It Wasn’t His Child – Skip Ewing
Capo 3
Am x02210
C x32010
D xx0232
Dsus4 xx0233
Em 022000
F 133211
G 320003
G/B x20003
INTRO:
C G/B Am G F F - G - Am - G/B
C G/B Am G F Dsus4 - D Em - F G
VERSE 1:
C G/B Am G F
He was her man; she was his wife
F G Am G/B C
And late one win – ter night
G/B Am G F
He knelt by her, as she gave birth
Dsus4 – D Em - F
But it wasn’t his child; it wasn’t his child
C G/B Am G F
Yet still he took Him as his own
F G Am G/B C
And as he watched Him grow
G/B Am G F
It brought him joy; he loved that Boy
Dsus4 – D Em - F G
But it wasn’t his child; it wasn’t his child
CHORUS 1:
Am G F Am G
And like a father, he was strong, and kind and good
F C G Em
And I believe he did his best
Am G F Am
It wasn’t easy for him, but he did all he could
F C G
His Son was different from the rest
Em - F Dsus4 – D Em - F G
It wasn’t his child; it wasn’t his child
VERSE 2:
C G/B Am G F
And when the Boy became a Man
F G Am G/B C
He took His fa - ther’s hand
C G/B Am G F
And soon the world would all know why
Dsus4 – D Em - F G
It wasn’t his child; it wasn’t his child
CHORUS 2:
Am G F Am G
And like His father, He was strong, and kind and good
F C G Em
And I believe He did His best
Am G F Am
It wasn’t easy for Him, but He did all He could
Am G F
He grew up with His hands in wood
Am G F
And He died with His hands in wood
Am G Dsus4 - D Em - F G
He was God’s child; He was God’s child
CODA:
C G/B Am G F
He was her man; she was his wife
F G Am G/B C
And late one win - ter night
G/B Am G F
He knelt by her, as she gave birth
Dsus4 – D Em G Am
But it wasn’t his child, it was God’s child
