(Bbm)Ooh,

(Gb)ooh.

(Bbm)Ooh,

(Gb)ooh.

(Bbm)Ooh,

(Gb)ooh.

You think that I don’t feel love, but what I feel for you is real love.

In oth ers’ eyes, I see re flect bear ed a (F7)hurt, the scorned, we may re cre ject at ed ing, (Bbm)love child,

(Ab)nev er meant to be.

(Gb)Love child,

(F7)born in pov er ty.

(Bbm)Love child,

(Ab)nev er meant to be.

(Gb)Love child,

(F7)dif take a look at me.

Start ed my life in an (Cm)old, cold run down some ten e ment slum.

My fa ther left, he nev er e ven mar ried mom.

They (F)shared the guilt my (Bb)mom ma knew, (Eb)so a fraid (C)that oth ers knew I had no name.

This love we’re con tem plat ing Don’t is I worth the pain of wait ing.

But We’ll ers’ on ly end up hat bear ing the (F7)child the name of shame be been ject wear ed ing, (Bbm)love child,

(Ab)nev er meant to be.

(Gb)Love child,

(F7)by so ci et y.

(Bbm)Love child,

(Ab)al ways sec ond best.

(Gb)Love child,

(F7)dif f’rent a from the rest.

Start ed ed school in a (Cm)worn, torn dress that some bod y threw out.

I knew the way it was to al ways live in doubt, to (F)be with out the (Bb)sim ple things, (Eb)so a fraid (C)my friends could see the guilt in me.

take a look at me, (Bbm)yeah.

(Bbm)Love child.

(Bbm)Love child.

(Bbm)Love child.

Ah.

(Bbm)Love child,

(Ab)nev er meant to be.

a (Gb)Love child, a shamed, by so ci et the rest.

y.

(Bbm)Love child,

(Ab)al ways sec ond best.

a (Gb)Love child, a shamed, dif f’rent from et the rest.

y.

(F7)mis un der stood.

But I’ll al ways (Ab)love you.

I’ll al ways (F7)love you.

You.

yeah.

You.

You.

yeah.

(Bbm)Love child,

(Ab)nev er quite as good, a (Gb)fraid, a shamed, (F7)mis un der stood.

But I’ll al ways (Ab)love you.

I’ll al ways (F7)love you.