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Verse 1:
Eb7 Ab
Them that's got shall get
Eb7 Ab
Them that's not shall lose
Bbm7 Eb Bbm7 Eb7 A7
So the Bible said and it still is news
Ab Ab7 Db7 Gm
Mama may have, Papa may have
C7
But God bless the child
Eb7
Thats got his own
Bb Eb Eb7 Bb Bb Bb
Thats got his own
Verse 2:
Eb7 Ab
Yes, the strong gets more
Eb7 Ab
While the weak ones fade
Bb7 Eb Bbm7 Eb
Empty pockets don't ever make the grade
Ab Ab7
Mama may have, Papa may have
Gm Cm
God bless the child
Bb
Thats got his own
Eb Eb Eb C7 Ab Ab Ab Gm
Thats got his own
Bridge:
Cm Cm7 Cm Cm7
Money, you've got lots of friends
Gm D7 G
Just crowding round the door
Cm Cm7 Bb7 Am
When youre gone and your spending ends
D7 Gm C Fm Bb
They don't come around no more
Verse 3:
Eb7 Ab
Yes, the strong gets more
Eb7 Ab
While the weak ones fade
Bb7 Eb Bbm7 Eb
Empty pockets don't ever make the grade
Ab Ab7
Mama may have, Papa may have
Gm Cm
God bless the child
Bb
Thats got his own
Eb Eb Eb C7 Ab Ab Ab Gm
Thats got his own
Bridge:
Cm Cm7 Cm Cm7
Money, you've got lots of friends
Gm D7 G
Just crowding round the door
Cm Cm7 Bb7 Am
When youre gone and your spending ends
D7 Gm C Fm Bb
They don't come around no more
Verse 4:
Eb7 Ab
Yes, the strong gets more
Eb7 Ab
While the weak ones fade
Bb7 Eb Bbm7 Eb
Empty pockets don't ever make the grade
Ab Ab7
Mama may have, Papa may have
Gm Cm
God bless the child
Eb Ab
Thats got his own
Bb Fm Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab
Thats got his own
Song History
Published: March 7, 2026
Last Updated: March 7, 2026