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CAPO 1st Fret:
         Cadd11    C  
When you have a child
    Cadd11                   C  
You learn it's a serious business
To have a Amlittle D/AfunAm  D/A  
         Gadd11         G  
You give grace and get forgiveness
Not sGadd11even times seven
                       GCadd11    CCadd11   C  
But seven times seventy-one
And when you have a child
Those four walls you call a house
Take on a life of it's own
When you bring 'em home
You will cry and you will laugh
When they hurt it cuts you in half
                               Gadd11     G  
It's your flesh and bone
And Emyear after Amyear
Pictures Emfill page after Ampage
They Emnever really Amgrow up
Still your Embaby at any Amage
The Dmfirst time you hold 'em
It's Clike you see God's smile
                FGadd11   G  
What a smile
         Cadd11    C  
When you have a child
And then boy meets girl
And perfume and gasoline
Rain on your perfect world
Curfews are often broken
Thank you’ s aren't spoken
He's got the Dmkeys to that old Dodge
And she's Cwearing a corsage 
                      FGadd11   G  
And her mama's pearls
And year after year
Pictures fill page after page
They never really grow up
Still your baby at any age
And the first time you hold 'em
It's like you feel God's smile
What a smile
         Cadd11    C  
When you have a child
You Ampray that phone call Bbnever comes
And if DmGod forbid
How C/Ewould you live
FHow could you go Gon
And G#dimon and on and oAmnF  
And year after year
Close the chapter and turn the page
Blue ribbons and losing seasons
Flipping tassles on the stage
Oh but you don't need a photograph
You've got at least a million
Pictures of that smile
When you close your eyes
When you love a child
Ohh when you love a child

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When You Have A Child

by Reba McEntire

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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D/A

CAPO 1st Fret:

Cadd11

When you have a child

Cadd11

You learn it's a serious business

Am D/A Am D/A

To have a little fun

Gadd11

You give grace and get forgiveness

Gadd11

Not seven times seven

G C C

Cadd11 Cadd11

But seven times seventy-one

And when you have a child

Those four walls you call a house

Take on a life of it's own

When you bring 'em home

You will cry and you will laugh

When they hurt it cuts you in half

Gadd11

It's your flesh and bone

Em Am

And year after year

Em Am

Pictures fill page after page

Em Am

They never really grow up

Em Am

Still your baby at any age

The first time you hold 'em

It's like you see God's smile

F G

Gadd11

What a smile

Cadd11

When you have a child

And then boy meets girl

And perfume and gasoline

Rain on your perfect world

Curfews are often broken

Thank you’ s aren't spoken

He's got the keys to that old Dodge

And she's wearing a corsage

F G

Gadd11

And her mama's pearls

And year after year

Pictures fill page after page

They never really grow up

Still your baby at any age

And the first time you hold 'em

It's like you feel God's smile

What a smile

Cadd11

When you have a child

Am Bb

You pray that phone call never comes

And if God forbid

C/E

How would you live

F G

How could you go on

G#dim Am F

And on and on and on

And year after year

Close the chapter and turn the page

Blue ribbons and losing seasons

Flipping tassles on the stage

Oh but you don't need a photograph

You've got at least a million

Pictures of that smile

When you close your eyes

When you love a child

Ohh when you love a child

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