It Wasnâ??t His Child â?? 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 â?? ter night
G/B Am G F
He knelt by her, as she gave birth
Dsus â?? D F
But it wasnâ??t his child; it wasnâ??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 â?? D F G
But it wasnâ??t his child; it wasnâ??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 wasnâ??t easy for him, but he did all he could
F C G
His Son was different from the rest
F Dsus â?? D F
It wasnâ??t his child; it wasnâ??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 - therâ??s hand
C G/B Am G F
And soon the world would all know why
Dsus â?? D F G
It wasnâ??t his child; it wasnâ??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 wasnâ??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 Godâ??s child; He was Godâ??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 â?? D F G Am
But it wasnâ??t his child, it was Godâ??s child
