Sinéad O'Connor - I Had a Baby Chords

Tempo:
117.95 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

F#m

E

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sinéad O'Connor - I Had a Baby chords
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[B]
[A] [F#m] [B]
I had a baby and he looks just like me.
A [F#m] bald baby.
[D] He's been the makings of me.
[B] His eyes are so blue, just like you, [F#m] but you haven't seen him.
[D] I don't know what to tell him.
[E] I don't know what to tell him.
[B] I had a thing with [C#m] a man who wasn't mine to be with.
[A] I woke up one June day [E] with him up inside me.
[B] And it excited me.
[C#m] And I was crazy.
[A] I was always crazy.
[Bm] [B] But I had a baby.
So I'm never sorry.
[F#m]
[D] He's been the makings of [B] me.
When he asks, I tell him that you love him, but you can't be [F#m] here.
And when he says, what?
[D] I say, I don't know why.
[E] Because I don't know why.
[B] He should suffer instead of me.
[F#m] Over shit that's because of me.
[A] Oh, I wish it wasn't so crazy.
[E] Broke my mind to this [B] day.
But I had a baby.
[F#] So beautifully.
[F#m]
[A] He's been the makings of me.
[C#m]
[B] [A]
[C#m]
[B] I had a thing with [C#m] a man who [F#m] wasn't mine to be with.
[A] I woke up one June [E] day with him up inside me.
[B] And it excited me.
[F#m] And I was crazy.
[A] I was always crazy.
[B]
[F#]
[A]
[E] [A]
[B]
[F#m]
[A]
[B] [C#]
[B]
[C#]
[B]
Key:  
B
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A
1231
F#m
123111112
E
2311
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
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To start learning Sinead Oconnor - (And You Be You) I Had A Baby chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, B, F#m, A, E, B, A and B in sequence. Start with a comfortable 58 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 118. With an eye on the song's key E Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ I had a baby _ _ and he looks just like me.
_ _ _ A [F#m] bald _ baby. _ _ _ _
[D] _ He's been the makings of me.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ His eyes are so blue, just like you, [F#m] but you haven't seen him. _ _ _
[D] _ I don't know what to tell him.
[E] I don't know what to tell him.
[B] _ I had a thing with [C#m] a man who wasn't mine to be with.
[A] I _ woke up one June day [E] _ with him up inside me.
[B] _ And it excited me. _
[C#m] _ _ And I was crazy. _ _
[A] _ _ I was always crazy.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ But I had a baby.
_ _ _ _ So I'm never _ sorry. _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ He's been the makings of [B] me.
_ When he asks, I tell him that you love him, but you can't be [F#m] here.
And when he says, what? _ _
[D] _ I say, I don't know why.
[E] _ _ Because I don't know why.
[B] He should suffer instead of me. _
[F#m] Over shit that's because of me. _ _
[A] _ Oh, I wish it wasn't so crazy.
[E] _ _ Broke my mind to this [B] day.
But I had a baby. _ _
[F#] So _ _ beautifully.
[F#m] _ _
[A] _ He's been the makings of me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ I had a thing with [C#m] a man who [F#m] wasn't mine to be with. _
[A] _ I woke up one June [E] day _ with him up inside me.
[B] _ And it excited me. _
[F#m] _ And I was crazy. _
[A] I _ was always crazy.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the How About I Be Me ? album.

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