God Bless The Child - Richie Havens

Tuning DADF#AD

Chords used...moving down frets...

Dmaj6      0    0    0    8    9    9
A11        7    7    7    7    0    0
A9sus      7    7    7    5    5    5
A7         7    7    7    7    7    5
D9         0    0    0    6    7    7
D7b9       0    0    0    6    6    7
Gmaj9      5    5    5    5    0    0
Gmaj7      5    5    5    5    5    4
Gm         5    5    5    4    5    5
Gm9        0    0    0    4    5    5
Dmaj7      0    0    0    3    4    4
D7         0    0    0    3    3    4
E          2    2    2    2    2    2
Gmaj6/D    0    0    0    1    2    2
A7b9sus    0    0    0    1    1    2
D          0    0    0    0    0    0

This is similar to "Live At the Cellar Door", Track 4

(Intro)

Dmaj7   D7  Gmaj6/D  A7b9sus    (D) 

Dmaj6       Dmaj7               (D) 

Dmaj6       Dmaj7               (D) 

D9                    D7b9      (D) 

Gmaj9       Gm 

Dmaj7       Gmaj6/D  A7b9sus 

Dmaj7   D7  Gmaj6/D  A7b9sus  (D) 

(Verse)

Dmaj6       Dmaj7               (D) 
   Them that's gotshall get
I say the rich get more 

Dmaj6       Dmaj7               (D) 
        them that's not shall lose 
        while the weak ones fade 

D9                    D7b9      (D) 
     so the bible says
     lord empty pockets 

Gmaj9       Gm 
     and that still is news 
     never make the grade be 


Dmaj7       D7 
'cos ma -ma may have 
'cos ma -ma may have 


Gmaj6/D    A7b9sus            (D) 
and papa may have lord but 
and papa may have lord but 

Dmaj7       D7 
god is sure gonna bless the child who's 
god is sure gonna bless the child who's 

Gmaj7    D  A9sus    A11 
got his own yeah yeah who's 
got his own yeah yeah who's 

D Gmaj6/D A7b9sus Dmaj7 D7 Gmaj6/D A7b9sus 
got his own 
got his own 

Dmaj6                           (D) 

(Back to next verse or chorus) 

Gmaj7 
Money...                      you've

Gm                         Gm9  (D) 
got lots and lots of friends 

Dmaj7       Gmaj6/D   A7b9sus 
     Crowding a -round your 
Dmaj7        D7                 (D) 
front door 

Gmaj7 
But when it's gone yeah lord gone and 

Gm                         Gm9  (D) 
all that spending ends 

E       (D)  E                  (D)
say they dont come around  no no any

A9sus       A7 
more yeah yeah they don't come around anymore, I'm singing

(Verse 3)

Dmaj7   D7   Gmaj6/D      A7b9sus 
Rich relations may give 

Dmaj7   D7   Gmaj6/D      A7b9sus 
a crust of bread and such 

Dmaj7 
you can help yourself but 

Gmaj9        Gm 
don't you don't take too much, because 

Dmaj7        D7 
mama mama may have and 

Gmaj6/D     A7b9sus           (D) 
papa papa may have yeah yeah but 

Dmaj7                    D7 
god is sure gonna bless the child who's got his 

Gmaj7    (D) A9sus      A11 
own yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah who's got his 

(Outro)

Dmaj7 D7 Gmaj6/D A7b9sus Dmaj7 D7 Gmaj6/D A7b9sus 
own                who's got his own         who's 

Dmaj7 D7 Gmaj6/D A7b9sus Dmaj7 Gm9 Dmaj7 Gm9 
got his own 

Dmaj7 

(End)