Baby Boy chords by Leon Payne

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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A baby boy lay dying
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in a foreign town one day.
His mother held him close
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as through her tears she tried to pray.
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Though she was weak from hunger,
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still she tried to do her best
To cheer her child,
for soon she knew
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his soul would be at rest.
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We've got to feed the starving millions,
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share their pain, and bring them joy.
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Just think, but for the
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grace of God in heaven,
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it might have been your baby boy.
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And then his parched lips whispered,
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Is the food here, mummy, please?
The anguished mother's heart broke
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As she fell upon her knees
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His eyelids faintly fluttered,
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soon his soul would be at rest.
He was dying when she kissed him,
now his soul is with the blessed.
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We've gotta feed the
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starving millions,
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share their pain and bring them joy.
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Just think that for the
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grace of God in heaven,
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it might have been your baby boy.
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