Lord Protect My Child chords

[INTRO]
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[VERSE 1]
[G]For his age, he’s wise
[C]He’s got his mother’s [G]eyes
[G]There’s gladness in his [Em]heart
He’s young and he’s [D]wild
[G]My only prayer
[C]is if I can’t be [C7]there
[G]Lord, [D]protect my [G]child

[VERSE 2]
[G]As his youth now unfolds
[C]He is centuries o[G]ld [G]
[Em]see him at play makes me s[D]mile
[G]No matter what happens to me
[C]No matter what my d[C7]estiny
[G]Lord, [D]protect my [G]child

[VERSE 3]
[G]The whole world is asleep
[C]You can look at it and [G]weep [G]
[G]Few things you f[Em]ind are worthwh[D]ile
[G]And though I don’t ask for much
[C]No material things to [C7]touch
[G]Lord, [D]protect my [G]child

[VERSE 4]
[G]He’s young and on fire
[C]Full of hope and [G]desire
[G]In a world that’s been[Em] raped,
raped and [D]defiled
[G]If I fall along the way
[C]And can’t see another [C7]day
[G]Lord, [D]protect my [G]child

[INSTRUMENTAL]
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[VERSE 5]
[G]There’ll be a time I hear tell
[C]When all will be [G]well
[G]When God and m[Em]an will be r[D]econciled
[G]But until men lose their chains
[C]And righteousness [C7]reigns
[G]Lord, [D]protect my [G]child