It Wasn?t His Child ? Skip Ewing Capo 3 Intro: C G/B Am G F F-G-Am-G/B C G/B Am G F Dsus-D F Verse 1: C G/B Am G F He was her man; she was his wife F G Am G/B C And late one win ? ter night G/B Am G F He knelt by her, as she gave birth Dsus ? D F But it wasn?t his child; it wasn?t his child C G/B Am G F Yet still he took Him as his own F G Am G/B C And as he watched Him grow G/B Am G F It brought him joy; he loved that Boy Dsus ? D F G But it wasn?t his child; it wasn?t his child Chorus 1: Am G F Am G And like a father, he was strong, and kind and good F C G And I believe he did his best Am G F Am It wasn?t easy for him, but he did all he could F C G His Son was different from the rest F Dsus ? D F It wasn?t his child; it wasn?t his child Verse 2: C G/B Am G F And when the Boy became a Man F G Am G/B C He took His fa - ther?s hand C G/B Am G F And soon the world would all know why Dsus ? D F G It wasn?t his child; it wasn?t his child Chorus 2: Am G F Am G And like His father, He was strong, and kind and good F C G And I believe He did His best Am G F Am It wasn?t easy for Him, but He did all He could Am G F He grew up with His hands in wood Am G F And He died with His hands in wood Am G Dsus - D He was God?s child; He was God?s child Coda: C G/B Am G F He was her man; she was his wife F G Am G/B C And late one win - ter night G/B Am G F He knelt by her, as she gave birth Dsus ? D F G Am But it wasn?t his child, it was God?s child
