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God Bless The Child

by Billie Holliday

Written by: Holliday & Herzog

GOD BLESS THE CHILD Holliday & Herzog Billie Holliday G7 C Gdim C Gdim Gm7 C7 Them^thats | got shall get them^thats | not shall lose so^the | Bi ble said and^it | Gm7 C7 F G#dim Fm Fdim | still is news ss | ^Ma ma ^may have ee | ^Pa pa ^may have e^But | Em7 Gdim Dm7 G7 C | ^God bless ^the child thats | got^his own nn Thats | got^his own / / | Am7 Dm7 G7 C Gdim C Gdim | / / / Yes^the | strong get more while^the | weak ones fade Emp^ty | Gm7 C7 F C7 F G#dim | poc kets dont ev^er | make the grade ee | ^Ma ma ^may have ee | Fm Fdim Em7 Gdim Dm7 G7 | ^Pa pa ^may have e^But | ^God bless ^the child thats | got^his own nn Thats | C C7 F E7 | got^his own / / | / / / / | Am7 Am+ Am7 Am6 Em Em7 Em6 ||: Mon ey you got | ^lots of ^friends ss ss | Crowd ing round your | door rr rr rr | Am7 Am+ Am7 Am6 Em Edim G7 | When youre gone and | spend ing^ends ss ss | They dont come no | more ee ee Rich^re | C Gdim C Gdim Gm7 C7 | la tions give crusts^of | bread and such You^can | help your self but^dont | Gm7 C7 F G#Dim Fm Fdim | take too much hh | ^Ma ma ^may have ee | ^Pa pa ^may have e^But | Em7 Gdim Dm7 G7 | ^God bless ^the child thats | got^his own nn Thats | C C7 F E7 1. | got^his own nn nn | nn nn / / :|| C F C 2. | got^his own nn nn | nn nn nn / || Above was transcribed from a music sheet that had no chords in it. Consequently, chords (simplified by me) were copied from Guitar Guy's website.

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God Bless The Child is performed by Billie Holliday and written by Holliday & Herzog. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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