{"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":1949583,"song":"For My Child","artist":"Christa Wells","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11436005-for-my-child-chords-by-christa-wells/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1949583?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI wasn’t ready when you came[/tab]\r\nAnd now that I feel you pull away\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI’m not ready to let you leave so soon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nYour shoulders have been growing strong[/tab]\r\nAnd the heart within you beats for love\r\n[tab]  [ch]Eb[/ch]                               [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nOf God and man, and still I want to hold you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Eb[/ch]                            [ch]Bb[/ch]     \r\nI will stand by in case you need reminding[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Eb[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI’ll leave the porch light always on for you[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Eb[/ch]                             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd when you need me, you’ll know where to find me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou can’t make me love you any less[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nLove you any more than I do[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI see you sleeping like a child[/tab]\r\nBut the babe’s been gone for a little while\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]                                [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd I’m still standing watch over your dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI worry that you’ll take the lie[/tab]\r\nThat tastes like truth without the bite\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThat you’ll believe that love is something easy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Eb[/ch]                            [ch]Bb[/ch]     \r\nI will stand by in case you need reminding[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Eb[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI’ll leave the porch light always on for you[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Eb[/ch]                             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd when you need me, you’ll know where to find me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nYou can’t make me love you any less[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nLove you any more than I do[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Eb[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nSo run into the lapping waves[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Eb[/ch]                          [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI know what is good may not always be safe[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Eb[/ch]                         [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd it isn’t I who shelters you anyway[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou were never mine to keep[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Eb[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nbut to carry for a few days[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nI see you sleeping like a child[/tab]\r\nBut the babe’s been gone for a little while\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]                                [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd I’m still standing watch over your dreams[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nBb Eb\nBb Eb\n\n[Verse 1]\n\nAnd now that I feel you pull away\n\n\nAnd the heart within you beats for love\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\nBut the babe’s been gone for a little while\n\n\nThat tastes like truth without the bite\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nBut the babe’s been gone for a little while","chords":["Bb","Eb","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}