Chords for God Bless The Children

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_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] God _ _ bless the children. _ _ _
God _ _ bless the children.
_ Because they can't stop _ _ what men do.
_ _ _ That's why Lord, I call on you.
They don't even know, _ they don't know how to sin.
_ _ _ These are troubled times that we're living in.
_ [Em] For when born for, _ _ _ [D] children will cry.
_ [Em] And yet Lord, _ _ [D] some will die.
And you just got to [Em] say, Lord, [D] _ Lord, [G] _ Lord, [D] _
[Em] Lord, _ Lord.
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God _ _ bless the children. _ _
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_ Yes, teach us how to love _ _ like never before.
_ And may we never, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
of the men who lead us, _ make them understand right now,
that it's the little children who need us.
[Em] Oh I know, _ _ yes [D] I know it's not right.
But [Em] if men, oh Lord, [D] if they have to fight, you've got to tell them,
[Em] Lord, _ Lord, [G] _ Lord, [D] _ Lord, [Em] _ Lord. _ _
[G] _ _ _ God bless the children.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ God _ [Em] bless the children.
_ So many times, _ _ this phrase,
_ that trouble, trouble, trouble, it will not last always.
_ Now I'm not saying that this phrase is wrong. _
But I'm wondering right _ now, how come it's got to last so long?
You see a newborn baby, _ oh, [D] it's some proud mama's arms.
And [Em] then you think of all the countries [D] that now have the bomb.
And you've just got to [Em] say, Lord, _ [D] Lord, [G] _ Lord, [D] _ _ [Em] Lord, Lord.
Oh, [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ sing it to me children.
_ _ _ _ I think I'll do it just one more time.
I'll say, [Em] Lord, _ _ bless the children.
_ _ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ you've got to get down on your knees and pray for me.
_ _ _ _ If you shout loud enough, you might hear. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Oh, hello.
_ _ _ _ _ It's getting better, it's getting better. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Thank you my love.
Oops. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much. _ _ _ _
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It's nice, I like that.
_ _ _ Now what am I going to do with that? _ _ _ _ _ _
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Oh, beautiful.
_ I like that, John. _ _
_ It's the first time I've ever drunk champagne out of a shoe. _
_ _ _ Beautiful.
Ladies and gentlemen, _ I would like to introduce you to the orchestra. _
First of all, my lead trumpet player, [D] Mr.
[G] Bobby Shue.
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ All right.
The gentleman you [G] see playing the drums _ is about the finest drummer that we have in England.
His name is Kenny Clare.
[D#] Yes.
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[F] _ [G] Oh, all right.
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[C#] And the man on the bass guitar fiddle, _ his name is John Roster, ladies and gentlemen.
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[Gm] _ _ _ Yes.
And _ [G] _
those _ _ _ three lovely ladies, _ _ [D] the Blossoms, ladies and gentlemen, [G] please.
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_ _ _ _ _ And not forgetting that _ big [D] Irish leprechaun you see there playing the lead guitar.
_ His name is Big Jim [Gm] Sullivan, ladies and gentlemen. _
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_ Yes.
[G] _ _ Uh-huh. _
[F] _ And my conductor, [C#] _ [G] arranger, _ he arranges all the music for me on the TV shows and on the records.
I think he's about the finest arranger around today.