Lirik dan Chord Lagu God Bless the Child - James Taylor

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Pada 28 Februari 2020 musisi rock asal Amerika merilis sebuah lagu yang berjudul "God Bless the Child".

Lagu tersebut menjadi trek kesembilan dari 14 lagu dalam albumnya yang bertajuk American Standard.

"God Bless the Child" pernah mendapat penghargaan Grammy dalam kategori Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Down In The Hole - James Taylor

Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "God Bless the Child" dari James Taylor.

[Intro]
C6 Bb7 C6 Bb7 C6 Bb7 C6 Bb7 C6 Bb7

[Verse]
Cmaj7          Dm7
Them that's got shall get
Em7                            Fmaj7
Them that's not shall lose
Bb6       C6               C9           Gdim
So the Bible said and it still is news
Fmaj7          F7      Fm6
Mama may have, papa may have
G6            A7            G7sus4
God bless the child that's got his own

[Verse]
C6          Bb7
So the strong get more
Bb9         F9/C          Bb7
While the weak ones fade
Gm7       Am7         C9        Gm7       Gdim
Empty pockets don't seem to make the grade
Fmaj7           F7      Fm6
Mama may have, papa may have
G6          A7         G7sus4
God bless the child that's got his own
G7         C6
That's got his own

[Bridge]
Am7         Bm7         Am7         D7
You've got money, you've got lots of friends
Em       Gbm        B7      Em      E7
Hanging all around the door
Am7        Am/F# B7
When it's all gone, and the spending ends
C9                  A7         D
No they don't come around no more

Am7 G7 Em

[Verse]
C6           Dm7
Rich relations bring
Am7                Gm7
Crusts of bread and such
Gm7              Am7
You can help yourself
Gm7         C7    D7
Just don't take too much
Fmaj7            F6          C7     Fm6
Mama may have, papa may have
G6       A7        D7          G7sus4
God bless the child that's got his own
G7       C6      Bb7
That's got his own

[Instrumental]
C6 Bb7 C6 Bb7 Am7 Em7 Am7 D7 Em Gbm7 B7 Em
Bb7 Am7 Em Am/F# B7 C9 A7

[Verse]
                 C
Rich relations bring
C                  F9
Crusts of bread and such
G7                C
You can help yourself
Eb                 Gm6
Just don't take too much, no
F6       Gm
Mama may have,
          Eaug
papa may have 
Em           Gmaj7         A7           C        G7
But God bless the child that can stand up and say
C6            Fmaj7
I've got my own

[Outro]
Em Dm Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 F6 Bb6