God bless the child - Billie Holiday Chords

Tempo:
76.15 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Gm

Cm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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God bless the child - Billie Holiday chords
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[Gm] [D] [Ab] [B]
[C] [Gm] [F] [Cm]
[Dm] them [D] that's [Eb] [Bb] [Ab] not [Cm] shall lose.
[Fm] So [Db] the [D] Bible [Fm] [B] [Bb] is [Gm] new.
Mama may [Ebm] have, Papa may [Bb] have, but [G] God
bless the [Cm] child that's got [A] his own, [Bb] that's got his [A] [Ab] own.
[Bb] [F] [Cm] Yes, [Bb] [Fm] the [Cm] strong gets more [Bb] [Fm] while
the weak [Cm] ones stay.
[Fm] [Db] Empty [D] pockets don't [F] ever [Bb] make the [Gm] grade.
[Eb] Mama may [Ebm] have, Papa may [Bb] have,
[G] but God bless [Eb] the child that's [F] got his own, [Gm] that's got [Bb] his [B] own.
[E] [Cm] [Ab]
[Gm] [G] Money you [Gm] [C]
[Dm] friend [G] on the
[D] door.
[Gm] When [G] you're [Gm] gone and [C] spending it, [Dm] [Em] they [C] don't come [Ebm] no [Dm] [A] more.
[Gm] Rich [Cm] relations [Eb] give [Bb] crusty [Cm] bread and such.
[Ab] You [Db] can [Bb] help yourself, but [Gbm] don't [Bb] take too [Eb] much.
Mama may [Ebm] have, Papa may [Bb] have, [B] but [F] God bless [Eb] the child that's got [F] his own, [Gm] that's got [F] his [Bb] own.
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [D] [Eb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] [Bbm] [D] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Mama may [C] have, Papa may [Bb] have, but [G] God bless the [Eb] child that's got [Dm] his own, [Bb] that's got his own.
[Eb] [B] [A] [Bb] [Db] [Ab] [B]
[Cm] [E] [F] [Bb]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
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Gm
123111113
Cm
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F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Gm
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To learn Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra, Billie Holiday - God Bless The Child chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, Fm, Cm, Bb, Gm, C, Dm, G, Db and D. For best results, commence at 38 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 76. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: Eb Major.

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[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [B] _ _
[C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Cm]
[Dm] them [D] that's [Eb] _ _ [Bb] [Ab] not [Cm] shall lose.
[Fm] So [Db] the [D] Bible _ [Fm] _ [B] [Bb] is [Gm] new.
Mama may [Ebm] have, Papa may [Bb] have, but [G] God
bless the [Cm] child that's got [A] his own, [Bb] that's got his [A] [Ab] own.
[Bb] _ [F] [Cm] Yes, [Bb] [Fm] the [Cm] strong gets more [Bb] [Fm] while
the weak [Cm] ones stay. _
[Fm] [Db] Empty [D] pockets don't [F] ever [Bb] make the [Gm] grade.
[Eb] Mama may [Ebm] have, Papa may [Bb] have,
[G] but God bless [Eb] the child that's [F] got his own, [Gm] that's got [Bb] his [B] own.
[E] _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _
[Gm] _ [G] Money you [Gm] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] friend _ _ _ [G] on the
[D] door. _
[Gm] _ When [G] you're [Gm] gone and [C] spending it, [Dm] _ [Em] they [C] don't come [Ebm] no [Dm] [A] more.
[Gm] Rich [Cm] relations [Eb] give [Bb] crusty [Cm] bread and such.
[Ab] You [Db] can [Bb] help yourself, but [Gbm] don't [Bb] take too [Eb] much.
Mama may [Ebm] have, Papa may [Bb] have, [B] but [F] God bless [Eb] the child that's got [F] his own, [Gm] that's got [F] his [Bb] own.
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ [Bbm] _ [D] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ Mama may [C] have, Papa may [Bb] have, but [G] God bless the [Eb] child that's got [Dm] his own, [Bb] that's got his own.
[Eb] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [E] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

Within the album Romance In The Dark, written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, you'll find this song.

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