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It Wasnt His Child

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[INTRO]
C   G/B   Am   G   F   F  G  Am  G/B
C   G/B   Am   G   F   Dsus4  D   Em  F  G
[VERSE 1]
CHe  G/Bwas her mAman; she wGas his wFife
And lFate oGne Amwin – G/Bter    niCght
He kG/Bnelt by  Amher,  as Gshe gave Fbirth
But it wasn’t his cDsus4hild;    Dit wasn’t hEmis chFild
CYet sG/Btill he tAmook Him aGs his Fown
And aFs hGe waAmtched  G/BHim grCow
It brG/Bought him jAmoy; he lovGed Fthat Boy
But it wasn’t hDsus4is     Dchild; it wasn’t hiEms chiFldG  
[CHORUS 1]
AmAnd like a fGather, he was stFrong, and kind and gAmoodG  
FAnd I beClieve he did his GbestEm  
AmIt wasn’t eGasy for him, but hFe did all he cAmould
FHis Son was diCfferent from the rGest
It wasn’t hEmis chFild; it wasn’t his   Dsus4childD  Em  F  G  
[VERSE 2]
CAnd wG/Bhen the BAmoy beGcame a MFan
He tFook HGis Amfa - tG/Bher’s hCand
CAnd sG/Boon the wAmorld would Gall know Fwhy
It wasn’t his Dsus4child;   Dit wasn’t hiEms chiFldG  
[CHORUS 2]
AmAnd like His faGther, He was stFrong, and kind and gAmoodG  
FAnd I beClieve He did His GbestEm  
AmIt wasn’t eGasy for Him, but FHe did all HAme could
He grew Amup with His hGands in wFood
And He dAmied with His hGands in wFood
He was GAmod’s child;  GHe was GDsus4od’s    DchildEm  F  G  
[CODA]
CHe G/Bwas her Amman; she wGas his wFife
And laFte oGne wAmin - G/Bter niCght
He kG/Bnelt by Amher, as shGe gave bFirth
But it wasn’t his Dsus4child,  Dit was GoEmd’s childG  Am  

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It Wasnt His Child

by Skip Ewing

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

Dsus4

[INTRO]

C G/B Am G F F G Am G/B

C G/B Am G F Dsus4 D Em F G

[VERSE 1]

C G/B Am G F

He was her man; she was his wife

F G Am G/B C

And late one win – ter night

G/B Am G F

He knelt by her, as she gave birth

Dsus4 D Em F

But it wasn’t his child; it wasn’t his child

C G/B Am G F

Yet still he took Him as his own

F G Am G/B C

And as he watched Him grow

G/B Am G F

It brought him joy; he loved that Boy

Dsus4 D Em F G

But it wasn’t his child; it wasn’t his child

[CHORUS 1]

Am G F Am G

And like a father, he was strong, and kind and good

F C G Em

And I believe he did his best

Am G F Am

It wasn’t easy for him, but he did all he could

F C G

His Son was different from the rest

Em F Dsus4 D Em F G

It wasn’t his child; it wasn’t his child

[VERSE 2]

C G/B Am G F

And when the Boy became a Man

F G Am G/B C

He took His fa - ther’s hand

C G/B Am G F

And soon the world would all know why

Dsus4 D Em F G

It wasn’t his child; it wasn’t his child

[CHORUS 2]

Am G F Am G

And like His father, He was strong, and kind and good

F C G Em

And I believe He did His best

Am G F Am

It wasn’t easy for Him, but He did all He could

Am G F

He grew up with His hands in wood

Am G F

And He died with His hands in wood

Am G Dsus4 D Em F G

He was God’s child; He was God’s child

[CODA]

C G/B Am G F

He was her man; she was his wife

F G Am G/B C

And late one win - ter night

G/B Am G F

He knelt by her, as she gave birth

Dsus4 D Em G Am

But it wasn’t his child, it was God’s child

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