Oh My Child Chords & Lyrics - Vaihi

[INTRO]
[C] [Em] [Am] [Fmaj7]

[VERSE 1]
[C]Oh my child [Em]how I wonder
[Am7]What the future [Fmaj7]holds for you
[C]And I pray the [Em]Lord above us
[Am7]That His kindness [Fmaj7]be with you
[C]In your life there [Em]will be some sorrow
[Am7]In your life there will [Fmaj7]be some joy
[C]Through it all [Em]I hope tomorrow
[Am7]Be a place for [Fmaj7]all to enjoy

[CHORUS 1]
[C]Oh my C[Em]hild[Am7] [F] [G]
[C]Oh my C[Em]hild[Am7] [F] [G]

[VERSE 2]
[C]And as you walk on [Em]lifes long journey
[Am7]Take to heart the [Fmaj7]love we gave
[C]Stay close to the [Em]dreams you planned on
[Am7]Don’t be discouraged if they [Fmaj7]fall away
[C]Know that the tempters [Em]jesters will come
[Am7]To lead you on a [Fmaj7]fools charade
[C]Forget not what [Em]you had learned
[Am7]As we knelt by my [Fmaj7]bed to pray

[CHORUS 2]
[C]Oh my C[Em]hild[Am7] [F] [G]
[C]Oh my C[Em]hild[Am7] [A7]

[VERSE 3]
[D]I dream the [F#m]world for you
[Bm7]In hopes that you [G]will succed
[D]Succes is not [F#m]measured by,
[Bm7]all the grain this whole [G]world can glean
[D]Be sure to call when [F#m]you get lonely
[Bm7]I’m only a [G]heart beat away
[D]My shoulders are [F#m]here for you oh my
[Bm7]Go a head and cry them [G]tears I say

[CHORUS 3]
[D]Oh my C[F#m]hild [Bm7] [G] [A]
[D]Oh my [F#m]Child [Bm7] [G] [A]

[VERSE 4]
[D]So tell me now have I [F#m]been a friend
[Bm7]Your Father through [G]thick and thin
[D]How I hope that I’ve [F#m]been for you
[Bm7]What my father would [G]want me too
[D]As I think of [F#m]my own past, [Bm7]I think of my [G]loving Dad
[D]How I hope that I’ve [F#m]been for him oh my
[Bm7]What you have [G]been for [A]me

[CHORUS 4]
[D]Oh my C[F#m]hild [Bm7] [G] [A]
[D]Oh my [F#m]Child [Bm7] [G] [A]