Chords for God Bless The Child - Whitney Houston

[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] Then that's God's [Eb] shelf life, [Bb] then that's [Eb] not shelf [Bb] [Fm] life
So [G] the Bible said [Bb] it, [C] _
[Fm] and it still is
_ [Eb] _ _ _
Mama may [Bb] have, [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] [C] papa may have
[Bb] _ [F] But God bless the [B] child [Cm] that's got his [Bbm] own, that's [D] got his _ [Eb] own
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Bb] Yes, _ [Dm] the [D] strong [Eb] get [G] more [D] while the [Ab] weak [Cm] ones fade
[Ab] _ Empty pockets don't ever, ever really [E] ever [Ab] make the [Gm] grade, no
[Eb] _
[Bb] Mama may have it, and papa may [Ebm] have
_ [F] But [Dm] God bless the [G] child [B] _ [C] that's got his own, [Bb] _ _ _
got his [Eb] own _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ Money, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] you [Am] got, _ lots of friends, [Bbm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ crowding round _ _
[F] _ [Bbm] Your dog, [D] _ _ [Gm] _
when it's gone, [Ab] and [Dm] the spade, _ when it's [G] known
[Dm] Make no [G] come around your house, no, no, no, [Eb] no, no, no, no, no, [Bb] no
Hey, _
[Am] _ rich relations [D] give, [Ab] y'all don't know, [Bb]
a crust of bread and [F] such
[Bb] [C] You [Fm] can help, [Cm] help yourself, but don't [Abm] you ever, ever [D] take too [G] _
[Bb] much
_ _ _ Mama may have, [Ebm] _ papa may _ [F] have
But God bless the [G] child _ [Eb] that's got his own, [A] got _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [Ebm] _
[Bb] _ [C] _ [Bb] his own
[Cm] Oh yes, the [F] strong _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ get more while the weak ones fade _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] You got, _ [Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ make [Dm] no come around, the [Gm] crowd round
[A] I _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ see [Gm] her, the spinning [A] edge, that's how you know
[Dm] I don't see nobody come around, [A] come around
[Cm] You don't wanna be a friend no more
[Eb] _ Rich _
_ [Bb] _ _ relations [Eb] give, _ [A] _
_ _ _ crust [Bb] of bread _ and [Eb] such _ _ _ _
You can [Fm] help, _ [Cm] _ [E] _
_ _ but _ _ don't you [Cm] take _ _ [Bb] too much
[Eb] _ _
_ [Dm] Mama may [Bb] have, _ [C] papa may have
_ _ [F] But God bless [G] the child _ [C] that's got [G] his own, [A] _ _
_ _ got his _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ own
[Dbm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ God bless