Love Child chords by Diana Ross & The Supremes (Official Version)

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A
G/A
D/A
E/G#
Gsus2
D/F#
Dm/F
E7
G
C
Am
F

Intro 1

Tenement slum

Ooh- ooh, ooh- ooh, ooh- ooh,

ooh

Pre-chorus 1

You think that I don't feel love

But what I feel for you is real love

In other's eyes I see reflected,

a hurt, scorned, rejected

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Chorus 1

Love child, never meant to be

Love child, born in poverty

Love child, never meant meant to be

Love child, take a look at me

Verse 1
A 
 (A major) Started my life
G/A 
D/A 
A 
in an  (G/A) old,  cold,  (D/A) rundown  (A major) tenement slum
G/A 
D/A 
A 
My  (G/A) father left, he  (D/A) never even married  (A major) mom
E/G# 
Gsus2 
I  (E/G#) shared the guilt my mama  (Gsus2) knew
D/F# 
Dm/F 
E7 
 (D/F#) So     afraid that others  (D minor/F) knew I had  (E7) no name

Pre-chorus 2

This love we're contemplating

is worth the pain of waiting

We'll only end up hating

the child we may be creating

Chorus 2
Am 
G 
 (A minor) Love child,  (G major) never meant to be
F 
E7 
 (F major) Love child, (scorned by)  (E7) society
Am 
G 
 (A minor) Love child,  (G major) always second best
F 
 (F major) Love child, (different from)
E7 
 (E7) different from the rest

Interlude 1

(Hold on, hold on...) Mm, baby

Verse 2
A 
G/A 
D/A 
 (A major) I  started school in a  (G/A) worn, torn,  (D/A) dress
A 
that somebody  (A major) threw out
G/A 
D/A 
A 
I  (G/A) knew  the way it felt  (D/A) to always live  (A major) in doubt
E/G# 
Gsus2 
To  (E/G#) be     without the simple  (Gsus2) things
D/F# 
Dm/F 
E7 
 (D/F#) So     afraid my friends  (D minor/F) would see the guilt  (E7) in me

Pre-chorus 3

Don't think that I don't need you

Don't think I don't want to please you

But no child of mine will be bearing

the name of shame I've been wearin'

Outro 1
Am 
G 
 (A minor) Love child, love child,  (G major) never quite as good
F 
E7 
A (F major) fraid, ashamed,  (E7) misunderstood
Am 
G 
But  (A minor) I'll always  (G major) love you
F 
E7 
 (F major) I'll always  (E7) love you
Am 
G 
 (A minor) (Love child...) I'll always  (G major) love you
F 
E7 
 (F major) I'll always  (E7) love you
Am 
G 
 (A minor) (Love child...) I'll always  (G major) love you
F 
E7 
 (F major) I'll always  (E7) love you
[Repeat and fade]

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A
G/A
D/A
E/G#
Gsus2
D/F#
Dm/F
E7
G
C
Am
F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A minorBPM: 105

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G/A: x-0-5-4-3-x
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
Gsus2: 3-x-0-2-3-3
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Dm/F: 1-x-0-2-3-x
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of Love Child by Diana Ross & The Supremes, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Diana Ross & The Supremes's performance.