Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
C majorC E minorEm A minorAm Fmaj7Fmaj7
Verse 1:
C majorC E minorEm
Oh my child how I wonder
Am7Am7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
What the future holds for you
C majorC E minorEm
And I pray the Lord above us
Am7Am7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
That His kindness be with you
C majorC E minorEm
In your life there will be some sorrow
Am7Am7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
In your life there will be some joy
C majorC E minorEm
Through it all I hope tomorrow
Am7Am7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Be a place for all to enjoy
Chorus 1:
C majorC E minorEm Am7Am7 FF G+G
Oh my Child
C majorC E minorEm Am7Am7 FF G+G
Oh my Child
Verse 2:
C majorC E minorEm
And as you walk on lifes long journey
Am7Am7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Take to heart the love we gave
C majorC E minorEm
Stay close to the dreams you planned on
Am7Am7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
Don’t be discouraged if they fall away
C majorC E minorEm
Know that the tempters jesters will come
Am7Am7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
To lead you on a fools charade
C majorC E minorEm
Forget not what you had learned
Am7Am7 Fmaj7Fmaj7
As we knelt by my bed to pray
Chorus 2:
C majorC E minorEm Am7Am7 FF G+G
Oh my Child
C majorC E minorEm Am7Am7 A7A7
Oh my Child
Verse 3:
D MajorD F# minorF#m
I dream the world for you
Bm7Bm7 G+G
In hopes that you will succed
D MajorD F# minorF#m
Succes is not measured by,
Bm7Bm7 G+G
all the grain this whole world can glean
D MajorD F# minorF#m
Be sure to call when you get lonely
Bm7Bm7 G+G
I’m only a heart beat away
D MajorD F# minorF#m
My shoulders are here for you oh my
Bm7Bm7 G+G
Go a head and cry them tears I say
Chorus 3:
D MajorD F# minorF#m Bm7Bm7 G+G A augmentedA
Oh my Child
D MajorD F# minorF#m Bm7Bm7 G+G A augmentedA
Oh my Child
Verse 4:
D MajorD F# minorF#m
So tell me now have I been a friend
Bm7Bm7 G+G
Your Father through thick and thin
D MajorD F# minorF#m
How I hope that I’ve been for you
Bm7Bm7 G+G
What my father would want me too
D MajorD F# minorF#m Bm7Bm7 G+G
As I think of my own past, I think of my loving Dad
D MajorD F# minorF#m
How I hope that I’ve been for him oh my
Bm7Bm7 G+G A augmentedA
What you have been for me
Chorus 4:
D MajorD F# minorF#m Bm7Bm7 G+G A augmentedA
Oh my Child
D MajorD F# minorF#m Bm7Bm7 G+G A augmentedA
Oh my Child