] You can [Bb] help yourself but don't take too [Eb] much.
Mama may [Ebm] have, Papa may [Bb] have, but [G] God bless the [Eb] child that's got [F] his own, [Gm]
that's got his own.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb]
Mama may [Ebm] have, Papa may [Bb] have, but [G] God bless the [Cm] child that's got his [Dm] own, [Bb] that's got his own.
_ [F] _ He [Bb]
just don't worry [G] about nothing, [Cm] _ cause he's got his [Bb] own.
_ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, finds its place within the Romance In The Dark album.

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