Chords for Tony Bennett Billie Holiday God Bless the Child
Tempo:
131 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Fm
Db
F
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] Then that's got [Fm] shall have, and that's not shall lose.
[Eb] So the [Ab]
Bible [F] says, [Eb] and it [Ab] still is news,
[Db] Mama [Fm]
may [Dbm] have, Papa [Ab] may [Bb] [Fm] have,
God [F] bless the child [Bbm] that's got his [Eb] own,
[Ab] That's got his [Db] own.
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] Yes, the [Db] strong get small, while [Db] the weak ones [Gbm] fade.
Empty [Ab] pockets don't ever [Ab] make the grade.
[Db] Mama [Ab] may have, [Dbm] [Bb] Papa may [Ab] have,
But [F] God bless [C] the child [Bbm] that's got his [Cm] own,
That's [Ab] got his own.
[Db]
[C] Tell them the way it is, Billy.
[Fm] Money, [C]
[Fm] you've got lots
[Cm] of it round [G] the door.
[Cm]
[C] [Fm] But when [C] you're gone [Fm] and spending [Cm] it,
They [F]
don't [Bb] come no more.
[Eb]
[Ab] Rich [Bbm] relations give [Ab] [Fm] crusts of bread as such.
[Gbm] You can [Ab] help yourself, [Gbm] but don't take [Ab] too much.
[Bbm] Mama may [Fm]
have, [Dbm] Papa may [Ab]
have,
But [F] God bless the [F] [Bbm] child that's got his [Eb] own,
That's got his own.
[Ab]
[Eb] So the [Ab]
Bible [F] says, [Eb] and it [Ab] still is news,
[Db] Mama [Fm]
may [Dbm] have, Papa [Ab] may [Bb] [Fm] have,
God [F] bless the child [Bbm] that's got his [Eb] own,
[Ab] That's got his [Db] own.
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] Yes, the [Db] strong get small, while [Db] the weak ones [Gbm] fade.
Empty [Ab] pockets don't ever [Ab] make the grade.
[Db] Mama [Ab] may have, [Dbm] [Bb] Papa may [Ab] have,
But [F] God bless [C] the child [Bbm] that's got his [Cm] own,
That's [Ab] got his own.
[Db]
[C] Tell them the way it is, Billy.
[Fm] Money, [C]
[Fm] you've got lots
[Cm] of it round [G] the door.
[Cm]
[C] [Fm] But when [C] you're gone [Fm] and spending [Cm] it,
They [F]
don't [Bb] come no more.
[Eb]
[Ab] Rich [Bbm] relations give [Ab] [Fm] crusts of bread as such.
[Gbm] You can [Ab] help yourself, [Gbm] but don't take [Ab] too much.
[Bbm] Mama may [Fm]
have, [Dbm] Papa may [Ab]
have,
But [F] God bless the [F] [Bbm] child that's got his [Eb] own,
That's got his own.
[Ab]
Key:
Ab
Fm
Db
F
Eb
Ab
Fm
Db
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Then that's got [Fm] shall have, _ and that's not shall _ lose.
[Eb] _ _ So the [Ab]
Bible [F] says, [Eb] _ and it [Ab] still is news,
[Db] _ _ Mama [Fm]
may _ [Dbm] have, _ Papa [Ab] may _ _ [Bb] [Fm] have,
_ God [F] bless the child _ [Bbm] that's got his [Eb] own,
_ _ [Ab] That's got his [Db] own.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ Yes, the [Db] strong get small, _ _ _ while [Db] the weak ones _ [Gbm] fade.
_ Empty [Ab] pockets _ _ don't ever [Ab] make the grade.
[Db] _ Mama _ [Ab] may have, [Dbm] _ _ _ [Bb] Papa may _ _ [Ab] have,
But [F] God bless [C] the child [Bbm] that's got his [Cm] own, _
That's [Ab] got his _ own.
[Db] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ Tell them the way it is, Billy.
_ [Fm] _ _ Money, [C] _ _
_ [Fm] you've got lots _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ of it round [G] the door.
_ [Cm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Fm] _ But when [C] you're _ gone [Fm] _ and spending _ _ [Cm] it,
_ They [F] _
don't [Bb] come no more.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] Rich _ [Bbm] relations give _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] crusts of bread as such.
_ [Gbm] _ You can [Ab] help yourself, [Gbm] _ but don't take [Ab] too _ much.
[Bbm] Mama may [Fm] _
have, _ [Dbm] Papa may _ [Ab]
have,
_ _ _ But [F] God bless the [F] [Bbm] child that's got his [Eb] own,
_ _ _ _ That's got his own.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] Then that's got [Fm] shall have, _ and that's not shall _ lose.
[Eb] _ _ So the [Ab]
Bible [F] says, [Eb] _ and it [Ab] still is news,
[Db] _ _ Mama [Fm]
may _ [Dbm] have, _ Papa [Ab] may _ _ [Bb] [Fm] have,
_ God [F] bless the child _ [Bbm] that's got his [Eb] own,
_ _ [Ab] That's got his [Db] own.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ Yes, the [Db] strong get small, _ _ _ while [Db] the weak ones _ [Gbm] fade.
_ Empty [Ab] pockets _ _ don't ever [Ab] make the grade.
[Db] _ Mama _ [Ab] may have, [Dbm] _ _ _ [Bb] Papa may _ _ [Ab] have,
But [F] God bless [C] the child [Bbm] that's got his [Cm] own, _
That's [Ab] got his _ own.
[Db] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ Tell them the way it is, Billy.
_ [Fm] _ _ Money, [C] _ _
_ [Fm] you've got lots _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ of it round [G] the door.
_ [Cm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Fm] _ But when [C] you're _ gone [Fm] _ and spending _ _ [Cm] it,
_ They [F] _
don't [Bb] come no more.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] Rich _ [Bbm] relations give _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] crusts of bread as such.
_ [Gbm] _ You can [Ab] help yourself, [Gbm] _ but don't take [Ab] too _ much.
[Bbm] Mama may [Fm] _
have, _ [Dbm] Papa may _ [Ab]
have,
_ _ _ But [F] God bless the [F] [Bbm] child that's got his [Eb] own,
_ _ _ _ That's got his own.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _