Chords for It Wasn't His Child

Tempo:
111.5 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Ab

Cm

Eb

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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It Wasn't His Child chords
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[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] [Gm]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Gm] He was [Cm] her man, [Gm] she was [Ab] his wife, [Bb] Late one [Dm]
[Eb] winter night [Gm] he knelt [Cm] by her [Gm] as she [Ab] gave birth.
But it wasn't [Fm] his child, [F] it [Ab] wasn't his child,
[Eb] [Bb] Yet still [Cm] he took [Gm] him as [Ab] his own.
[Bb] As [Gm] he watched [Eb] him grow [Bb] it brought [C] him [Cm] joy, [Bb] He [Ab] loved that boy, but it wasn't [F] his child,
[Bb] [F] It wasn't [Ab] his child.
[Bb]
[Cm] But like [Bb] a father he [Ab] was strong and kind [Cm] and good, [Bb]
[Ab] And I [Eb] believe he did his best.
[Bb]
[Cm] Well it [Bb] wasn't easy for [Ab] him but he did all [Cm] he could,
[Ab] This son [Eb] was different from [Bb] the rest, [Eb] It wasn't [Ab] his child, it wasn't [Eb] his [Bb] child.
[F]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] And when [C] the boy [Cm] [Gm] became [Ab] a man, He [Gm] took his [Eb] father's hand,
[Bb] And soon [C] the world [Bb] would all [Ab] know why, It wasn't [F] his child, it wasn't [Ab] his child.
[Bb]
[Cm] And like [Bb] his father he [Ab] was strong and kind [Cm] and good,
[Bb]
[Ab] And I [Eb] believe he did his best.
[Bb]
[Cm] Well it [Bb] wasn't easy for him [Ab] but he did all [Cm] he could,
He grew up with [Bb] his hands [Ab] in wood, [F] And he died with his hands [Ab] in wood.
He [Cm] was God's child, [Gm] he was [Bb] God's child,
[F] [Ab]
[Eb] He [D] was her [C] man, [Cm] she [Gm] was [Ab] his wife, [Bb] Late one [Dm] winter [Eb] night he [Bb] knelt by [Cm] her,
[Bb] She [Ab] gave birth, but it wasn't [F] his [Bb] child,
[F] He [Ab] was God's child.
[Bb] [C]
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Bb
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Ab
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Cm
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Eb
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Gm
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Bb
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Ab
134211114
Cm
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To learn Sawyer Brown - It Wasnt His Child chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, Ab, Cm, Bb, Eb, Bb, Cm, Ab and Eb. A good strategy is to initiate at 55 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 112 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Gm] He was [Cm] her man, [Gm] she was [Ab] his wife, _ _ [Bb] Late one [Dm]
[Eb] winter night [Gm] he knelt [Cm] by her [Gm] as she [Ab] _ gave birth.
_ But it wasn't [Fm] his child, _ [F] _ it [Ab] wasn't his child, _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] Yet still [Cm] he took [Gm] him as [Ab] his own.
_ _ [Bb] As [Gm] he watched [Eb] him grow [Bb] it brought [C] him [Cm] joy, [Bb] He [Ab] loved that boy, _ _ but it wasn't [F] his child,
[Bb] _ [F] _ It wasn't [Ab] his child.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ But like [Bb] a father he [Ab] was strong and kind [Cm] and good, [Bb] _
[Ab] _ _ And I [Eb] believe he did his best.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ Well it [Bb] wasn't easy for [Ab] him but he did all [Cm] he could, _ _
[Ab] _ _ This son [Eb] was different from [Bb] the rest, _ _ _ [Eb] It wasn't [Ab] his child, _ it wasn't [Eb] his [Bb] child.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] And when [C] the boy [Cm] _ [Gm] became [Ab] a man, _ He [Gm] took his [Eb] father's hand,
[Bb] And soon [C] the world [Bb] would all [Ab] know why, _ _ It wasn't [F] his child, _ _ it wasn't [Ab] his child.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ And like [Bb] his father he [Ab] was strong and kind [Cm] and good,
_ _ [Bb] _
[Ab] _ _ And I [Eb] believe he did his best.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ Well it [Bb] wasn't easy for him [Ab] but he did all [Cm] he could,
_ He grew up with [Bb] his hands [Ab] in wood, _ [F] And he died with his hands [Ab] in wood. _
_ _ He [Cm] was God's child, [Gm] _ he was [Bb] God's child,
[F] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] He [D] was her [C] man, [Cm] she [Gm] was [Ab] his wife, _ _ [Bb] Late one [Dm] winter [Eb] night he [Bb] knelt by [Cm] her,
[Bb] She _ [Ab] _ gave birth, _ _ but it wasn't [F] his [Bb] child, _
[F] _ He [Ab] was God's child.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Wide Open album.

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