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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[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]
[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]
Key:
Bb
Ab
Cm
Eb
Gm
Bb
Ab
Cm
[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] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[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] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _