GOD BLESS' THE CHILD

Transcription by Salvatore Piseddu Words and Music by Arthur Herzog, Jr and Billie Holiday
Slowly with feeling q = 60

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Slowly with feeling q = 60
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4 B¨Œ„Š7 B¨7 E¨6

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Them that's got shall get, them that's

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6 B¨Œ„Š7 B¨7 E¨6 F‹7 D¨7 B¨13 F‹7 B9(b5) B¨9

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not shall lose. So the Bi ble said, and it still is news.

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9 E¨Œ„Š7 E¨6 E¨‹ D‹ G7 G7(b9)

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Ma ma may have, Pa pa may have, but God bless the child that's

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12 C‹9 F7 B¨6 D‹ G‹ D‹ E¨6 C‹7 F7

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got his own, that's got his own Yes, the

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15 B¨Œ„Š7 B¨7 E¨6 B¨Œ„Š7 B¨7 E¨6 F‹7 D¨7 B¨13

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strong gets more, while the weak ones fade. emp ty pock ets don't ev er

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18 F‹7 B9(b5) B¨9 E¨Œ„Š7 E¨6 E¨‹

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make the grade; Ma ma may have, Pa pa may have, But

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21 D‹ G7 G7(b9) C‹9 F7 B¨6

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

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24 E¨7 D7 G‹ G‹(Œ„Š7) G‹7 G‹6

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Mon ey, you got lots o' friends,

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27 D‹ A7 D7 G‹ G‹(Œ„Š7)

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crow din' 'round the door; When you're gone and

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30 G‹7 G‹6 D‹ G7 F©9(b5) F9 C‹7 F7

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spend in' ends, they don't come no more. Rich re

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33 B¨Œ„Š7 B¨7 E¨6 B¨Œ„Š7 B¨7 E¨6

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la tions give, Crust of bread and such, you can

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35 F7 D¨7 B¨13 F‹7 B9(b5) B¨9

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help your self, but don't take too much!

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37 E¨Œ„Š7 E¨6 E¨‹ D‹ G7 G7(b9)

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Ma ma may have, Pa pa may have, But God bless' the child that's

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40 C‹7 F7 B¨6 G‹7 C13 F©7 C‹7 F

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got his own, that's got his own. Them that's

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43 B¨6 F©6 B¨6

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got his own.

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