God bless the child

q = 75

Billie Holiday/Arthur Herzog

b4 &b b 4
5

them thats got shall get, them thats not shall lose, so the bi - ble said, and it still is news; strong gets more, while the weak ones fade, empty pock ets dont ever make the grade

b b

b j j &b b
9

ma - ma may have,

pa pa may have, but God bless the child thats got his own! thats

j j j j b J
2.

&

bbb

got his own

13

1.

yes, the

you

got

mon - ey

b &b b
lots
17

o friends

w
door

crowd - in round the

when your gone and

b &b b

spend - in ends
21

they dont come no

more

rich re - la - tions give, crust of

b & b b b b
bread, and such, you can help your- self, but dont take too much!
25

ma - ma may have

j j

b j j j & b b j b J
pa- pa may have

but God bless the child thats got his own

thats got his own