God bless the child
God bless the child

God bless the child chords by Jim Jones

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  • Verse 1
    God bless the 
    child 

    that can hold 
    his own 

    God 
    bless 
    the child 
    that can 

    hold 
    his own 

    God 
    bless 
    the child 
    that can 
    hold 
    his own 

    God 
    bless 
    the child 

    that can 
    hold 
    his own 

    Papa 
    left 
    Verse 2
    me 
    at war 

    In 
    the Croix- 
    des- Bouquets 

    slums 
    out 
    in Haiti 

    I used 
    to hunt 
    for 
    my 

    Food 
    like 
    wolves 
    hunt 
    sheeps 

    From 
    the whole 
    to 
    the pro
    ject 

    Learned 
    to slap 
    box 
    cause 

    Couldn’t take 
    the disrespect 

    Asked Mona 
    Lisa 
    for 

    a date 
    on Fri
    day 

    She heard 
    was Haitian 

    and 
    she said 
    no 
    way 

    But 
    God 
    blessed 
    the 
    child 

    could 
    have been 
    that ju
    venile 

    Yep, 

    but 
    that’s my cousin 
    selling 
    crack 

    And 
    that’s me with 
    the black 

    And white 
    notebook 
    writing 
    raps 

    An
    d the words 
    became 
    real 

    And 
    I got 
    a record 
    deal 

    And 
    I went from 
    last 
    to first 

    I put 
    Haiti 
    on 
    the 
    map 

    If 
    you're looking 
    for my 

    country 
    Google 
    Earth 

    God bless 
    the child 
    that can 

    hold 
    his own 

    God 
    bless 
    the child 
    that can hold 

    his own 

    God bless 
    the child 
    that can 

    hold his 
    own 

    God bless 
    the child 

    that can hold 
    his 
    own 

    God 
    bless 
    because 
    the streets 
    Verse 3
    is hard 

    We 
    liv
    ing 
    in a world 
    we 

    only see 
    facades 

    But check 
    the stats 

    You won't 
    believe 
    the odds 

    From 
    who make 
    it out 
    to who 

    see 
    the 
    bars 

    Only a few 
    make 
    out 
    the two 
    seated 
    cars 

    I hope 
    my crew 
    make 
    it out 

    And don't 
    see 
    the bars 

    When 
    Wyclef was 
    on tour 

    with 
    the 
    Fugees 

    I was 
    with 
    Boyz n the Hood 

    You can't 
    pause 
    the movie 

    Thought I 
    was hot 
    shit 
    when 

    bought 
    the 
    coopy i was 

    down 
    in the tunnel 

    When 
    I wore 
    the goofy 

    was the 
    ice berg 
    shit, 

    400 sweater

    put ten 
    up 
    in the bank, 

    bet 
    form 
    better

    It 
    was love 
    in 
    the bitch 
    way 
    before 
    I met 
    her 

    Just was 
    spending 
    all 
    my chips 

    On 
    the softest 
    leath
    ers 

    I told 
    my niggas 
    meet 
    them at 

    the crossroads 

    Until 
    then I'mma 
    see 
    how fast 

    this Porsche go 

    More money 
    well 
    them more 
    foes 

    But shit 
    I ain’t s
    cared 

    of 
    you 
    mofos 

    You funny 
    nig
    gas like 
    Bernie 
    mac 

    I do something 
    til 
    you same 

    nig
    gas turn 
    a rat 

    God 
    bless the 
    child 
    that can 
    hold 
    his own 

    God 
    bless 
    the child 
    that can 
    hold 
    his own 

    God 
    bless 
    the child 

    that can hold 
    his own 

    God 
    bless 
    the child 
    that can 

    hold his 
    own 

    It’s much 
    deeper 
    than 
    rap 
    Verse 4
    song 

    Think 
    it’s sweet 
    until 
    this beef 

    Is getting 
    clapped 
    on 

    I’ve seen 
    sweet 
    dreams 

    turn 
    in nightmares 

    I watch 
    street 
    dreams 

    turn 
    to life 
    years 

    You 
    can hear 
    the 
    loud 
    screams 

    When 
    they 
    cry 
    tears 

    Now 
    I take 
    my whole 
    team 
    and 

    we fly 
    Leers 

    If it’s New 
    York 
    then 
    we’re up 
    town 

    Cali
    fornia 
    sport 
    when 
    we 

    touchdown 

    I’m getting 
    money, 
    wouldn't 
    call 
    it fame 

    It 
    was right 
    before 
    she 
    nutted 

    When she 
    called 
    my name 

    Backing 
    out 
    the telly, 
    wheels 
    in 
    reverse 

    She had 
    the telly 
    slippers 
    on 

    Heels 
    in her 
    purse 

    put 
    her 
    in 
    a cab, 

    you dealing 
    with 
    a jerk 

    It's 
    atleast a quarter 
    mil 

    when 
    nigga 
    murk 

    Shit 
    they follow 
    me 
    like 

    i’m racketeering 

    They must 
    have got 
    fed 
    with 

    the black 
    McLaren 

    And yea 
    they racial 
    profile 

    My 
    black 
    ap
    pearance 

    And I always 
    ran 
    the streets 

    I had 
    absent 
    parents 

    And 
    every night 
    we 
    pray 
    to the sky 

    In 
    the hood 
    where 
    is 
    9 million 

    ways 
    to die 

    God bless 
    the child 
    that 

    can 
    hold his 
    own 


    God 
    bless 
    the child 

    that can 
    hold his 
    own 

    God 
    bless 
    the child 
    that can hold 

    his 
    own 

    God bless the 
    child 
    that can hold 
    his own 

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