G He w D/F# as her man, Em she was D his wife a C nd late one winter night D G
He kn D/F# elt by he Em r as she D gave birth C
But it wasn't his child Asus-A , it wasn't his child C-D-G
Yet h D/F# e still Em took him as D his own C , and as he watched him grow D G
It b D/F# rought him jo Em y, he lo D ved that boy C
Asus-A C... D-Em
But it wasn't his child, it wasn't his child
Bm C Em Chorus: But like a father he was strong and kind and good
C And I belie G ve he did his best Dsus- D
Em It wasn't Bm easy for him, but he C did all he could Em
C His son was diffe G rent from the rest D
C Asus-A.. C-D-G
It wasn't his child, it wasn't his child
And wh D/F# en the boy Em became D a man, he C took his father's hand D G
G And so D/F# on the wo Em rld would all D know why C
It wasn't his chi Asus-A ld, it wasn't his child C-D-Em
Bm C Em And like his Father, He was strong and kind and good
C And I belie G ve he did his best Dsus-D
Em It wasn't Bm easy for him, but he C did all he could Em
He grew up with his hands in D wood C
And he died Em with his hands D in wood C
He was God's child, H Em-D e was God's child Asus-A
G He w D/F# as her m Em an, she was D his wife a C nd late one winter night D G
He kn D/F# elt by h Em er as sh D e gave birth C
But it wasn't his child, Asus-A it was God's child C-D-G
Trisha Yearwood
