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]He [G/B]was her m[Am]an; she w[G]as his w[F]ife
And l[F]ate o[G]ne [Am]win ? [G/B]ter ni[C]ght
He k[G/B]nelt by [Am]her, [G]as s[F]he gave birth
Dsus ? D F
But it wasn?t his child; it wasn?t his child
[C]Yet s[G/B]till he t[Am]ook Him a[G]s his [F]own
And a[F]s h[G]e wa[Am]tched [G/B]Him gr[C]ow
It br[G/B]ought him j[Am]oy; h[G]e love[F]d that Boy
Dsus ? D F G
But it wasn?t his child; it wasn?t his child
Chorus 1:
[Am]And like a f[G]ather, he was st[F]rong, and kind and g[Am]ood[G]
[F]And I be[C]lieve he did his[G] best
[Am]It wasn?t e[G]asy for him, but h[F]e did all he c[Am]ould
[F]His Son was di[C]fferent from the r[G]est
F Dsus ? D F
It wasn?t his child; it wasn?t his child
Verse 2:
[C]And w[G/B]hen the B[Am]oy be[G]came a M[F]an
He t[F]ook H[G]is [Am]fa - t[G/B]her?s h[C]and
[C]And s[G/B]oon the w[Am]orld would [G]all know[F] why
Dsus ? D F G
It wasn?t his child; it wasn?t his child
Chorus 2:
[Am]And like His fa[G]ther, He was st[F]rong, and kind and g[Am]ood[G]
[F]And I be[C]lieve He did His[G] best
[Am]It wasn?t e[G]asy for Him, but H[F]e did all He [Am]could
He grew [Am]up with His h[G]ands in [F]wood
And He d[Am]ied with His h[G]ands in w[F]ood
He was G[Am]od?s child;[G] He was G[Dsus]od?s [-] [D] child
Coda:
[C]He [G/B]was her [Am]man; she w[G]as his w[F]ife
And la[F]te o[G]ne w[Am]in - [G/B]ter n[C]ight
He k[G/B]nelt by [Am]her, as [G]she ga[F]ve birth
Dsus ? D F G Am
But it wasn?t his child, it was God?s child
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]He [G/B]was her m[Am]an; she w[G]as his w[F]ife
And l[F]ate o[G]ne [Am]win ? [G/B]ter ni[C]ght
He k[G/B]nelt by [Am]her, [G]as s[F]he gave birth
Dsus ? D F
But it wasn?t his child; it wasn?t his child
[C]Yet s[G/B]till he t[Am]ook Him a[G]s his [F]own
And a[F]s h[G]e wa[Am]tched [G/B]Him gr[C]ow
It br[G/B]ought him j[Am]oy; h[G]e love[F]d that Boy
Dsus ? D F G
But it wasn?t his child; it wasn?t his child
Chorus 1:
[Am]And like a f[G]ather, he was st[F]rong, and kind and g[Am]ood[G]
[F]And I be[C]lieve he did his[G] best
[Am]It wasn?t e[G]asy for him, but h[F]e did all he c[Am]ould
[F]His Son was di[C]fferent from the r[G]est
F Dsus ? D F
It wasn?t his child; it wasn?t his child
Verse 2:
[C]And w[G/B]hen the B[Am]oy be[G]came a M[F]an
He t[F]ook H[G]is [Am]fa - t[G/B]her?s h[C]and
[C]And s[G/B]oon the w[Am]orld would [G]all know[F] why
Dsus ? D F G
It wasn?t his child; it wasn?t his child
Chorus 2:
[Am]And like His fa[G]ther, He was st[F]rong, and kind and g[Am]ood[G]
[F]And I be[C]lieve He did His[G] best
[Am]It wasn?t e[G]asy for Him, but H[F]e did all He [Am]could
He grew [Am]up with His h[G]ands in [F]wood
And He d[Am]ied with His h[G]ands in w[F]ood
He was G[Am]od?s child;[G] He was G[Dsus]od?s [-] [D] child
Coda:
[C]He [G/B]was her [Am]man; she w[G]as his w[F]ife
And la[F]te o[G]ne w[Am]in - [G/B]ter n[C]ight
He k[G/B]nelt by [Am]her, as [G]she ga[F]ve birth
Dsus ? D F G Am
But it wasn?t his child, it was God?s child