Key: C
Introduction:
G7 C Gº
Them that's got shall get,
C Gº
Them that's not shall lose
Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9
So the Bible said, and it still is news
F Fº Fm Fº
Mama may have, papa may have,
Em7 Gº Dm7 G7
But God bless the child that's got his own
G7 C Am7 Dm7 G7
That's got his own
G7 C Gº
Yes, the strong gets more
C Gº
While the weak ones fade
Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9
Empty pockets don't ever make the grade
F Fº Fm Fº
Mama may have, papa may have,
Em7 Gº
But God bless the child
Dm7 G7
That's got his own,
G7 C C7(b5) F7 E7
That's got his own.
Bridge
Am7 Am7M Am7 Am6 Em Em7M Em7 Em6
Money, you got lots o' friends crowdin' round the door
Am7 Am7M Am7 Am6
When you're gone, and spending ends,
Em Eº G#7 G7
They don't come no more.
G7 C Gº C Gº
Rich relations give crust of bread and such
Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9
You can help yourself, but don't take too much.
F Fº Fm Fº
Mama may have, papa may have,
Em7 Gº Dm7 G7
But God bless the child that's got his own,
G7 C
That's got his own.
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