God Bless The Child

Words & Music by

Billie Holiday & Arthur Herzog

G13  Gm7/C  [2x – with lick in between; 1st vox note=E]

 

G13        Gm7/C          G13         Gm7/C

Them that's got shall get, them that's not shall lose.

Dm/G   Dm+7/G     Dm7/G  G9

So the Bible says and it still is news.

CM7         F9-5

Mama may have and Papa may have.

    Bm7           E7                   Am7 D7                G13   Gm7/C

But God bless the child that's got his own, that's got his own

 

And the strong seem to get more while the weak ones fade

Empty pockets don't make the grade

Mama may have and Papa may have.

But God bless the child thatŐs got his own, that's got his own

 

Em               Em+7 Em7            C7

And when you got money you got lotsa friends

Bm        Bm7/A      GM7    Bm/F#

Crowdin' 'round your door.

Em              Em+7      Em7               C7

When the money's gone and all your spendin' ends,

Bm7-5          Bb7#11    Am7-5  Ab7#11  [can go to D7, but donŐt have to]

They won't be 'round any more.

 

And rich relations may give you a crust of bread and such.

You can help yourself, but don't take too much.

Mama may have and Papa may have.

But God bless the child thatŐs got his own, that's got his own.

Every child's got to have his own.

 

[Guitar Arrangement by Sam Davis]

CHORD SHAPES


G13 = 3 3 3 4 5 x

Gm7/C = x 3 3 3 3 x


Lick back to G13 is:  C sl. D F C p.o. Bb G p.o. F G G

  A: 3 sl. 5; D: 3 h.o. 5; A: 3 sl. 5 sl. 3 p.o. 1; E: 3 p.o. 1

 

2nd half of verse & chorus:


Dm/G   = 3 0 0 2 3 x

Dm+7/G = 3 0 0 2 2 x

Dm7/G  = 3 0 0 2 1 x

G9     = 3 0 0 2 0 1

CM7    = 0 3 2 0 0 0

F9-5   = 1 0 1 0 0 x

Bm7    = 2 2 0 2 0 x

E7     = 0 2 0 1 0 0

Am7    = 0 0 2 0 1 0


D7     = x 0 5 5 3 x [also: x 5 4 2 0 x or x x 2 4 3 x]

 

Bridge:


Em     = x 7 5 4 x x

Em+7   = x 6 5 4 x x

Em7    = x 5 5 4 x x

C7     = x 3 5 3 x x

Bm     = x 2 4 4 x x

Bm7/A  = x 0 4 4 x x

GM7    = 3 x 4 4 x x

Bm/F#  = 2 x 4 4 x x

Bm-7   = 7 x 7 7 6 x

Bb7#11 = 6 x 6 7 5 x [Ňalso C shapeÓ]

Am7-5  = 5 x 5 5 4 x

Ab7#11 = 4 x 4 5 3 x


 





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