It Wasnt His Child Chords & Lyrics - Skip Ewing

Capo 3

[INTRO]

[C] [G/B] [Am] [G] [F] F-G-Am-G/B
[C] [G/B] [Am] [G] [F] Dsus-D Em-F [G]

[VERSE 1]

[C]He [G/B]was her m[Am]an; she w[G]as his w[F]ife
And l[F]ate o[G]ne [Am]win ??[G/B] ? ter [C]night
He k[G/B]nelt by [Am]her, as [G]she gave [F]birth
[Dsus] – [D] Em-F
But it wasn’t his child; it wasn’t his child
[C]Yet s[G/B]till he t[Am]ook Him a[G]s his [F]own
And a[F]s h[G]e wa[Am]tched [G/B]Him gr[C]ow
It br[G/B]ought him j[Am]oy; he lov[G]ed [F]that Boy
[Dsus] – [D] Em-F [G]
But it wasn’t his child; it wasn’t his child

[CHORUS 1]

[Am]And like a f[G]ather, he was st[F]rong, and kind and g[Am]ood [G]
[F]And I be[C]lieve he did his[G] best[Em]
[Am]It wasn’t[G] easy for him, but[F] he did all he[Am] could
[F]His Son was di[C]fferent from the r[G]est
Em-F [Dsus] – [D] Em-F [G]
It wasn’t his child; it wasn’t his child

[VERSE 2]

[C]And w[G/B]hen the B[Am]oy be[G]came a M[F]an
He t[F]ook H[G]is [Am]fa - t[G/B]her’s[C] hand
[C]And s[G/B]oon the w[Am]orld would [G]all know[F] why
[Dsus] – [D] Em-F [G]
It wasn’t his child; it wasn’t his child

[CHORUS 2]

[Am]And like His fa[G]ther, He was st[F]rong, and kind and g[Am]ood [G]
[F]And I be[C]lieve He did His[G] best [Em]
[Am]It wasn’t[G] easy for Him, but[F] He did all H[Am]e could
He grew [Am]up with His h[G]ands in [F]wood
And He d[Am]ied with His h[G]ands in w[F]ood
[Am] [G] [Dsus] - [D] Em-F [G]
He was God’s child; He was God’s child

[CODA]

[C]He [G/B]was her [Am]man; she w[G]as his w[F]ife
And la[F]te o[G]ne w[Am]in - [G/B]ter n[C]ight
He k[G/B]nelt by [Am]her, as [G]she ga[F]ve birth
[Dsus] – [D] Em- [G] [Am]
But it wasn’t his child, it was God’s child