{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1469168,"song":"It Wasnt His Child","artist":"Skip Ewing","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11264127-it-wasnt-his-child-chords-by-skip-ewing/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1469168?type=chord","rating":4.8984,"votes":19,"content":"[INTRO]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe  was her man; she was his wife[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd late one win – ter    night[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe knelt by  her,  as she gave birth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut it wasn’t his child;    it wasn’t his child[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYet still he took Him as his own[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]G/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd as he watched  Him grow[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G/B[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt brought him joy; he loved that Boy[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut it wasn’t his     child; it wasn’t his child[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd like a father, he was strong, and kind and good[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I believe he did his best[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt wasn’t easy for him, but he did all he could[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHis Son was different from the rest[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Dsus4[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt wasn’t his child; it wasn’t his   child[/tab]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd when the Boy became a Man[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe took His fa - ther’s hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd soon the world would all know why[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Dsus4[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt wasn’t his child;   it wasn’t his child[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd like His father, He was strong, and kind and good[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I believe He did His best[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIt wasn’t easy for Him, but He did all He could[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe grew up with His hands in wood[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd He died with His hands in wood[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Dsus4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe was God’s child;  He was God’s    child[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CODA]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe was her man; she was his wife[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd late one win - ter night[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G/B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe knelt by her, as she gave birth[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Dsus4[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut it wasn’t his child,  it was God’s child[/tab]","plain_text":"[INTRO]\n\nC   G/B   Am   G   F   F  G  Am  G/B\nC   G/B   Am   G   F   Dsus4  D   Em  F  G\n\n[VERSE 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CODA]","chords":["C","G/B","Am","G","F","Dsus4","D","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}