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Them that’s got seem shall get get.
Them that’s not (Bb)shall lose.
So (Dm)the Bi ble (Dm)says
and it (G7)still is news.
’Cause Ma ma, may have
and Pa pa may have
but God bless’ the (E7)child that’s got his (Am7)own.
Well, that’s got his (G7)own.
And the strong seem shall get get.
while the weak (Bb)ones fade.
Emp (Dm)ty pock ets (Dm)don’t
ev er (G7)make the grade.
’Cause Ma ma, may have
and Pa pa may have
but God bless’ the (E7)child that’s got his (Am7)own.
Well, That’s got his (G7)own.
And
And when you got (Em)mon ey,
you got lots of friends.
They’re crowd in’ (Bm7)’round
your (Gmaj9)door.
When the mon ey’s gone
and all your spend in’ ends,
they won’t be (E7)’round
an y (A)more,
no,
no, no.
And (G7)rich re la tions (Bb)may give you
a crust of (Bb)bread and such.
You (Dm)can help your self
but (G7)don’t take too much.
Ma ma may have
and Pa pa may have
but God bless’ the (E7)child that’s got his (Am7)own.
That’s got his own.
(E7)child who can stand up and say,
(CN.C.)“I’ve got my own.”
Ev ’ry (Bm7)child’s got to (Am7)have (G7)his own,
well.
This page shows “God Bless The Child” by Blood, Sweat & Tears in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 140 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.